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Old July 17th 04, 03:44 AM
brad
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Default need to reformat drive and reload 98. Is this a huge thing to do?

Just need to wipe everything out of this computer and
reload 98 back into it. Does anyone know? And is it
that complicated? Thanks.

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Old July 17th 04, 07:15 AM
Jon_Hildrum
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Default need to reformat drive and reload 98. Is this a huge thing to do?

No, it is not. Make sure you have a bootdisk with CDROM support, The win98
CD and the product key as well as a qualifying product CD if your win 98 cd
is a retail upgrade. If it is a full version or OEM version you do not need
the qualifying product.

Assuming the drive you want to wipe and reinstall win98 is C drive, here is
a sinmple set of steps:

1. Set the Bios to boot from the A: drive (Typically this is the default).
2. Boot the floppy with CDROM support (note the drive letter assigned to the
CDROM)
3. At the A: prompt type format C:
4. When formatting is complete, insert the WIN CDROM in the CD drive
5. At the a: prompt type
drive letter of CDROM:\win98\setup
6. Follow instructions during install

Note: You may want to make sure you save any important data since everything
will be lost


--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"brad" wrote in message
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Just need to wipe everything out of this computer and
reload 98 back into it. Does anyone know? And is it
that complicated? Thanks.



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Old July 19th 04, 11:40 PM
Ron Badour
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Default need to reformat drive and reload 98. Is this a huge thing to do?

For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"brad" wrote in message
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Just need to wipe everything out of this computer and
reload 98 back into it. Does anyone know? And is it
that complicated? Thanks.



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Old July 23rd 04, 06:18 AM
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Default need to reformat drive and reload 98. Is this a huge thing to do?

Great and what do you do if you cant find the qualifying
product cd?

I swear it was around here somewhere.


-----Original Message-----
No, it is not. Make sure you have a bootdisk with CDROM

support, The win98
CD and the product key as well as a qualifying product CD

if your win 98 cd
is a retail upgrade. If it is a full version or OEM

version you do not need
the qualifying product.

Assuming the drive you want to wipe and reinstall win98

is C drive, here is
a sinmple set of steps:

1. Set the Bios to boot from the A: drive (Typically this

is the default).
2. Boot the floppy with CDROM support (note the drive

letter assigned to the
CDROM)
3. At the A: prompt type format C:
4. When formatting is complete, insert the WIN CDROM in

the CD drive
5. At the a: prompt type
drive letter of CDROM:\win98\setup
6. Follow instructions during install

Note: You may want to make sure you save any important

data since everything
will be lost


--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"brad" wrote in

message
...
Just need to wipe everything out of this computer and
reload 98 back into it. Does anyone know? And is it
that complicated? Thanks.



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Old July 23rd 04, 11:45 AM
pjp
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Default need to reformat drive and reload 98. Is this a huge thing to do?

Because you asked ...

You pay for your mistake/loss.

"
wrote in message ...
Great and what do you do if you cant find the qualifying
product cd?

I swear it was around here somewhere.


-----Original Message-----
No, it is not. Make sure you have a bootdisk with CDROM

support, The win98
CD and the product key as well as a qualifying product CD

if your win 98 cd
is a retail upgrade. If it is a full version or OEM

version you do not need
the qualifying product.

Assuming the drive you want to wipe and reinstall win98

is C drive, here is
a sinmple set of steps:

1. Set the Bios to boot from the A: drive (Typically this

is the default).
2. Boot the floppy with CDROM support (note the drive

letter assigned to the
CDROM)
3. At the A: prompt type format C:
4. When formatting is complete, insert the WIN CDROM in

the CD drive
5. At the a: prompt type
drive letter of CDROM:\win98\setup
6. Follow instructions during install

Note: You may want to make sure you save any important

data since everything
will be lost


--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"brad" wrote in

message
...
Just need to wipe everything out of this computer and
reload 98 back into it. Does anyone know? And is it
that complicated? Thanks.



.



  #6  
Old July 23rd 04, 05:09 PM
Ron Badour
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Default need to reformat drive and reload 98. Is this a huge thing to do?

Buy one or borrow one from a friend (assumes you have a legal copy,
somewhere).

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"
wrote in message ...
Great and what do you do if you cant find the qualifying
product cd?

I swear it was around here somewhere.


-----Original Message-----
No, it is not. Make sure you have a bootdisk with CDROM

support, The win98
CD and the product key as well as a qualifying product CD

if your win 98 cd
is a retail upgrade. If it is a full version or OEM

version you do not need
the qualifying product.

Assuming the drive you want to wipe and reinstall win98

is C drive, here is
a sinmple set of steps:

1. Set the Bios to boot from the A: drive (Typically this

is the default).
2. Boot the floppy with CDROM support (note the drive

letter assigned to the
CDROM)
3. At the A: prompt type format C:
4. When formatting is complete, insert the WIN CDROM in

the CD drive
5. At the a: prompt type
drive letter of CDROM:\win98\setup
6. Follow instructions during install

Note: You may want to make sure you save any important

data since everything
will be lost


--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"brad" wrote in

message
...
Just need to wipe everything out of this computer and
reload 98 back into it. Does anyone know? And is it
that complicated? Thanks.



.



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Old July 24th 04, 03:20 AM
gewitt
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Default need to reformat drive and reload 98. Is this a huge thing to do?

Thanks, that is what i thought. Teach me to clean up my
stuff. I have the startup disk for the old system but
that won't work.

I will start calling people to see if somebody I know
still has one.

-----Original Message-----
Buy one or borrow one from a friend (assumes you have a

legal copy,
somewhere).

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"


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...
Great and what do you do if you cant find the qualifying
product cd?

I swear it was around here somewhere.


-----Original Message-----
No, it is not. Make sure you have a bootdisk with CDROM

support, The win98
CD and the product key as well as a qualifying product

CD
if your win 98 cd
is a retail upgrade. If it is a full version or OEM

version you do not need
the qualifying product.

Assuming the drive you want to wipe and reinstall win98

is C drive, here is
a sinmple set of steps:

1. Set the Bios to boot from the A: drive (Typically

this
is the default).
2. Boot the floppy with CDROM support (note the drive

letter assigned to the
CDROM)
3. At the A: prompt type format C:
4. When formatting is complete, insert the WIN CDROM in

the CD drive
5. At the a: prompt type
drive letter of CDROM:\win98\setup
6. Follow instructions during install

Note: You may want to make sure you save any important

data since everything
will be lost


--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"brad" wrote in

message
...
Just need to wipe everything out of this computer and
reload 98 back into it. Does anyone know? And is

it
that complicated? Thanks.



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