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Old August 26th 04, 11:28 AM
Noel
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Hi. My daughter is having problems with her Win 98 laptop
and we want to completely reinstall 98. The problems have
been progressive - it now wont boot up, but she has a
copy of all files, so we can start completely from
scratch. Is there anywhere that I can get detailed
instructions on how to do this? We have the Win98 SE CD
and Ive been told that it should boot from that but I
know from past experience that these things dont always
go smoothly. Im presuming that using the CD would give me
the option to reinstall 98 but Id really like to reformat
the drive and start all over again. Are there any good
sources of info on this? Thanks, Noel
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Old August 26th 04, 12:04 PM
Eric
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See this site: http://aumha.org/

You should always disable any boot-sector virus protection
in the BIOS before you reinstall Windows 95/98.

See this page on the BIOS if you don't know what it is:
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/BIOS.htm

Eric,
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
http://www.sharedbirthday.co.uk/

-----Original Message-----
Hi. My daughter is having problems with her Win 98 laptop
and we want to completely reinstall 98. The problems have
been progressive - it now wont boot up, but she has a
copy of all files, so we can start completely from
scratch. Is there anywhere that I can get detailed
instructions on how to do this? We have the Win98 SE CD
and Ive been told that it should boot from that but I
know from past experience that these things dont always
go smoothly. Im presuming that using the CD would give me
the option to reinstall 98 but Id really like to reformat
the drive and start all over again. Are there any good
sources of info on this? Thanks, Noel
.

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Old August 26th 04, 12:46 PM
Noel
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Thanks Eric. Ive had a look at these sites and they look
just the ticket. Thanks again, Noel

-----Original Message-----
See this site: http://aumha.org/

You should always disable any boot-sector virus

protection
in the BIOS before you reinstall Windows 95/98.

See this page on the BIOS if you don't know what it is:
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/BIOS.htm

Eric,
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
http://www.sharedbirthday.co.uk/

-----Original Message-----
Hi. My daughter is having problems with her Win 98

laptop
and we want to completely reinstall 98. The problems

have
been progressive - it now wont boot up, but she has a
copy of all files, so we can start completely from
scratch. Is there anywhere that I can get detailed
instructions on how to do this? We have the Win98 SE CD
and Ive been told that it should boot from that but I
know from past experience that these things dont always
go smoothly. Im presuming that using the CD would give

me
the option to reinstall 98 but Id really like to

reformat
the drive and start all over again. Are there any good
sources of info on this? Thanks, Noel
.

.

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Old August 26th 04, 11:08 PM
PCR
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You want to do a FRESH Install? Are you pure Windows or OEM, such as
Compaq? If you are OEM, then you can get back to factory condition by
using their recovery CD, such as QuickRestore, which may contain
proprietary drivers and add-ons. Otherwise...

http://www.hexff.com/index.html How to Clean Install
This first has it all, but..
(a) Perhaps don't do the 2.5 swap file thing, &
(b) You may rather have multiple partitions, &
(c) Attend it's warning: Have any non-Windows peripheral drivers
available to install afterwards. Here...
http://www.pchelpandconsulting.com/links/windows.html WinDrvExpert
http://www.jermar.com/wdrvbck.htm WinDrvBckup free version
Those two supposedly back up all currently installed drivers, such that
they can be reinstalled. I never tried it but have seen a favorable
report.

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html Badour has one
http://aumha.org/win4/a/clean.htm Aumha has one
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=250928 How to Reinstall Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193902
How to Reinstall Windows into a new folder

"Setup.txt", located in the same folder as "Setup.exe", either on CD or
hard drive. This instructs how to run it from a folder on the hard
drive, but "hexff" says it better.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...71&Product=w98
"SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup

Get a Startup Diskette from
http://www.bootdisk.com/ , if you don't already have one from "Control
Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Startup Disk tab". Test the Startup
Diskette. Boot it, put in a CD and "DIR" the CD. It will say which
letter is the CD. (Otherwise, it is likely one letter higher than
normal.)

Here is what I know of those Installation CD's. The full list of
capabilities of each type of CD is as follows, says Harper. Each
requires a valid Product key. "Proof" means it must see you had a prior
version. So, if it isn't sitting there, expect to insert a floppy or
earlier CD.

FULL VERSION: Will perform either clean install or upgrade of existing
OS. Does not ask for proof of ownership of an earlier version.

UPGRADE VERSION: Will perform either clean install or upgrade of
existing OS. Will ask for proof of ownership of an earlier version if
one is not installed.

WIN98 SE UPDATES: Will only install if Windows 98 is present on the hard
drive. Cannot be used for a clean install at all.

OEM VERSION: Only installs on a clean, fresh-formatted hard drive. May
be customized to include or omit components that would be found/not
found on a retail CD.

Be sure of your ProductKey...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
ProductKey "12345-12345-12345-12345-12345"

(1) "START, Run, RegEdit"
(2) Click plus signs beginning at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", & ending with
"Windows".
(3) Click "CurrentVersion" in the left pane under "Windows".
(4) Look in right pane for ProductKey.

That is the one that was used to install your current Windows. Jot it
down, as it may work if different from the one on your Windows 98 Manual
or CD case.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Noel" wrote in message
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| Hi. My daughter is having problems with her Win 98 laptop
| and we want to completely reinstall 98. The problems have
| been progressive - it now wont boot up, but she has a
| copy of all files, so we can start completely from
| scratch. Is there anywhere that I can get detailed
| instructions on how to do this? We have the Win98 SE CD
| and Ive been told that it should boot from that but I
| know from past experience that these things dont always
| go smoothly. Im presuming that using the CD would give me
| the option to reinstall 98 but Id really like to reformat
| the drive and start all over again. Are there any good
| sources of info on this? Thanks, Noel


 




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