Scope

The scenario is that you've been running Windows 98 and have decided to do a clean reinstallation, because:

• you've had a hard disk crash and just installed a new drive
• part of Windows appears to have been corrupted
• either installing or uninstalling an application has left the system damaged in some way
• you hope to improve performance by doing the ultimate spring clean!

or for some other reason.

This tutorial will take you through the steps involved in performing a clean installation of Windows 98, covering each of the following:

• creating a Windows 98 Startup Disk that includes support for your CD-ROM drive
• partitioning your hard drive
• formatting your hard drive
• installing Windows 98
• installing the Windows 98 Second Edition updates
• bringing your installation completely up-to-date via the Windows Update facility
• replacing Window's default drivers with later versions
• fine tuning the installation.