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Formatting and reinstalling windows 98 is very easy if you have the right know-how.
This article will discuss how to format, partition and reinstall windows 98 on your PC.
Before going ahead and doing this, it is important to be comfortable with the terms format, partition and file systems.
Formatting creates magnetic markers, which define sectors where the data is stored.
Basically you might want to format your hard drive if you are experiencing constant problems with your operating system. Another reason could be to clean out the registry, which gets clogged up over time by installing programs (and spy ware and third party software which get installed without your knowledge).
It's also a good idea to format your hard drive if you are upgrading to a new operating system.
Partitioning is the process of dividing the space available on the hard disk into blocks.
One reason for partitioning is that it helps in organising the data.
I.e. lets say you have an 80 GB hard disk drive. You can partition it to organize data into various categories like a drive for your Windows and system files and for your personal work. You can then have another separate drive for storing the rest of your programs.
You can even have one more for storing all your multimedia files, and maybe even one for storing backups of all your important files.
Before going ahead and partitioning a drive it is important to understand how partitions actually work.
There are two kinds of partitions: primary DOS and extended DOS, and you can create logical DOS partitions within the extended partitions.
The primary partition is your active partition and this is from where your computer boots, sort of like a system partition.
The extended partition is a placeholder where you can create all the other logical partitions.
File System is basically the way that files are stored on your computer. Windows 98 supports two kinds of file systems: File Allocation Table 16 (FAT 16) and file Allocation Table (FAT 32).
FAT 16 can support a drive of maximum 2 GB in size. For example, if you have an 8 GB hard disk, then you can have 4 drives of 2 GB each.
FAT 32 on the other hand can support a drive of up to 2 Terabytes in size.
Before actually going ahead and doing the reinstall it is advisable to back up any and all of your data and device drivers as a format will wipe out all your data on the drive.
There are two ways of backing up your data and device drivers:
* Save them in a storage media like floppy drivers, CD's, zip disks etc.
* If you have a partitioned hard disk and you do not plan to format a particular drive then back up all your data there.
After performing your backups it's time to get down to formatting and partitioning (if you want to do that as well) your hard drive.
First you need to decide on a few things:
* Do you wish to partition you hard drive or change the way it is partitioned currently?
* The file system you want to use.
Windows 98 support two file systems FAT 16 and FAT 32.
To format your PC and reinstall windows 98 you need to do the following:
1. Make sure that you have the start up disk that came along with your operating system CD. You can also make a start up disk by going to the Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs> Create Start up Disk, click on the button and insert a floppy in your floppy drive.
2. Eject the floppy disk after the start up disk has been created.
3. Turn off your computer.
4. Insert the start up disk in your floppy drive.
5. Restart your computer.
6. Instead of booting from the hard disk, your computer will now boot from the floppy and a menu will appear.
7. From the menu select 'Start without CD-ROM support.'
8. After the files are loaded and you are returned to the prompt 'A:/' type FDISK
9. The FDISK tool is loaded and allows you to delete the existing DOS partition.
10. Choose the file system you want to use.
11. Delete the existing DOS partition by following the prompts on screen. (Option 3))
12. After you have deleted the partition press the 'Esc' key to return to the main menu.
13. Now you need to create a new DOS partition.
14. Type in FDISK again and go through the various steps to create a new DOS primary partition (Option 1)). Assign it all the space available (100%).
15. Exit FDISK and reboot system.
16. Now you need to format your drive, so type in FORMAT Driveletter: (where Driveletter is the letter of your hard disk, C: by default)
17. After the format switch over to your CD ROM, by typing in the drive letter for the CD ROM drive (D: by default) and type in setup.exe to begin the installation of windows 98.
Creating extended and logical DOS partitions
Follow steps 1 to 14
Now in order to create other extended and logical DOS partitions make sure that you have not assigned all the space to the primary partition. Decide beforehand how much space you want to allocate to the primary partition.
14.1.Instead of exiting FDISK, re enter the FDISK options menu and select the option to create Extended DOS partition (Option 1)) and assign it the rest of the space that is still unallocated and follow the various prompts on screen to create the extended partition.
14.2 Again re enter the FDISK menu. This time select the option to create logical DOS partitions and assign space to it.
14.3 Follow the above step in order to create more logical drives.
Follow step 15 and 16
16.1 Format all your other drives by using the format command i.e. FORMAT Driveletter:
Follow step 17 in order to in install windows 98.
Deleting existing extended partitions and creating new ones
If you are not happy with the way your hard disk is currently partitioned you can also delete the existing partitions and create new ones.
Follow steps 1 to 11
11.1 Instead of exiting, re enter the menu and delete the rest of the partitions (Option 3).
Follow steps 12 to 17
This article will discuss how to format, partition and reinstall windows 98 on your PC.
Before going ahead and doing this, it is important to be comfortable with the terms format, partition and file systems.
Formatting creates magnetic markers, which define sectors where the data is stored.
Basically you might want to format your hard drive if you are experiencing constant problems with your operating system. Another reason could be to clean out the registry, which gets clogged up over time by installing programs (and spy ware and third party software which get installed without your knowledge).
It's also a good idea to format your hard drive if you are upgrading to a new operating system.
Partitioning is the process of dividing the space available on the hard disk into blocks.
One reason for partitioning is that it helps in organising the data.
I.e. lets say you have an 80 GB hard disk drive. You can partition it to organize data into various categories like a drive for your Windows and system files and for your personal work. You can then have another separate drive for storing the rest of your programs.
You can even have one more for storing all your multimedia files, and maybe even one for storing backups of all your important files.
Before going ahead and partitioning a drive it is important to understand how partitions actually work.
There are two kinds of partitions: primary DOS and extended DOS, and you can create logical DOS partitions within the extended partitions.
The primary partition is your active partition and this is from where your computer boots, sort of like a system partition.
The extended partition is a placeholder where you can create all the other logical partitions.
File System is basically the way that files are stored on your computer. Windows 98 supports two kinds of file systems: File Allocation Table 16 (FAT 16) and file Allocation Table (FAT 32).
FAT 16 can support a drive of maximum 2 GB in size. For example, if you have an 8 GB hard disk, then you can have 4 drives of 2 GB each.
FAT 32 on the other hand can support a drive of up to 2 Terabytes in size.
Before actually going ahead and doing the reinstall it is advisable to back up any and all of your data and device drivers as a format will wipe out all your data on the drive.
There are two ways of backing up your data and device drivers:
* Save them in a storage media like floppy drivers, CD's, zip disks etc.
* If you have a partitioned hard disk and you do not plan to format a particular drive then back up all your data there.
After performing your backups it's time to get down to formatting and partitioning (if you want to do that as well) your hard drive.
First you need to decide on a few things:
* Do you wish to partition you hard drive or change the way it is partitioned currently?
* The file system you want to use.
Windows 98 support two file systems FAT 16 and FAT 32.
To format your PC and reinstall windows 98 you need to do the following:
1. Make sure that you have the start up disk that came along with your operating system CD. You can also make a start up disk by going to the Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs> Create Start up Disk, click on the button and insert a floppy in your floppy drive.
2. Eject the floppy disk after the start up disk has been created.
3. Turn off your computer.
4. Insert the start up disk in your floppy drive.
5. Restart your computer.
6. Instead of booting from the hard disk, your computer will now boot from the floppy and a menu will appear.
7. From the menu select 'Start without CD-ROM support.'
8. After the files are loaded and you are returned to the prompt 'A:/' type FDISK
9. The FDISK tool is loaded and allows you to delete the existing DOS partition.
10. Choose the file system you want to use.
11. Delete the existing DOS partition by following the prompts on screen. (Option 3))
12. After you have deleted the partition press the 'Esc' key to return to the main menu.
13. Now you need to create a new DOS partition.
14. Type in FDISK again and go through the various steps to create a new DOS primary partition (Option 1)). Assign it all the space available (100%).
15. Exit FDISK and reboot system.
16. Now you need to format your drive, so type in FORMAT Driveletter: (where Driveletter is the letter of your hard disk, C: by default)
17. After the format switch over to your CD ROM, by typing in the drive letter for the CD ROM drive (D: by default) and type in setup.exe to begin the installation of windows 98.
Creating extended and logical DOS partitions
Follow steps 1 to 14
Now in order to create other extended and logical DOS partitions make sure that you have not assigned all the space to the primary partition. Decide beforehand how much space you want to allocate to the primary partition.
14.1.Instead of exiting FDISK, re enter the FDISK options menu and select the option to create Extended DOS partition (Option 1)) and assign it the rest of the space that is still unallocated and follow the various prompts on screen to create the extended partition.
14.2 Again re enter the FDISK menu. This time select the option to create logical DOS partitions and assign space to it.
14.3 Follow the above step in order to create more logical drives.
Follow step 15 and 16
16.1 Format all your other drives by using the format command i.e. FORMAT Driveletter:
Follow step 17 in order to in install windows 98.
Deleting existing extended partitions and creating new ones
If you are not happy with the way your hard disk is currently partitioned you can also delete the existing partitions and create new ones.
Follow steps 1 to 11
11.1 Instead of exiting, re enter the menu and delete the rest of the partitions (Option 3).
Follow steps 12 to 17
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- If the partition to be formatted is primary partition and file system is set as FAT32, FAT16 or FAT12, the option 'Create DOS system' will be available. If it is selected, the formatting process will create a DOS system in this partition, which can be used to boot computer.
- This DOS driver / util set provides read/write access to NTFS drives or partitions. The components of the set can work from a boot diskette, or from a DOS partition of a multi-partition, multi-boot hard disk. First run the driver ntcp, then any of the other utils. 8GB and larger disks are supported.
Step 1 :: Insert Bootable Win98 Bootable cd In CD-ROM Or Dvd-RW..
Step 2 :: Restart Your System , When computer Boots .Go to Cmos Setup / Bios Configuration By Continuous Pressing DEL Key From Keyboard Some common Keys are F1,F2,F10,F12
Tip :: Go To Your Computer Motherboard Manual And Find Which key to Hit to Go to Cmos Setup ..Sometimes It can be seen while Computer starts at the Bottom of The Screen)
Step 3 :: After Pressing Key You Will Find Picture as mentioned below.CMOS / BIOS could not look exactly as shown in figure ..BIOS Feature Depends upon the BIOS Manufacturer.Your BIOS May Does not look Likes ours but if You closely look at it You will Sure get an idea..Some common Bios are Award, Pheonix.
Step 2 :: Restart Your System , When computer Boots .Go to Cmos Setup / Bios Configuration By Continuous Pressing DEL Key From Keyboard Some common Keys are F1,F2,F10,F12
Tip :: Go To Your Computer Motherboard Manual And Find Which key to Hit to Go to Cmos Setup ..Sometimes It can be seen while Computer starts at the Bottom of The Screen)
Step 3 :: After Pressing Key You Will Find Picture as mentioned below.CMOS / BIOS could not look exactly as shown in figure ..BIOS Feature Depends upon the BIOS Manufacturer.Your BIOS May Does not look Likes ours but if You closely look at it You will Sure get an idea..Some common Bios are Award, Pheonix.
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Step 4 :: Go to Advanced Setup And press Enter Key from Keyboard.. change the setting to 1st drive = Your DvD-RW 0r Cd Rom Here I Have used DvD-Rw..2nd Drive = Your Harddisk (ST380815AS) You can also change the setting by page up and page down key or + - keys from keyboard..
Press F10 From Keyboard & save the changes Now computer Will Restart..
Press F10 From Keyboard & save the changes Now computer Will Restart..
Step 5 :: Select Start computer With CD-ROM Support And Press Enter from Keyboard This Will Help You to Boot from Win98 Bootable cd With all command access
Step 6 :: As You can See From The Below Picture .The computer has been Started With A Drive.Type A:> Format c:/s (Press Enter) Here c: Is the Drive Which You want to format ../s Option is given When You Format c: Which you want to make a startup or bootable drive ..where command.com ,io.sys and msdos.sys files are transferred from A: To c: To make C Drive a bootable or startup drive
Later The command will prompt You with a message : All Data On Non-removable Disk Will Be Lost.Proceed With Format...You must backup all Important data From drive c..If Sure Just Press y From Keyboard and Hit Enter Key.
Important :: You can format Your harddisk Partition's only when your partition are created Using Fat file System This method does not work On NTFS File System..
Important :: You can format Your harddisk Partition's only when your partition are created Using Fat file System This method does not work On NTFS File System..
Formatting of the Drive c has Been Started Wait for 100 % .. Enter volume Label .. & Press Enter
Step 7 :: Now Format Drive d: Just Type A:/> Format D: ( Press Enter ) ..Just take a look at the command Here I have not used ./s Option.The reason behind this is we don’t make D: bootable just because we are going to install our operating system On drive C..
Step 7 :: Now Format Drive d: Just Type A:/> Format D: ( Press Enter ) ..Just take a look at the command Here I have not used ./s Option.The reason behind this is we don’t make D: bootable just because we are going to install our operating system On drive C..
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How to create a movie on macbook air. same if You want to format other drives Just use the command
- A:/> Format E: (Press Enter)Switches used In Format command ::
- A:/> Format E:/q (Press Enter)Here .. /Q Represent Quick Format ..As You can Format hard disk much faster.Than Without /q
- A:/> Format E:/U (Press Enter)
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Dos Format Partition Definition
Here ../U Represent Unconditional Format ..Where /s (System File Transfer) /Q (Quick Format) is not allowedThis Option Will format hard disk Without any condition. Therefore it is called as unconditional format..