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how to reinstall Windows
Dear surfers,
this is my response to a thread in another newsgroup. I do not wish to cross-link the thread to here, as it is a newsgroup for local taste, unlike microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion Just for your info: Dave wrote: I think some of my Windows '98 files may have become corrupted after the computer crashed. How do I reinstall Windows '98 *but still keep* all the present settings for 'desktop' layout and other shortcut links, ect ? Thanks. The "alternative way" to Windows 95/98/98SE troubleshooting: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 1. Download "http://sta.c64.org/dosprg/lfn-en.zip" and unzip it into floppy, and make the floppy bootable ("google" for more info). _________________________________________________ 2. Boot to floppy, then run the lren.exe program (always) to rename your Windows. e.g. A:\lren.exe "C:\WINDOWS" "WKEEP" A:\lren.exe "C:\Program Files" "PKEEP" lren.exe is for renaming long file names. _________________________________________________ 3. Remove the bootable floppy and reinstall Windows without formatting your harddisk. Choose "C:\WINDOWS" as Windows folder instead of "C:\WKEEP" _________________________________________________ 4. Once installation completed, you should be able to start your new Windows. In Control Panel:System:System Properties:Virtual Memory, set the virtual memory to drive C, and reboot. Dont bother the Windows warning. It is not that serious. _________________________________________________ 5. In Windows, select My Documents:View:Folder Options:View, enable "Show all files" and disable "Hide file extensions for know file types". _________________________________________________ 6. Create a "restorable" version of Windows: * In Windows, create a new folder in C, let say "C:\TEMPWIN" and copy your current "C:\WINDOWS" and "C:\Program Files" folders into the "C:\TEMPWIN" folder. * Again in Windows, now open folder "C:\TEMPWIN" and rename "Windows" to "WinOK" and "Program Files" to "ProgOK" * Remove "C:\WinOK" and "C:\ProgOK" folders if there is any * Cut and paste "WinOK" & "ProgOK" folders into your root directory of C i.e. C:\ AND delete the "C:\TEMPWIN" folder. _________________________________________________ 7. Now you are running an "experimental" version of Windows. Do all the fixes that you want, in your case, copy the desktop shortcuts from "C:\WKEEP\DESKTOP" folder into "C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP" folder. Do what you think works until you are happy with your experimental Windows. _________________________________________________ 8. If your experimental Windows crash again, do this: * boot to the floppy disk created in step 1, * "temporary" remove your failed Windows, by a:\lren.exe "C:\WINDOWS" "WINDEL1" and a:\lren.exe "C:\Program Files" "PROGDEL1" * put back your "OK" Windows into action, by a:\lren.exe "C:\WinOK" "WINDOWS" and a:\lren.exe "C:\ProgOK" "Program Files" * Start Windows and remove all those temporary non-working windows folders (if there is any), i.e. "C:\WINDEL1", "C:\PROGDEL1", etc. _________________________________________________ 9. Repeat step 6 to 7 until you are happy with a stable, working Windows. Once your Windows is satisfactory, create a "restorable" version of Windows so that you dont waste time fine-tuning, as in step 6. _________________________________________________ 10. Whenever you need to restore your Windows, just do step 8. THE_END _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ |
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