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yes

if you are going to go with win 98, the second edition is the stable version(win98 SE).

Edited by bdlt, 27 July 2005 - 11:48 AM.

[bdlt]

yes

if you are going to go with win 98, the second edition is the stable version(win98 SE).

Edited by bdlt, 27 July 2005 - 11:48 AM.

[dsenette]

all you should have to do is insert your 98 cd and restart the computer....make sure that your boot order is set to boot from cd....once the windows set up starts it will give you the option to format the drive...as long as there is nothing that needs to be kept (baby pictures, good data, etc...) you can format the drive and install

[dsenette]

it may tell you such a thing if you try to just install it....but it should let you format...if it doesn't let us know and we can talk you through a format

[dsenette]

i'm only fast cuz my network here at work is so new that nothing breaks...(yet) so i have alot of spare time

[Samm]

Win98 install does not give you the option to format the drive, unlike most other OS's.
Do not be tempted to just install win98 over the top of ME either, you really do want to wipe the drive first.

This means creating or downloading a win98 boot disk first (not the standard ME boot disk cuz it won't contain the format.com file).

I'm sure Dsenette will talk you through the procedure you need to follow for formatting.
One thing I will recommend you do though....before wiping ME etc, go into control panel->device manager & write down exactly what hardware you have in the system. In particular, sound card, video card, modem etc. This way when you reinstall, if there are components which win98 doesn't already have the drivers for, you will be able to download the right ones from the internet. You can only do this of course if you know the exact make/model info etc for each bit of hardware.

[peterm]

if you do not format the hard drive then you must empty the ME recycle bin
a little problem that is not well known