how do i format 4gb hd

my problem is:  the run files for windows 98 second
edition are missing, and my cd-rom don't work,,,,
what to do,,,, please help!!!
thanks,,,

In my computer properties, the prefromance tab say's my
system file is using Ms-Dos compatibilty mode not FAT32.
I tried to reformat my hard disk, same problem appears.
Then, I tried to use a bootable Win98SE floppy to boot

My hard drive is getting full and I would like to replace
it, but I don't wnat to lose the data that is on it.  Can
I clone my old drive, or is there some suggestion you
might have to help me.

I have a reference to a file *.dbx that does not exist
anymore, every time I empty the recycling bin or do
maintenance on the disk to reclaim directories or file
structure, that long file name reference keep coming back.

I have a friend with a IBM Laptop and they are being asked
for the 2nd CD for Windows 98.
I have 2 copies of Windows 98 Second Edition but they are
both only 1 CD. If anyone knows why the laptop is asking

My windows 98 cd is not working. Probably it is
scratched. What do I do now. I have the key and
everything but I could not find any place to download or
solve my problem. Heeeeelp.

I have windows 98 second edition with active desktop
installed on my computer.  
When I open up windows explorer, it display two hard
drives with identical subfolders and files.  I have only

I reformatted my HD, ran FDisk, Fat 32 and reinstalled
Win98.  Now Win reports the HD as a 1.99GB drive instead
of 4.2GB.  If I run FDisk it reports 1 primary partition
of 4104 MG (4 GB).  If I run CHKDSK it reports a 2.1 GB

after updates installed for win 98 my cd and dvd drives
are not listed. I can't reload because the drive is not
accessable.

other than running scan dick , and disk cleanup...how can
I free up more space to improve performance??

I got a virus and, on the advice of many tech support
folks, reformatted my 15 gigabyte harddrive and
reinstalled W98-SE. (System details: Gateway; P3; 256 MB
RAM; W98-SE installed)  I noticed during the reformat that

We are using Windows 98 and wanted to save some files
onto a CD instead of floppy disk.  If we do 'Save As' and
then choose to save to Disk drive it says drive not
ready/accessible.  Does anyone know how to write to CDs -

I'm trying to backup my c: drive but when the cd-rw disk
is full it asks for another disk but then it wants to
start over. Is there anyway to do this?

I picked up a used Pine pc 2/333 to tinker with. All
hardware appears to be working normally and it came with a
Win98 CD. However, when I start up the computer the boot
up sequence comes to a stop at "detecting primary master,"