How to Install Windows 98 on a C
How to Install Windows 98 on a Computer
Minimum Hardware Requirements to Install
Windows 98
The minimum hardware requirements include:
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486DX 66-MHz or
faster processor (Pentium
recommended) |
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16 megabytes (MB)
of memory (24 MB recommended) |
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195 MB of free hard
disk space (the required space may
vary from 120 MB to 295 MB,
depending on your computer's
configuration and the options you
choose to install) |
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive |
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3.5-inch
high-density floppy disk drive |
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Video adapter and
monitor that support VGA or higher
resolution |
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Microsoft Mouse or
compatible pointing device |
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Fundamental Step 1 =
Boot Disk Preparation
1. Begin by downloading the windows 98 Bootdisk from
our database of bootdisks located here
2. Insert a floppy disk in your floppy drive.
3. Double click on the file you downloaded (win98btcd.exe)
4. It will then check that there is a floppy in the drive. If there is it will then begin creating and loading the
necessary files to the disk.
5. Once the disk is completed, insert it into the floppy drive
Fundamental Step 2 = Hard drive Preparation
How to Partition the Hard Disk
After you decide which file system you want
to use, run the Fdisk tool:
| 1. |
Insert the Windows
98 Startup disk in the floppy disk
drive, and then restart your
computer. |
| 2. |
When the Microsoft
Windows 98 Startup menu is
displayed, choose the
Start
computer without CD-ROM support
option, and then press ENTER.
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| 3. |
At a command
prompt, type
fdisk, and then press ENTER.
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| 4. |
If the hard disk is
larger than 512 MB, you receive the
following prompt:
Your computer has a disk larger
than 512 MB. This version of
Windows includes improved
support for large disks,
resulting in more efficient use
of disk space on large drives,
and allowing disks over 2 GB to
be formatted as a single drive.
IMPORTANT: If you enable large
disk support and create any new
drives on this disk, you will
not be able to access the new
drive(s) using other operating
systems, including some versions
of Windows 95 and Windows NT, as
well as earlier versions of
Windows and MS-DOS. In addition,
disk utilities that were not
designated explicitly for the
FAT32 file system will not be
able to work with this disk. If
you need to access this disk
with other operating systems or
older disk utilities, do no
enable large drive support.
Do you wish to enable large disk
support (Y/N)?
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| 5. |
After you press
ENTER, the Fdisk Options menu
is displayed. Press 1 to select the
Create DOS
partition or Logical DOS Drive
option, and then press ENTER.
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| 6. |
Press 1 to select
the Create Primary DOS Partition
option, and then press ENTER. |
| 7. |
After you press
ENTER, you receive the following
prompt:
Do you wish to use the maximum
available size for primary DOS
partition?
FAT32 File System:
| a. |
If you
chose the FAT32 file system
in step 4 and you want all
of the space on the hard
disk to be assigned to drive
C, press Y, and then press
ENTER. |
| b. |
Press ESC,
and then press ESC to quit
the Fdisk tool and return to
a command prompt. |
| c. |
Skip to
step 10. |
FAT16 File System:
| a. |
If you
chose the FAT16 file system
in step 4, and you want the
first 2 GB on the hard disk
to be assigned to drive C,
press Y, and then press
ENTER. |
| b. |
Press ESC
to return to the Options
menu, and then skip to step
i. |
| c. |
If you want
to customize the size of the
partitions (the logical
drives) on the hard disk,
press N, and then press
ENTER. |
| d. |
A prompt is
displayed for you to type
the size that you want for
the primary partition in
megabytes or percent of disk
space. Note that for a
Windows 98-based computer,
Microsoft recommends that
you make the primary
partition at least 500 MB.
Type the size of the
partition that you want to
create, and then press
ENTER. |
| e. |
Press ESC
to return to the Options
menu. |
| f. |
Press 2 to
select the
Set
active partition
option, and then press
ENTER. |
| g. |
When you
are prompted to type the
number of the partition that
you want to make the active
partition, press 1, and then
press ENTER. |
| h. |
Press ESC
to return to the Options
menu. |
| i. |
To assign
drive letters to the
additional space on the hard
disk:
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1. |
Press 1, and then
press ENTER. |
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2. |
Press 2 to select
the Create
Extended DOS
Partition
option, and then
press ENTER. |
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3. |
The
option that appears
displays the maximum
space that is
available for the
extended partition.
You can adjust the
size of the
partition or you can
use the default
size. Note that the
default maximum
space is
recommended, but the
space can be divided
between multiple
drive letters. Type
the amount of space
that you want, press
ENTER, and then
press ESC. |
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4. |
The
Create Logical DOS
Drive(s) in the
Extended DOS
Partition
menu is displayed.
This is the menu
that you use to
assign the remaining
hard disk space to
the additional drive
letters. Type the
amount of space that
you want to assign
to the next drive
letter at the
Enter logical drive
size in Mbytes or
percent of disk
space (%)
prompt, and then
press ENTER. |
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5. |
A
table that lists the
drive letter that
you created and the
amount of space that
is on that drive is
displayed. If there
is still free space
on the hard disk, it
is displayed near
the bottom of the
table. Repeat steps
1 through 4 until
you receive the
following message:
All available
space in the
Extended DOS
Partition is
assigned to
local drives
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6. |
After you receive
this message, press
ESC, and then press
ESC to quit the
Fdisk tool and
return to a command
prompt. |
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| 8. |
After you create
the partitions, restart you computer
with the Windows 98 Startup disk in
the floppy disk drive. |
| 9. |
When the Windows
98 Startup menu is displayed,
choose the
Start computer without CD-ROM
support option, and then
press ENTER. |
| 10. |
When a command
prompt is displayed, type
format c:,
and then press ENTER.
NOTE: If you receive a "Bad
command or file name" message, you
may need to extract the Format.com
utility to your Startup disk. To do
this, type the following command at
a command prompt, and then press
ENTER:
extract
ebd.cab format.com
After the Format.com utility is
extracted to your Startup disk and a
command prompt is displayed, type
format c:.
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| 11. |
When you
successfully run the Format.com
utility, you receive the following
prompt:
WARNING, ALL DATA ON
NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE C: WILL
BE LOST!
Proceed with Format (Y/N)?
Press Y, and then press ENTER to
format drive C.
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| 12. |
After the format
procedure is finished, you receive
the following prompt:
Volume label (11 characters,
ENTER for none)?
This is an optional feature that you
can use to type a name for the hard
disk. Type an 11-character name for
the drive, or leave it blank, and
then press ENTER.
I recommend leaving it blank and
simply pressing ENTER.
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| 13. |
Repeat steps 10
through 13 for any additional drive
letters that you created in step i. |
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Fundamental Step 3= Installing Windows 98
How to Install Windows 98
After you partition and format your hard
disk, you can install Windows 98:
| 1. |
Insert the Windows
98 Startup disk in the floppy disk
drive, and then restart your
computer. |
| 2. |
When the Windows 98
Startup menu is displayed,
choose the
Start computer with CD-ROM support
option, and then press ENTER. |
| 3. |
If CD-ROM support
is provided by the generic drivers
on the Startup disk, you receive one
of the following messages, where
X is the drive letter
that is assigned to your CD-ROM
drive:
Drive X: = Driver
MSCD001
Drive X: = Driver
OEMCD001
NOTE: If your CD-ROM drive is
not available after you boot from
the Windows 98 Startup disk, install
the CD-ROM drivers that are included
with your CD-ROM drive. For
information about how to obtain and
install the most current driver for
your CD-ROM drive, view the
documentation that is included with
your device, or contact your
hardware manufacturer.
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| 4. |
Insert the Windows
98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, type
the following command at a command
prompt, and then press ENTER
X:\setup
where X is the drive
letter that is assigned to your
CD-ROM drive. ( Usually D )
If your cdrom is drive D then it
should look like this:
A:\D:\WIN98\setup |
| 5. |
Click enter at the
next screen to begin setup,
and then follow the instructions on
the screen to complete the Setup
procedure:
Please wait while the Setup
initializes. Setup is now going
to perform a routine check on
your system. To continue press
Enter.
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.
Click Finish.
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.
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.
Now install your antivirus,
firewall and other software
packages and enjoy. |
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