Windows 98 Reinstall

[pcladyos]

I am trying to reinstall Windows 98SE in a laptop that will not boot because of a missing system.ini file. The error message says to reinstall Windows. The problem is, in setup I get a message that says Windows is already installed and it won't go any further. How can I reinstall (or uninstall and reinstall) without reformatting the hard drive and loosing all of my files?

 

[jmatt]

Go back to a good copy of the registry .

Toggle F8 ( when , verifying DMI pool message comes on ) or Press
Ctrl during bootup , depends on your computer .

Select , Safe mode Command prompt

After the C prompt , type , scanreg /restore

Follow the prompts and select a registry dated prior to the problems .

This article describes how to restore a backup copy of the Windows 98
or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) registry
scanreg /restore

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q221/5/12.ASP&NoWebContent=1

Start the System Restore Tool from a Command Prompt in Windows XP (Q304449)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q304449

Restore Operation Failed (Q220878)
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q220878

 

[pcladyos]

Matt,

Thanks but I found a simpler answer I think for another thread:
edfair (TechnicalUser) Apr 5, 2003
For start, delete win.com in \windows and see if it will go.
Ed Fair
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This worked for me. However, if I had followed your process would I have had to reinstall the drivers?

Thanks again..

 

[jmatt]

No