Reinstalling Windows

Hello. What is the best way to clean out my C Drive and
reinstall windows and start from scratch. Could someone
give me the directions in which to do so. Should I format
the hard drive, how do I go about re-installing windows 98
in a step-by-step process. Thank You

Please email to tell me what to do.

E-mail support not available - sorry. It is not good practice to include
your e-mail address in newsgroup posts as it will be harvested by spammers
and viruses.

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
W98 RESTORE DISK AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Ford" wrote in message
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Hello. What is the best way to clean out my C Drive and
reinstall windows and start from scratch. Could someone
give me the directions in which to do so. Should I format
the hard drive, how do I go about re-installing windows 98
in a step-by-step process. Thank You

Please email to tell me what to do.

I don't do email support and you really should not ask for it. When a
response is posted in the newsgroup, a lot of people are going to review it
and make sure that the answer is correct or at least that it will not do any
harm to your PC. When you get an email, no one can review it to ensure it
has good information. Finally, when you use a valid email address in a
public newsgroup, chances are you are going to get tons of spam and emails
with a virus attached.

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

"Ford" wrote in message
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Hello. What is the best way to clean out my C Drive and
reinstall windows and start from scratch. Could someone
give me the directions in which to do so. Should I format
the hard drive, how do I go about re-installing windows 98
in a step-by-step process. Thank You

Please email to tell me what to do.

Have a good read he
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/clean.htm

If you need further questions answered, post back.

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Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.


"Ford" wrote in message
...
Hello. What is the best way to clean out my C Drive and
reinstall windows and start from scratch. Could someone
give me the directions in which to do so. Should I format
the hard drive, how do I go about re-installing windows 98
in a step-by-step process. Thank You

Please email to tell me what to do.

I use sometimes use a "real" web based email address such as hotmail, so
that spam etc. doesn't get sent to my ISP based email address. I thought
that was what web base demail addresses were largely for :-)

regards, Richard


"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
E-mail support not available - sorry. It is not good practice to include
your e-mail address in newsgroup posts as it will be harvested by spammers
and viruses.

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
W98 RESTORE DISK AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Ford" wrote in message
...
Hello. What is the best way to clean out my C Drive and
reinstall windows and start from scratch. Could someone
give me the directions in which to do so. Should I format
the hard drive, how do I go about re-installing windows 98
in a step-by-step process. Thank You

Please email to tell me what to do.

I use sometimes use a "real" web based email address such as hotmail, so
that spam etc. doesn't get sent to my ISP based email address. I thought
that was what web base demail addresses were largely for :-)

regards, Richard


"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
I don't do email support and you really should not ask for it. When a
response is posted in the newsgroup, a lot of people are going to review
it
and make sure that the answer is correct or at least that it will not do
any
harm to your PC. When you get an email, no one can review it to ensure it
has good information. Finally, when you use a valid email address in a
public newsgroup, chances are you are going to get tons of spam and emails
with a virus attached.

For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html


--
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

"Ford" wrote in message
...
Hello. What is the best way to clean out my C Drive and
reinstall windows and start from scratch. Could someone
give me the directions in which to do so. Should I format
the hard drive, how do I go about re-installing windows 98
in a step-by-step process. Thank You

Please email to tell me what to do.

Aside from the other posts.
First,do you have a 98 boot disk? If so then boot to that.
Once it is done with it's test and loading of standard
drivers. You will get to an A:\ prompt curser.There
type Format C: (notice space between format and C
Hit enter. Depending on the HD size it will take a few
minutes. If your HD is in good shape this should be all
you need to do with the boot disk.
Now back at the A:\ type restart and hit enter. When
the PC is starting to boot hold the delete key to get you
to MB bios. Once there highlight the line Advanced Bios
Settings/Features. enter. Look for a line Boot Sequence.
Set the sequence to CD-Rom first. Esc. back to main Bios
screen. Now put the Win98 CD in the CD-Rom.
Highlight save and exit and Enter. If it asks if you want
to safe changes? Anwser Y and enter.
This should bring you to the machine booting straight to
the CD and the install of the OS.
Be sure you have the 25 digit product code key.
All hardware drivers will have to be reloaded also.

-----Original Message-----
Hello. What is the best way to clean out my C Drive and
reinstall windows and start from scratch. Could someone
give me the directions in which to do so. Should I format
the hard drive, how do I go about re-installing windows
98
in a step-by-step process. Thank You

Please email to tell me what to do.


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You want to do a FRESH Install? Are you pure Windows or OEM, such as
Compaq? If you are OEM, then you can get back to factory condition by
using their recovery CD, such as QuickRestore, which may contain
proprietary drivers and add-ons. Otherwise...

http://www.hexff.com/index.html How to Clean Install
This first has it all, but..
(a) Perhaps don't do the 2.5 swap file thing, &
(b) You may rather have multiple partitions, &
(c) Attend it's warning: Have any non-Windows peripheral drivers
available to install afterwards. Here...
http://www.pchelpandconsulting.com/links/windows.html WinDrvExpert
http://www.jermar.com/wdrvbck.htm WinDrvBckup free version
Those two supposedly back up all currently installed drivers, such that
they can be reinstalled. I never tried it but have seen a favorable
report.

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html Badour has one
http://aumha.org/win4/a/clean.htm Aumha has one
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=250928 How to Reinstall Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193902
How to Reinstall Windows into a new folder

"Setup.txt", located in the same folder as "Setup.exe", either on CD or
hard drive. This instructs how to run it from a folder on the hard
drive, but "hexff" says it better.

Get a Startup Diskette from
http://www.bootdisk.com/ , if you don't already have one from "Control
Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Startup Disk tab". Test the Startup
Diskette. Boot it, put in a CD and "DIR" the CD. It will say which
letter is the CD. (Otherwise, it is likely one letter higher than
normal.)

Here is what I know of those Installation CD's. The full list of
capabilities of each type of CD is as follows, says Harper. Each
requires a valid Product key. "Proof" means it must see you had a prior
version. So, if it isn't sitting there, expect to insert a floppy or
earlier CD.

FULL VERSION: Will perform either clean install or upgrade of existing
OS. Does not ask for proof of ownership of an earlier version.

UPGRADE VERSION: Will perform either clean install or upgrade of
existing OS. Will ask for proof of ownership of an earlier version if
one is not installed.

WIN98 SE UPDATES: Will only install if Windows 98 is present on the hard
drive. Cannot be used for a clean install at all.

OEM VERSION: Only installs on a clean, fresh-formatted hard drive. May
be customized to include or omit components that would be found/not
found on a retail CD.

Be sure of your ProductKey...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
ProductKey "12345-12345-12345-12345-12345"

(1) "START, Run, RegEdit"
(2) Click plus signs beginning at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", & ending with
"Windows".
(3) Click "CurrentVersion" in the left pane under "Windows".
(4) Look in right pane for ProductKey.

That is the one that was used to install your current Windows. Jot it
down, as it may work if different from the one on your Windows 98 Manual
or CD case.


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Ford" wrote in message
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| Hello. What is the best way to clean out my C Drive and
| reinstall windows and start from scratch. Could someone
| give me the directions in which to do so. Should I format
| the hard drive, how do I go about re-installing windows 98
| in a step-by-step process. Thank You
|
| Please email to tell me what to do.
|
|