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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Disks / File System / November 2003Going crazy
I need a simple answer, just learning as I go. I have w98 and commands are failing and not working as they should, it was recomended by my internet provider help desk that I reinstall w98, but after much frustration I found out that I am unable to do so, due to FAT 32 being installed. Now after searching through help it looks as if I will have to repartition and reformat the fat32 drive. And I have no idea on how to do this. help please!!! Why not post what commands are failing. > I need a simple answer, just learning as I go. I have w98 > and commands are failing and not working as they should, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > repartition and reformat the fat32 drive. And I have no > idea on how to do this. help please!!! you have to get a windows boot disk. start the boot disk up then type in ms-dos "FDISK" then delete the primary dos partition and any other partitions. then create a new dos partition. then retart the computer. then boot the disk again and format the drive. then install windows 98 again. >-----Original Message----- >Why not post what commands are failing. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >. If your system is already running with a FAT32 partition then you do not have to remove it in order to re-install your system. You might be trying to install Windows 95 so that you can upgrade to Windows 98. Instead, just install Windows 98. If you are asked, insert your Windows 95 CD to prove you are eligible to install the upgrade version. Re-installing is a major job for what might be a small problem. If you ask here about specific issues you might be able to fix them one by one. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP W95/W98 > I need a simple answer, just learning as I go. I have w98 > and commands are failing and not working as they should, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > repartition and reformat the fat32 drive. And I have no > idea on how to do this. help please!!! Before reinstalling windows, consider the following: 85% of ISP "helpdesk" personnel get all their troubleshooting knowledge from a list of "if this is the problem, this is the solution". The final "solution" at the end of the list is reinstall windows. I learned a long time ago that reinstalling windows is almost never a real requirement (AFTER 95 that is). :) Depending on what commands you're talking about, it could just be a registry problem, or another program causing the headaches. (I've had a lot of problems with McAfee's Firewall for example). Hope this helps. >-----Original Message----- >I need a simple answer, just learning as I go. I have w98 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >. |
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