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    how to format drive C

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    by alde45 ·

    Could you tell me how to format Drive C. I want to install windows 98. I already have windows ME but don’t want it. Thank you.

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    • #2615809

      Clarifications

      by alde45 ·

      In reply to how to format drive C

      Clarifications

    • #2615806

      Startup Disk

      by thechas ·

      In reply to how to format drive C

      You need to boot from a Windows 98 Startup floppy or the W98 installation CD.

      If booting from the floppy, at the DOS prompt, type in format c:
      Then, press enter.

      WARNING, ALL FILES ON THE “C” DRIVE WILL BE DELETED!

      Chas

      • #2461353

        Format ME

        by hotdoge3 ·

        In reply to Startup Disk

        Format ME to 98 may be not like to go to 98 if not work,try dban boot & nuke
        http:/dban.org & it free

    • #2461224

      EBD creation + installation instructions. Best way to install Win98.

      by 1bn0 ·

      In reply to how to format drive C

      Because I said it is!

      Make a “Windows Startup disk” with ME. Yes it will work to install Win98.

      http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm#05

      or create one right from the cdrom

      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/186892/en-us?FR=1

      “This article contains a copy of the information in the Fat32ebd.txt file included with Windows 98. This file is located in the Tools\Mtsutil\Fat32ebd folder on the Windows 98 CD-ROM.”

      Boot from the floppy. At a dos prompt A: type
      format c: /s
      the /s tell the format utility to copy the boot files to the hard drive after the format.

      Windows 98 Full Clean Installation + Update instructions

      **********************************Installation********************************
      Note: Assuming HDD already partitoned , formatted and will boot to DOS prompt)

      Boot from EBD.
      Select Start the computer with CDROM support.

      After the computer starts.

      dir c: to make sure your reading the c: drive.

      md c:\windows
      md c:\windows\options
      md c:\windows\options\cabs
      copy a:\himem.sys c:\windows

      * following sequence is type in order. This will create a config.sys file on the harddrive to load himem.sys*

      copy con c:\config.sys
      device=c:\windows\himem.sys
      ctrl-Z

      You should seee the message 1 file(s) created.

      Change to the cdrom drive, I will assume e: for this example,
      and copy the cab files to the harddrive. The suggested directory is the same one usually used by OEM installs.
      You don’t need any of the subdirectories. The /v tells DOS to verify the file writes to the hard drive.

      e:\
      cd win98
      copy *.* c:\windows\options\cabs /v

      when all of the files are copied, remove the EBD boot floppy and the cdrom and reboot your machine.

      Once the machine has rebooted to the c:> prompt.

      c:
      cd\windows\options\cabs
      setup

      The install will run. Follow the prompts.
      You WILL need your Windows 98 CDROM KEY to complete the install.

      After you are done you might want to download and install the
      UNOFFICIAL Windows98 Second Edition Service Pack 2.1a (Freeware)
      http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html
      This update package includes most of the Microsoft updates, but not all of them.
      After it is installed go to windows update (if its still up for 98) and run windows updates.

      Also it does not include Direct X, Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer 6 updates.

      You may want to download and install Direct X , Windows Media Player 9 and IE6 before doing the updates.

      *********************************Update links*********************************
      Update Windows 98 offline. Unofficial ServicePack2.
      If you have access to another machine you should download these updates for Windows 98 and burn them to a cd so you can install them offline

      IE6 for windows 98.
      Required if you expect anything on the internet to display properly under IE.

      http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1E1550CB-5E5D-48F5-B02B-20B602228DE6&displaylang=en

      DirectX 9.c redistributable(whole package.)
      http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9226A611-62FE-4F61-ABA1-914185249413&displaylang=en

      Windows Media Player
      http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0175119-9a5b-44c3-b1de-9b2a9aa6cff6&DisplayLang=en

      Windows 98 ServicePack 2.1a
      http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html

      You don’t have to install DirectX or Media Player but a lot of things will expect them to be there.

      Install the other components before
      installing Service Pack 2.1a

      The service pack contains update for the other components that will not be installed if the components are not installed.

      I have been using the Unoffical WIn98 ServicePack for sometime and have never had issues with it.

      For Windows 2000 and XP I would recommend AutoPatcher.
      http://www.autopatcher.com

    • #2461181

      Boot Disk

      by kenone ·

      In reply to how to format drive C

      You can also get a boot disk of almost any flavor from bootdisk.com. Sometimes it’s just easier.

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