Re Installing Windows 98

[jayneparadis]

Does anyone have any directions on re-installing (easy to understand) Windows 98. The CD is the one that comes with new computers and should be the full version - not the upgrade.

The computer keeps giving an error message to re-install Windows. As well, the display is on 16 bit and when I try to change the desktop theme or to 256 etc, it remains on 16 bit. The icons are large and the colours aren't clear and concise.

Jayne Paradis
jparadis@mts.net

 

[Kspade]

what error? what is your exact prblem? I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every moment of it.

 

[Gilesy]

The colours sound as if the video card drivers are not working/not installed. This usually happens after a clean upgrade and you'll have to re-install all your drivers; sound, modem, cd writer, etc. Make sure you've got all the drivers before you start re-installing!

G'luck

 

[B0012]

Before you do this make sure you know exactly what devices you have. Soundcard? Mfg? Model #? Video card? NIC? Modem?
If you have the driver disks from the origional load of your computer you should be fine, I would search the net for all the drivers before I blew my machine away to reload windows. I cannot stress how important it is to know what devices and what version of the device you computer currently has. example: 3Com 3C905C-TX Network Card

go to control panel- system icon- device manager and print out your system information

this process will completely remove the current loaded version of windows and will replace it with a brand new install. Be sure you have all personal data backed up to disks before hand.

 Boot to Windows 98 Boot disk (floppy)

 at the A:\ prompt type: a:\format C: /s

 Destroy all data?  Yes (no label)

 After format: go to C:\ and type c:\md win98

 Insert windows98 CD

 Switch to CD drive letter (usually D; or E

 at cd drive letter prompt type e:\Cd win98

 E:\win98 copy *.* c:\win98
this action will put the windows cab files on your hard drive making it easier to load software in the future.

swithch back to C:\win98

 c:\ CD win98  type: setup

 after windows loads check device manager and make sure all devices were found correctlyfix any needed drivers
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[Arachkid]

Hello jayneparadis:

When you say that "the CD is the one that comes with new computers", are you referring to a recovery CD that some PC manufacturers use or a Windows 98 CD? If it is a Windows 98 CD, you might check out this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/webcasts/wc081299/webcast081299.asp

Regardless of what type of CD you have, back up the data you can't afford to lose before reinstalling.