Windows 98 Formatting and Reinstalling

Formatting and reinstalling Windows 98 is very simple, if you have the right to know-how.

This article discusses how the format, partition and reinstall Windows 98 on your PC.

Before I continue and do this it is important, as well as possible with the conditions of partition format and file systems.

Layout created magnetic markers to define areas where data are stored.

In principle, you can format your hard drive, if you have constant problems with your operating system. Another reason could be, cleaning, recording, is connected over time by installing software (spy software and software providers and third parties, which without your knowledge).

It is also a good idea, format your hard drive, if you upgrade to a new operating system.

Partitioning is the process of allocating the available space on the hard disk into categories.

One reason for the partition is that it helps the Organization data.

Ie can say you have a hard disk of 80 GB partition You can organize data into different categories, as a reader of your Windows system and files and your work. You can then drive another separate storage, the rest of your programs.

You can even one more to store all your files, and perhaps even to store backups of all your important files.

Before I proceed and a drive partitioning, it is important to understand how effectively partitions.

There are two types of partitions: primary-DOS and DOS extended, and you can then logical DOS partition inside the extended partition.

The primary partition is your active partition and that is where the computer starts, nature, as a system partition.

The extended partition is a space where you can all other logical partitions.

File System is the possibility that the files stored on your computer. Windows 98 supports two types of file systems: File Allocation Table 16 (FAT 16) and file allocation table (FAT 32).

FAT 16 drive can be a maximum of 2 GB. For example, if an 8 GB hard drive, then you can 4-drives of 2 GB each.

FAT 32 on the other hand, a reader up to 2 terabytes.

Before making real progress and resettlement, it is advisable to back up all your data and as a device driver is a format for all data on the drive.

There are two ways of safeguarding data and device drivers:

* Save them in a storage media like diskettes pilots, CDs, Zip drives, etc.

* If you use a hard drive and you do not drive a format, then in all your data.

As a result of the implementation of your backup, it is time to focus on formatting and partitioning (if you want) on your hard disk.

First, you must decide two things:

* Would you hard disk partition or you change the way it is currently partitioned?

* The file system you want to use. Windows 98 supports two file systems FAT 16 and FAT 32

To format your PC and install Windows 98, you must do the following:

1. Make sure you have the start-up disk that you have with your operating system CD-ROM. You can also start-up disk drive by clicking on "Control Panel"> "Add / Remove Programs> Creating Start disk, click the button, and insert a floppy disk in your floppy drive.

2. Throw the disc after the start of a hard disk has been created.

3. Turn off your computer.

4. Set the start-up disk in your floppy drive.

5. Restart the computer.

6. Instead of booting from the hard drive of your computer is on the Startup disk and a menu appears.

7. In the menu, select Start without CD-ROM. "

8. Once the files are loaded and you return to the command prompt "A" / "type FDISK

9. FDISK is loaded and you can delete the existing DOS partition.

10. Select the file system you want to use.

11. Remove the partition existing MS-DOS, following the instructions on the screen. (Option 3))

12. After you remove the partition press "Escape" button to return to the main menu.

13. Now you must create a new partition MS-DOS.

14. Enter fdisk again and go through the various steps to create a new Primary DOS Partition (option 1)). All manners of space available (100%).

15. Fdisk quit and restart the system.

16. Now you must create your player format, type in letter format drive: (where drive is the point of the letter of your hard drive C: by default)

17. After the format on the CD-ROM, using the drive letter for your CD-ROM (D: default) and type setup.exe to install Windows 98

Extent and create logical DOS partitions

Follow steps 1 to 14

Now, for the creation of other logical partitions in the extended DOS partition, and make sure that not all space allocated to the partition. Before you decide you want a lot of room for the allocation of the partition.

14.1.Instead another Fdisk, Fdisk in the Options menu and select Create DOS partition size (option 1)) and give the rest of space, that have not yet allocated and follow the various on-screen for the extended partition.

14 / 2 here, read the menu FDISK. This time, select the option to create logical DOS partitions and store room for it.

14 / 3 Follow the steps above to create more logical drives.

Follow stage 15 and 16

16 / 1 format all other readers, using the FORMAT command format drive letter ie:

Follow step 17, for installation of Windows 98

Remove existing partitions and creating new

If you are not satisfied with your current hard drive is partitioned, you can also delete existing partitions and create new ones.

Follow steps 1 to 11

11 / 1 instead of out of the highway in the menu and delete the rest of the partition (option 3).

Follow steps 12 to 17