If you are willing to lose all information on the hard drive, then you can wipe it 
clean and install 98 from scratch.  If so, the simplest thing might be to run FORMAT 
from a win98 floppy.  Note that in general you want FAT32, not FAT16, as the format 
for win98.

You might even want to consider using FDISK, also run from a floppy, to remove all 
partitions, then create one or more new ones, then FORMAT them as FAT32.

In any event, the necessary floppy boot disks and tools are available from www.bootdisk.com. 
 They also have several tutorials worth reading.

But, before doing any of this, be sure that you have (1) a real win98 retail install 
disk, not just a restoration disk from some other computer.  Restoration disk are 
usually specific to the hardware and often do not install on other computers.  (2) 
 floppies or CDs with win98 compatible drivers for all peripherals, especially the 
video card (or chip) and the sound card (or chip).  You will also need win98 drivers 
for things like modem, printer, ZIP drive, scanner, etc.

When you first boot into win98, you may need to choose "safe mode" to actually reach 
te desktop level.  From there you can install drivers.  usually the video comes first, 
since otherwise you will be stuck with  VGA (low resolution) default video.  If a 
drive install causes a crash, and a reboot fails to fix it, return to safe mode and 
uninstall the driver and/or install a different one.

In general, it is best not to attach any unecessary peripherals when you first boot 
into a new operating system.  So, detatch the printer and scanner.  If you have an 
internal ZIP drive or similar, unplug the wires going to it.  If a jmodem, temporarily 
pull out the card.  Ditto for any extra ports (like USB) that are on PCI cards, although 
a win95 computer probably does not have those.







On Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 10:11 pm, Becky Hoppe wrote:

>We have been given a Gateway 2000 computer. Since we're on a limited budget getting 

>Windows 95 is a DIY situation. I have Windows 98 and of course want it on there, 

>how do I uninstall 95? Let me explain that 95 was set on by Gateway, and it is not 

>on the add/remove list, and is not in the startup area either. My 98 disc goes almost 

>all the way thru and says I need a 98 upgrade disc, which I've been told is not 
being 

>sold anymore. So the question is how do I manually take 95 off to put 98 on? I use 

>the internet and computer for homeschool use and it is a valuable tool for us, any 

>help to my email is extremely appreciated. Thanks 

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