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?
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Windows 98 Reinstall
- Thread starter pcladyos
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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
Start the System Restore Tool from a Command Prompt in Windows XP (Q304449)
Restore Operation Failed (Q220878)
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
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
Start the System Restore Tool from a Command Prompt in Windows XP (Q304449)
Restore Operation Failed (Q220878)
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Thread starter
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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
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
This worked for me. However, if I had followed your process would I have had to reinstall the drivers?
Thanks again..
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
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
This worked for me. However, if I had followed your process would I have had to reinstall the drivers?
Thanks again..
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