How to Install Windows 98: 2011

How to Install Windows 98

1. You need to make sure that you have the BIOS/Startup, so that the CDROM drives boots before the Hard Drive. To do this, you need to enter the BIOS/Startup by pressing: ESC, F1, F2, or DEL. Usually during POST (boot up) there should be something on the bottom stating on how to enter the BIOS/Startup. Press the button that it says to press or try one of the above until you enter BIOS/Startup Menu. Now using the arrow keys, there should be a tab that says, Startup/Boot Order. Under that should be a list with a list of options, make the 1st Boot - Floppy/3.5 Floppy, 2nd Boot - CDROM, 3rd Boot - Hard Drive, 4th Boot - Other. Place the CD in the CDROM Drive, save and exit the BIOS settings.

2. After exiting the BIOS the computer will restart. You will get the above screen after the computer finishes POST. Select Boot from CD.

3. After selecting Boot from CD the above screen will come up. Select Start computer without CD-ROM support.

4. When if finishes loading, you will see the above screen with A:\. Type fdisk and then press enter.

5. You will come to the screen above. Press Enter.

After that you will come to this screen, press 1 then Enter.

Now the program will check the Hard Drive, and then will make the partition. Press Y then Enter.

After that is done you will come to this screen, press ESC. You will then come back to the black screen with A:\. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del. This will restart the computer.

6. You will then come back to the Boot Select Screen. Select Boot from CD-ROM.

7. Select Start computer with CD-ROM support. The computer will now have CDROM support; you will come to the black screen with the A:\. Now type D:\WIN98\format C:

You will be asked if you want to proceed with the format. Press Y, and then Enter. Depending on the size of the Hard Drive, this may take a while. After it is done formatting, press Enter

8. Now it is time to start the install of Windows 98. After pressing Enter, you should be at the A:\. Now type D:\WIN98\setup.

Before the install can start the Windows 98 setup need to check the Hard Drive. Press Enter, this also takes long time depending on the size of the Hard Drive.

9. After scandisk has finish, and the files have been copied, you will come to this screen. Click Continue.

· Select C:\Windows, and then click Next.

· Select Typical, and then click Next.

· Select Install the most common components, then click Next.

· This here is optional; change the values for Computer Name, Workgroup.
Computer Name: MyComputer
Workgroup: Home

· After you have made the changes, click Next.

· Select your location, click Next.

· Click Next, you can choose to make a Windows 98 Startup Disk, if so then insert a floppy then click OK, if not the click Cancel.

· After the Startup Disk is completed, if you choose to make it, click Next to start copying Windows 98 files.

· After the files have finished copying, remove the Windows 98 Startup Disk, and click OK to restart the computer.

· You will come to the Boot Select Screen, select Boot from Hard Drive.

· The next screen you will see will be the Windows 98 Splash Screen.

· Enter the User Information, and then click Next.

· Read and agree to the EULA, then click Next.

· Enter the Windows 98 Product ID/Key, and then click Next.

10. The computer will restart, select Boot from Hard Drive. The Windows 98 Splash Screen will come up. Windows is now finishing the last minute settings.

· During those last minute settings, you will need to set the clock. Once done, click Apply then OK.

· The Windows Install is also most complete, and after it finishes the computer will restart.

11. For the last time the Boot Select Menu will come up, select Boot from Hard Drive. The Windows 98 Splash Screen will appear; after it goes away Windows will install any drivers need.

Helpful Links

=============================================

Buy a Domain Name for Your Website at GoDaddy

Cheapest Hosting Plan at Hostbig

Do Business Online Sign Up with Paypal Account Free

Buy Computers, Laptops and Anything Online

Movie Listings from 1950 to Present and Latest Hollywood News

Latest Movie Preview

Visit to One of the Best Marshland in the World

Newest Marshland Discovered

Celebrate Earth Day !

=============================================

“Related Topics”

==================================================

Monday, July 11, 2011

“Related Topics”