Format Hard Disk

Start by inserting boot disk and cd-rom inserted and then boot system
At the command prompt type FDISK
Answer (y) to enable large disk support
Delete the partition,then create the dos and primary partition by following the onscreen choices,chooseto set active
after that reboot and at the command prompt type format c: /s
Run Setup and load WIN98
After you load WIN98,you can then load the CD to upgrade to WIN ME.
The book will give you instructions to run setup and install WIN ME upgrade

Following the steps in #1 will get the biggest job done, formatting the hard drive. If you have a newer, last 2 years, computer, when you go to install WIN98, you should be able to install from the WIN98 cd. You will have to change the settings inthe computers BIOS, which isn't that hard if you follow these steps: Before you go into the option, insert your WIN98 CD then follow these instructions. 1. Restart your computer and press the key to enter startup, could be the delete key, F1, F2. The screen should tell you when you restart. 2. At the BIOS screen, there should be an option for boot sequence, highlight that option and press the key to change until you have CD-ROM selected first.(A menu at the bottom will tell you which key changes the options) 3. After changing the boot sequence, press the Esc key and when prompted, save settings and exit and the system will reboot. After rebooting, your computer should recognize the WIN98 cd and start the setup sequence. Hope this washelpful! When all done, don't forget to change the boot sequence back to C: or A: whichever the system was set to.

Following the steps in #1 will get the biggest job done, formatting the hard drive. If you have a newer, last 2 years, computer, when you go to install WIN98, you should be able to install from the WIN98 cd. You will have to change the settings inthe computers BIOS, which isn't that hard if you follow these steps: Before you go into the option, insert your WIN98 CD then follow these instructions. 1. Restart your computer and press the key to enter startup, could be the delete key, F1, F2. The screen should tell you when you restart. 2. At the BIOS screen, there should be an option for boot sequence, highlight that option and press the key to change until you have CD-ROM selected first.(A menu at the bottom will tell you which key changes the options) 3. After changing the boot sequence, press the Esc key and when prompted, save settings and exit and the system will reboot. After rebooting, your computer should recognize the WIN98 cd and start the setup sequence. Hope this washelpful! When all done, don't forget to change the boot sequence back to C: or A: whichever the system was set to.

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