How to install Windows 98

How to install Windows 98

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Keywords: Windows 98 installation and formatting Partition

Something that was written a long time ago, so it was sent out again. Note: Please do not read this article if you are a top professional !!! Preface: This article is for my sweetheart, Yu. I hope her computer will recover soon. Directory 1. Preparations 2. How to partition the hard disk 3. How to format a hard disk 4. How to install Windows 98 Preparations First, you should have a computer at your own disposal, so that you will not be accused of losing others' data due to hard disk operations. If the computer is shared by multiple people, make sure to back up the data. Secondly, make sure that there is a Windows 98 boot disk. You can create a boot disk as follows: Open the resource manager and go to "Control Panel" --> "add or delete programs" and select "create windows 98 boot disk" . Insert a floppy disk and confirm it. Note that all the original content on this floppy disk will be cleared. When the boot disk is ready, the system will give you a prompt. Finally, of course, the most important thing is to have a Windows 98 installation CD. Of course, if you have a backup on the hard disk, you can also. However, if you use hard disk backup for installation, skip the first step "How to partition the hard disk" Now, you can start the "dangerous journey" after you are fully prepared. Nervous? Don't be afraid. What about me! Now you can insert the Windows 98 boot disk into the drive and start the computer again. After self-check and loading by a large number of computers, you can access the DOS command line. By the way, I almost forgot to say, under this menu SELECT "1. Start computer with CD-ROM support ." Figure 1 How to partition a hard disk Note: If you are satisfied with the existing hard disk partition, skip this step. It's just for you to learn more. First, let's take a look at why we need to partition hard disks. Hard Disk partitioning refers to dividing a whole physical hard disk into several logical parts. This makes management easier. For example, if an 80 GB hard drive is available, we need to divide it into three areas: C:, D:, E :. The following is the partitioning method. Enter fdisk at the doscommand prompt and press Enter. 2: Figure 2 You will see the picture of Question 3. Press "Y" and then press Enter. This is to ask if you need big hard drive support. Figure 3 Now we are going to see what we really need to care about: Figure 4 "1" is to create a DOS primary partition or logical partition; "2" is to activate the partition; "3" is to delete the primary partition or logical partition; "4" is to display the partition information. Press "1" and press Enter. The following menu is displayed: Figure 5 "1" is to create a primary partition; "2" is to create an extended partition; "3" is to create a logical partition on the extended partition. Press "1" and press Enter. After checking the hard disk, you will be asked whether to use the maximum capacity as the primary partition. Here we should select "N" and press Enter. Figure 6 At this time, you will be prompted to enter the size of the primary partition, that is, the size of the drive C. Suppose we use 20% of the 80 GB hard drive as the size of the C drive. Enter and press Enter: Figure 7 Now we have created the first c-drive partition. Press "ESC" to return to the menu shown in figure 4, and press "1" to enter the menu shown in Figure 5. Press "2" and press enter to go to the screen shown in figure 8. You don't have to press enter directly for anything: Figure 8 In this case, the input in Figure 9 is displayed. You can create a d disk and an E disk, and enter 50% twice. In this case, the extended partitions of the D and E disks are created: Figure 9 Press "ESC" to return to the menu shown in figure 4, and then press "2" to enter "set active partition ". In this picture, do not care about others. Press "1" and press Enter: Figure 10 Now, the partition is complete. You only need to press "ESC" all the way back to the doscommand prompt. Now, start the computer again. How to format a hard disk After partitioning, format the hard disk. Of course, you can perform this step if you have not created a new partition. After the computer is restarted, enter "format C:" At the DOS prompt and press Enter. At this time, you will be prompted that all the content on drive C will be lost and ask if you want to continue. Press "Y" and press Enter. Start formatting the C disk. After formatting the C drive, you will be asked to enter the volume label, which is useless. Press enter. In the same way, enter "format D:" "format E:" to format the D and E disks. Now your hard disk can be used normally. How to install Windows 98 On the installation CD of Windows 98, go to the installation directory, enter "setup" at the doscommand prompt, and press Enter. The system prompts every step of installation. You do not need to modify anything. After hard disk detection, you can enter the image installation method. I will not elaborate on the prompt for graphical installation methods to save time. However, I 'd like to mention some important points in the middle. Select the installation directory of Windows 98. You do not need to modify it here. You just need to "Next. Of course, you can also change the directory such as "C:/win_yuyu. Figure 11 It is complicated to clarify the installation type, but in general, it is best to select a "typical" installation method. Figure 12 In Figure 13, we are required to choose whether to install common components or install them. In fact, the common components are enough to use. We only need to press Enter. Figure 13 Then there is a computer name, a working group, and a computer description. This can be added at will, as long as there are not two computers in a LAN called by one name, there will be no problem. Ratio 14: Figure 14 I don't need to talk about the country selection issue. Just press Enter. (Do you always want to select a country from East Africa ?) The following describes how to create a boot disk. You can also choose "cancel" to skip the creation process, because we have already created one? Figure 15 OK. Press enter to copy the file to the hard disk. We can also relax for a while. The installation will take about 10-30 minutes (depending on the performance of your computer. Restart the computer several times, so you don't have to worry about the preparation process in the middle. The system is installed.