Hi,

I am trying to install Win95 on a new, clean,  30gig hard drive and
need some advice please.

Computer is 750mhz Compaq Presario which had a complete hard drive
crash.  I know I must partition and format new store-bought hard
drives, but this is my first attempt at this.  I thought I had done
this properly by instructions of the following this link I found on
google:

http://www.putergeek.com/disk_partitioning/

My problem, is after partioning then formatting this HD, I get the
following error while trying to install Windows95:

"ScanDisk cannot work with drive D. Files might be open in Drive D or
another disc utility program might be working with Drive D.  Or, if
drive D is a compressed drive, a network drive may be mapped over
drive D's host drive.
Close all open files on drive D, disconnect from any network drives,
and quit any disk-utility programs that might be working with drive D.
Then run ScanDisk again."

This is the first day I've discovered this newsgroup.  A google search
on  "microsoft.public.win95.setup FAQ" told me to "check the
newsgroup" for possible FAQ info.  Since I don't see any FAQ location
here today (my first day) to check first,  I hope it's proper usenet
netiquette here to ask this question.

Can anyone give me some advice, please? Or guide me in the correct
direction?   Thanks!

Denise Lynn