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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Performance / September 2005reinstall ??
win98se.. had an electrical storm knocked out my video card and modem. Got the system back up and running but Win98 is really messed up. Shows all kinds of error msg, can't even reinstall antivirus (needs files). Ran system checker, direct x and Reg cleaning program. Have missing files, unregistered files and reg is showing 14 entries that are suspect. Tried to reinstall win98se off my original OEM cd and won't work. Can't figure out how to uninstall to reinstall.... Thinking about reformatting HD but not sure IF I need to do that and/or if that will fix problem's'.. Suggestsions please, L. Just put the CD in your drive and reboot the computer. It should come up with a CD boot menu. I've done it about 3 times. You may first want to boot off the CD and go to the command prompt and do "format c:". Then do the reinstall. So you're saying to reformat the HD? I'm trying not to do that. When I try and reinstall WIN98se, it lock up.... > Just put the CD in your drive and reboot the computer. It should come up > with a CD boot menu. I've done it about 3 times. You may first want to > boot > off the CD and go to the command prompt and do "format c:". Then do the > reinstall. > So you're saying to reformat the HD? > I'm trying not to do that. > When I try and reinstall WIN98se, it lock up.... (Omitted by all posters so far . . . ) After an electric storm and power outage, do DOS SCANDISK to confirm the FAT has not been damaged. If your hard drive cannot be confirmed in good condition, replace it now (and leave until later repair of the old drive or its reconfiguration as a mirror drive etc.) Before reinstalling Win98 delete all nonessential data, DELTREE C:\Recyc*.* and similarly for D, E, etc.  SignatureDon Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) > win98se.. > > had an electrical storm knocked out my video card and modem. Got the system > back up and running but Win98 is really messed up. This is to be expected after an electrical storm. > Tried to reinstall win98se off my original OEM cd and won't work. > Can't figure out how to uninstall to reinstall.... You do not uninstall first: just run SETUP.EXE from the CD's root directory. Prepare beforehand by checking you have recorded the product ID, backed up data files etc. Read http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html before you delete or overwrite anything. SignatureDon Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) > win98se.. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > L. First thing is to go into the Registry and find your ProductKey. Copy it down on paper and put it where it is not likely to be lost. You will need this Key to install Win98 if you ever have to do it from scratch. "If the system is working in either safe or normal mode: Open regedit.exe to this key and look in the right pane for the entry ProductKey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion the system is not working, start the computer with a floppy startup disk. At the A: prompt, type: C:\Windows\Command\Find /N "ProductKey" C:\Windows\System.dat (Note: ProductKey must be typed in upper and lower case letters as shown and there is a space after: "Find" after: "/N" and after: "ProductKey" " The above is quoted from a post by Ron Badour. If you can boot to the 'command prompt only' in DOS (usually by tapping the ctrl,F8 or F5 key to get to the Startup Menu), change to your CD drive letter, may be one higher or lower than it is in Windows. Once you find it, just type setup.exe as someone else suggested. Whoops, Don Phillipson already gave you the link explaining this. I can open/start WIN in both Safe and Normal. I do get an error msg on startup concerning VdX Dynamic Link problem. I click YES and WIN goes ahead and opens. The problem is the system is VERY unstable. Everytime I run Scandisk, etc. I get missing/corrupted chains. I also notice that several files are showing as corrupted. That's the reason for reinstalling WIN instead of reformatting. Hoping that a reinstall would do it. I have the original win98se cd with key, etc. It's just that I keep getting a msg that states I have WIN already installed and it's doesn't like the OEM version of Win to install over itself. L. >> win98se.. >> [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Whoops, Don Phillipson already gave you the link explaining this. Sounds to me like your hard drive is dying. I'd download and run a floppy-based diagnostic for your HD. Best to get the diagnostic tools from the drive's manufacturer. To determine the make/model of the HD, use Everest Home Edition from www.lavalys.com SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User > I can open/start WIN in both Safe and Normal. > I do get an error msg on startup concerning VdX Dynamic Link problem. I [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] >> >> Whoops, Don Phillipson already gave you the link explaining this. > I can open/start WIN in both Safe and Normal. > I do get an error msg on startup concerning VdX Dynamic Link problem. I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > L. From a Ron Badour article: "4. You should install the system from DOS--if you need help on this, see the How To article: W98 RESTORE DISK AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES. When you are ready to start, boot with the floppy start up disk and W98 CD inserted. At the A: prompt, type: C: and hit enter. At the C: prompt, type: CD Windows and hit enter. Rename the win.com and winver.exe files by typing: ren win.com win.old and hit enter. Do the same for Winver.exe. Refer to the installation procedures for the next installation step." Note: this is just an excerpt. For some warnings and more info, check it out at: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/upgrade.html Remember, if you do get it going, install it in the same directory where Windows is alread installed, and NOT in the directory suggested by windows (use C:\Windows and NOT C:\Windows.000). |
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