Windows 98 Installation

Aim

Installation of Windows 98 in order to have a computer with:

• • • Only Windows 98
    • No program installed
    • All device drivers installed

In this installation, it assumes that Windows 98 is installed with default options.
Generally, these options are suitable for most users.

NB: Before you begin, ensure that all personal data are safe (burn to CDR / DVDR, for example)
Because everything will be erased


Ensure that you got:

• • • The CD-ROM of Windows 98 with its license number:

It is a code of numbers and letters, form
YYYY-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDD-EEEEE
We should never give this number to someone, it is personal!

• • • The CD-Rom?Floppy for device driver

- Motherboard
- Graphics card
- Modem
- Sound Card
- NIC
- And other cards (if any)

Once these issues resolved, we start step by step.
It would be better to print the steps, because the computer will no longer be usable until the end of the installation!

Formatting System

Startup

Put the Windows 98 CD into the drive and boot the PC
A message saying "Starting Windows 98 installation will begin when you press a button"
Press [ENTER]

Menu

A menu that requires (among other options):

• • • Start installing Windows 98
    • Command line

Choose Command Line option
Then when "a: \>" prompt appears, type:

format

c: /s /q

And press [ENTER]
At this stage, while the disc will be erased, to confirm you will be requested.
Agree with the [O]

Restart

Once formatting is complete, restart the PC
And in the menu just now, choose "Start Windows 98 Setup"

NB:
If you have a message like:
Unable to create a temporary directory.
If you have HPFS or NTFS partition on your hard disk, you must create a boot partition MS-DOS to install Windows.

This message means that other steps must precede the stage of formatting.
These steps involve the removal of active partitions and creating new partitions compatible with Windows 98

Installation

After choosing the option "Run Windows 98 Setup" in the start menu, the installer will take the following steps:

Scan Disk

A blue screen will look for possible errors on the disk until the end of the scan, then press [END] (keyboard <- and ->, + Enter)

Scan Registry

Wait until the end of this test

Copying files needed for installation

Wait until the copy

Introduction screen

A screen graphic appears, welcoming you to install Windows 98
Press "CONTINUE"

Progression

A progress bar will appear, to initialize the wizard, wait for the progress

Directory Selection

Leave the default "c: \ Windows"
Press "NEXT"

System Analysis

Wait until the end of this stage

===Installation Options===

For now, we will leave the default options
So press "NEXT"

Windows Components

For now, we will leave the default options
So press "NEXT"

Identification

Put your name in the first case (example: sam3000)
Press "NEXT"

Location

Choose your country, "US"
Press "NEXT"

Startup Disk

We do not need at the moment
Press "NEXT"

A progress bar will start to grow
Then a message will appear:

"Insert a floppy in the drive"
Press "CANCEL"

If a confirmation message appears:

Press "OK"

Copy files

Press "NEXT"
And wait until the end of the copy
The time required by this operation and its progress is displayed on the left.

First reboot

Once the file copy process is complete, a message indicates it will restart
Press [OK]

Restart

After reboot, we need the CD-ROM does not start.Change boot sequence if needed….It must boot from your Hard Disk

License Agreement

It is not worth reading :-)
Press [Accept] and then press [NEXT]

Microsoft Product Key

Here, you need the key to install Windows 98.
It is composed of numbers and letters, the form:

YYYY-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDD-EEEEE

Enter the code in the appropriate boxes, then click [NEXT]

NB: Check that no errors were committed during the seizure.

Startup Wizard

A confirmation screen indicates that Windows 98 was installed, press [END]

Hardware Configuration Windows

Wait while Windows configures the hardware

Restart

A message appears at the end of this operation, announcing the restart of the PC
Press the [RESTART]

System Configuration

After Windows restarts, a stage setting is to be made, step that requires the last 10 minutes of installation (in general)

Timezone

Fixed sound system date, time and your time zone (if it is necessary to change, of course)
Then press [CLOSE]

Windows will continue setting up an automatic

Restart

Another reboot
Press [Restart Now]

Conclusion

Well, coming here, it indicates that the installation of Windows 98 went well.
Now it's the drivers installation time!

It is a step in part because we need other CDs
(motherboard and graphic card ...)


Last details on the Windows 98 startup after installation.

- A box containing two fields: the name and password, will be presented
Press [OK]

- A box of welcome, in Windows 98 will be displayed
Uncheck the "Show the next time"
Then press [CLOSE]