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Welcome to Microsoft's Windows 98 SE Install step by step - The General Way.

• What you will require to do this walkthrough is 

  1. A Windows 98 CD

  2. A Computer

  3. Your Chosen CD-Rom Boot Media (CD-Rom Support)

  4. Your Chosen Method (Different Ways)

• The Microsoft Windows 98 Install will bring the "Welcome to Windows 98 Setup" menu after you have completed the routine for your CD-Rom boot option and method. Click on Continue to move on.

• The Setup wizard will now run through.

• Microsoft's scandisk now appears, the Hard drive is being checked for errors, this must complete for you to continue installing Windows. When completed hit "ESC" on the keyboard.

• Windows 98 Setup Wizard now appears, click continue..

• Let the wizard complete.

• The "Select Directory" screen is where you will install windows into, C:\Windows is the default, you can change this if needed. Click next to continue

• Windows will now prepare the directory and then check there is enough room on hard drive to install

• The "Setup Options" window will appear. For most Desktop users select Typical install (Default) for laptop users select Portable. The other two options speak for themselves. Click next to continue.

• The next screen will appear, leave defaults and click next.

• Now fill in the computer name, workgroup and computer description, you can put whatever you want in these areas.

• And now select your Location and click next.

• You will now be prompted to make a Startup disk click next. 

• The system is ready to create the start up disk Insert a blank disk and click "OK". 

• A few minutes later the disk will be created. Click OK after removing the Disk.

• You are now told that windows is ready to install, click next.

• Windows will now start to copy files.

• After a period of time it will ask you to reboot, remove any floppy disks, if you have not done so already.

• Windows will now reboot automatically in 15 seconds or you can click on restart.

• Windows 98 will prepare to run for the first time and update files.

• The system will now prompt you for a name and Company name. You can put what you want in here.

• Now read the License agreement, Accept to continue, decline to exit out of setup. 

• Now put in your Certificate of Authenticity (Product Key), located on your Windows 98 manual. Click next once typed in.

• If product key is correct the "Start Wizard" screen will appear. Click finish to continue.

Windows will continue to update, and install default drivers. 

At this stage do not install any drivers from disk, even if prompted. Wait until windows is fully loaded and install them then.

Windows will continue to update, and detect plug and play devices. 

At this stage do not install any drivers from disk, even if prompted. Wait until windows is fully loaded and install them then.

This can take some time, so be patient.

Once finished you will get the date and time screen change as needed.

Windows will now setup the system preferences and links, this can take some time so be patient.

Once completed the system will reboot. This is automatic after a 15 seconds delay or you can click on restart.

System will now reboot again

On reboot you will get the chance to enter a password and user name, change as needed.

Now at last you are on the desktop. Start installing your drivers

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