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Win98 install lock-up

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by tracer 1 view

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In the process of reinstalling Windows98 SE, I'm having the same problem happen over and over on five different machines.
The installation will lock up directly after the Setup Wizard screen. At this point, one of two things will happen: One, a black box will appear mid-screen and the mouse will freeze. Two, the system will reboot. On one occasion, an error said the hard drive was locked.
Any suggestions?

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by ec364

Run FDISK from a bootable floppy and delete all partitions in the hard disk. Then create one and make it active. Restart the PC and format the disk. Then install Windows 98.

Enjoy!

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