Reinstall Windows in MS-Dos

Step by step help please

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:20:51 -0700, "Joe"
wrote:

Step by step help please

Joe,

If you want to start clean you can Format the drive to erase
everything then install Windows. If not, and you want to re-install
over your present Windows then skip the part about Format and do not
run it.

Boot with a Win98 Startup diskette with CDrom support and enter:

Format C:
When Format starts answer YES for large drive support.
(FAT32)

After the format change to the CDrom drive letter and enter Setup.
The Win98 Startup diskette may create a temporary Ram drive so the
CDrom drive letter may be one higher than normal. e.g. D: to E:
etc. A boot diskette from www.bootdisk.com may use R.
You can make a Win98 Startup diskette from Add/Remove Programs or
run the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the Win98 CD in the
Tools/Mtsutil/Fat32ebd directory.

Make sure you have your product key before you format.
If the CD is an Upgrade you will be asked for proof of a previous
purchase of Windows. A Win95/98 CD will do.

A good way to install Windows is to copy the Win98 folder on the CD
to your HD and run Setup from there from Dos. Like this:

Boot with the Win98 Startup diskette and enter these lines:

C:
md \win98cd
copy D:\win98\*.* C:\win98cd\
where D: is your CDrom. (It may be E: or F
Then run Setup from the Win98cd folder on the HDD from Dos. Setup is
included in the Win98 folder.

Enter this:
C:\win98cd\Setup.exe
Follow the instructions.

After the install anytime Windows needs something from the CD it
will go to the Win98cd folder instead. You won't need the CD.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/

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

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Step by step help please