Format Hard drive and Install Windows
Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 6:06 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by MrCharlie
(4474 messages posted)
Format your Hard Drive and Install Windows:
NOTE:
Please read and understand these instruction before you begin.
You will need your Windows CD and key, a boot disk, if you need a boot disk, download
the one you need to your desktop and put a blank formatted floppy in your A drive
then double click the file you downloaded and this will make the boot disk. 98seOEM-bootdisk or ME-OEM-bootdisk
or BootDisk.com download the OEM.
You can also make one by going to the 'Add / Remove Programs' in your Control Panel
and click on the Startup Disk.
If you don't know your Windows Product Key, download this small file: DownloadToDesktop&DoubleClick.
You also may need your driver disks or floppys for your motherboard, sound card,
video card, modem, etc.
Back up all the information from your hard drive that you want to keep, on floppys,
zip disk, cds, etc; because you are about to wipe your hard drive clean.
Instructions: Format your hard drive
With your computer off, put the boot disk in and turn on your computer.
First chose will be about cd-rom support, choose no cd-rom support and hit enter.
You will end up at the A prompt A:\>.
At the A:\> type: format C: /Q, then hit enter. (If unable to do a quick format,
the standard format will be performed)
You will be asked to confirm this, type y and hit enter.
You are now formatting your hard drive.
When it is done with formatting, you may be asked about a volume label, just hit
enter for none.
Reboot by hitting Ctrl,Alt,Delete.
After it reboots,you will be asked about cd-rom support, choose start with cd-rom
support and hit enter.
You will end up at the A prompt A:\> again.
Put your Windows cd in.
At the A:\> type E:and hit enter.
Note: E may be the cd-rom letter and is visable right above the A prompt somewhere
and may look like this DriveE:=DriverMscd001 unit0. If E doesn't work try
D:, F:,etc; take note of which letter it is.
At the E:\> type setup and hit enter
After scan disk runs you will come up to view log or exit, use the <- or -> arrow
keys to highlight exit and then hit enter.
The installation process has begun, follow the instuctions that come up on the screen.
If you are asked to create a Startup Disk, click cancel in the next window,
you already have one.
After the installation has begun and the files are being copied onto your hard
drive you can take out the floppy boot disk.
After the installation is completed, take out the Windows cd, right click on My Computer
and choose Properties, Device Manager, see if there are any ?,!, etc by any of the
devices. If so you will have to install the drivers for that device. Also check that
your video card driver is installed. Not just the Microsoft one.
To set your colors and screen area, right click on a blank area of your desktop and
choose Properties, go to Settings, make any changes there.
That's about it. Your installation may differ slightly but this is the bacis procedure.
MrCharlie
On Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 7:10 pm, MrCharlie wrote:
>
>Here's all the info and links you need:
>
>
>Two choices for you:
>
>-1-
>Try
>EZRELOAD, it's an automated
>Windows boot disk for all operating systems. It will partition and format your hard
>drive and quickly install Windows with 2 clicks of your mouse, bacically it's "goof
>proof". You can download EZRELOAD right off the website, it's not free, $3.99, but
>well worth it if you are not familiar with the procedures. MrCharlie
>
>-2-
>Instructions:
>
>Format your Hard Drive and Install Windows:
>
>NOTE:
>Please read and understand these instruction before you begin.
>
>You will need your Windows CD and key, a boot disk, if you need a boot disk, download
>the one you need to your desktop and put a blank formatted floppy in your A drive
>then double click the file you downloaded and this will make the boot disk.
> >98seOEM-bootdisk or ME-OEM-bootdisk
>or BootDisk.com download the
OEM
>one. You can also make one by going to the 'Add / Remove Programs' in your Control
>Panel and click on the Startup Disk.
>You also may need your driver disks or floppys for your motherboard, sound card,
>video card, modem, etc.
>Back up all the information from your hard drive that you want to keep, on floppys,
>zip disk, cds, etc; because you are about to wipe your hard drive clean.
>With your computer off, put the boot disk in and turn on your computer.
>
>First chose will be about cd-rom support, choose no cd-rom support and hit enter.
>You will end up at the A prompt A:\>.
>At the A:\> type: format C:, then hit enter. (For a quick format type: format
>C: /Q).
>You will be asked to confirm this, type y and hit enter.
>You are now formatting your hard drive.
>When it is done with formatting, you may be asked about a volume label, just hit
>enter for none.
>Reboot by hitting Ctrl,Alt,Delete.
>After it reboots,you will be asked about cd-rom support, choose start with cd-rom
>support and hit enter.
>You will end up at the A prompt A:\> again.
>Put your Windows cd in.
>At the A:\> type E:and hit enter.
>Note: E may be the cd-rom letter and is visable right above the A prompt somewhere
>and may look like this DriveE:=DriverMscd001 unit0. If E doesn't work try
>D:, F:,etc; take note of which letter it is.
>At the E:\> type setup and hit enter.
>After scan disk runs you will come up to view log or exit, use the <- or -> arrow
>keys to highlight exit and then hit enter.
>The installation process has begun, follow the instuctions that come up on the screen.
>If you are asked to create a Startup Disk, click cancel in the next window,
>you already have one.
>After the installation has begun and the files are being copied onto your hard drive
>you can take out the floppy boot disk.
>After the installation is completed, take out the Windows cd, right click on My
Computer
>and choose Properties, Device Manager, see if there are any ?,!, etc by any of the
>devices. If so you will have to install the drivers for that device. Also check
that
>your video card driver is installed. Not just the Microsoft one.
>To set your colors and screen area, right click on a blank area of your desktop
and
>choose Properties, go to Settings, make any changes there.
>That's about it. Your installation may differ slightly but this is the bacis procedure.
>MrCharlie
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