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Clean Install of Windows 98
Jeff, thanks for replying back to my post about
performing a clean install of Windows 98. See, I was a little unsure because when I did this with Windows Xp last month it seemed that the fdisk utility and the formatting were all built into the Windows Xp installation Cd that came with my pc. Very simple and straightforward. I have an old computer running Windows 98 and wanted to do this but noticed you had to a make boot disc and use those utilities before running setup. However, you mentioned that you can format a disc without actually running fdisk. Thats why I asked because when I tried formatting the disc without deleting the old C: partition, its said something that installing two OS into the same partition can cause problems. So, I deleted the old one and I recreated it like you mentioned and formatted it. I will make the boot through Windows before I do this but if not I will utilize the web page you mentioned. Also, I lost my original Windows 98 installation disc, is it okay to use his disc and use my product key that came with mine? Thanks, DL (I tried emailing you but it was returned back to me) -----Original Message----- Some Windows installation CDs were bootable, most weren't. You can get a utility to create a boot disk from www.bootdisk.com. You can simply format the existing partition, or delete it and re-create it, as you choose. There's no need to run FDISK if you are formatting only. I always figure that if I am going as far as a full format, why not go that little bit further and delete everything and start afresh. It only takes a few minutes extra. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "DL" wrote in message ... Hi, I have question in regards of doing a clean install of Windows 98. Do I have to make a Windows 98 boot disc inorder to boot the computer into setup. I have successfully done a clean install of Windows XP by changing the boot sequence in my BIOS settings to boot from the CDROM to get into setup. I read on another website that you can also do this with the Windows 98 installation disc? Is this true? Also when doing a clean install of Windows 98 and I run the fdisk and format utility do I have to delete the existing partition C: first and creat a new one before formatting? Any help or advice would be appreciated. . |
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Clean Install of Windows 98
I think your problem with formatting might have been because you were trying
to do it within Windows - the message you mention is not associated with the format but with the installation of the OS. If there is any suggestion of another OS having been installed on the machine, I would recommend deleting any partitions and re-creating them - there are a number of differences between partitions created with different versions of the OS. Some OEM Windows 9x CDs did a complete repartitioning and fresh install, but even in those cases I prefer to do it for myself. The general opinion on using installation CDs is that if you have your own COA and ID then the CD you use to do the install doesn't really matter, but note that the www site I mentioned is for a utility to create a boot disk - it does not have installation CDs. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "DL" wrote in message ... Jeff, thanks for replying back to my post about performing a clean install of Windows 98. See, I was a little unsure because when I did this with Windows Xp last month it seemed that the fdisk utility and the formatting were all built into the Windows Xp installation Cd that came with my pc. Very simple and straightforward. I have an old computer running Windows 98 and wanted to do this but noticed you had to a make boot disc and use those utilities before running setup. However, you mentioned that you can format a disc without actually running fdisk. Thats why I asked because when I tried formatting the disc without deleting the old C: partition, its said something that installing two OS into the same partition can cause problems. So, I deleted the old one and I recreated it like you mentioned and formatted it. I will make the boot through Windows before I do this but if not I will utilize the web page you mentioned. Also, I lost my original Windows 98 installation disc, is it okay to use his disc and use my product key that came with mine? Thanks, DL (I tried emailing you but it was returned back to me) -----Original Message----- Some Windows installation CDs were bootable, most weren't. You can get a utility to create a boot disk from www.bootdisk.com. You can simply format the existing partition, or delete it and re-create it, as you choose. There's no need to run FDISK if you are formatting only. I always figure that if I am going as far as a full format, why not go that little bit further and delete everything and start afresh. It only takes a few minutes extra. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "DL" wrote in message .. . Hi, I have question in regards of doing a clean install of Windows 98. Do I have to make a Windows 98 boot disc inorder to boot the computer into setup. I have successfully done a clean install of Windows XP by changing the boot sequence in my BIOS settings to boot from the CDROM to get into setup. I read on another website that you can also do this with the Windows 98 installation disc? Is this true? Also when doing a clean install of Windows 98 and I run the fdisk and format utility do I have to delete the existing partition C: first and creat a new one before formatting? Any help or advice would be appreciated. . |
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