Cleansweep

[Clueless]

I have an older computer running on windows 98 and I want to know how to totally wipe the hard drive clean. I want to reinstall windows and do it as minimally as possible. I know windows has some extra programs that it usually puts on even though I will never use them. I'd appreciate the help.

[Chris]

Do you have the Windows 98 Installation Disks?

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First, create a Win98 startup floppy.

Then install the Batch98 utility from the Win98 CD-ROM, and run it.

Next, edit the created BSETUP.INF file, and turn on or off facilities you want or don't want. Then copy the file onto the Win98 startup floppy.

Finally boot your computer with the Win98 startup floppy, format the HD, and install Win98 with the following command

D:\setup.exe A:\bsetup.inf

D:\ above is the assumed CD-ROM drive.

You can find additional info on the Batch utility on my very old Win95 web page at http://www2.gol.com/users/pbw/jkeyb.htm#w95_rein

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I think I was not very clear in my description above.

When running Batch98, you can first analyze your current Win98 settings. Next you can change any options you want. And third, you save the settings to a file, e.g. BSETUP.INF

You can later edit that file with notepad, and add additional items (like display type and monitor type, to speed up the installation). But this is completely optional.

Full documentation of the Batch98 tool is here.

[Bug_zs]

- Create a Win 98 boot disk or download one from http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

Make sure it gives you the choice to start with or without CD drivers

and always choose to start WITH the CD Drivers.

- Install the 10 Gig HD in your friends box

- Boot from the Floppy and run Fdisk

- Tell Fdisk to remove all partitions

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;255867

- Tell Fdisk to create a C: partition Of 1 Gig

- Tell Fdisk to create a D: partition Of 1 Gig

- Tell Fdisk to create an E: partition Of the balance of the HD

- Boot from the Floppy and at the A:\ Prompt, type Format C:

- When you get the A:\ Prompt again, do the same to D: and E:

- Put the Windows 98SE CD in the CD Player

- At the A:\ Prompt type G: That will get you to your CD Player

- At the G:\ Prompt type Setup

Windows 98SE will now install.

Follow MY thread here to find out about the installation sequence of drivers

AFTER you finish the base SE install.

Good luck.

Ben

[r4may]

- Create a Win 98 boot disk or download one from http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

Make sure it gives you the choice to start with or without CD drivers

and always choose to start WITH the CD Drivers.

- Install the 10 Gig HD in your friends box

- Boot from the Floppy and run Fdisk

- Tell Fdisk to remove all partitions

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;255867

- Tell Fdisk to create a C: partition Of 1 Gig

- Tell Fdisk to create a D: partition Of 1 Gig

- Tell Fdisk to create an E: partition Of the balance of the HD

- Boot from the Floppy and at the A:\ Prompt, type Format C:

- When you get the A:\ Prompt again, do the same to D: and E:

- Put the Windows 98SE CD in the CD Player

- At the A:\ Prompt type G:  That will get you to your CD Player

- At the G:\ Prompt type Setup

Windows 98SE will now install.

Follow MY thread here to find out about the installation sequence of drivers

AFTER you finish the base SE install.

Good luck.

Ben

During setup you can select which parts of Win98 you wisk to install;

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During setup you can select which parts of Win98 you wisk to install;

Not completely. If you use the batch setup file method I described earlier, you have almost full control over your Win98 installation.