Why are you going to load Win98 and then Win98SE? Are you going to be
dual-booting or do you simply intend to upgrade to SE from the original
flavor? If the latter, you don't need to load Win98 first. Just load Win98SE
directly. You simply show Setup your original Win98 CD when prompted.
Here's how I do clean installs.
1. Boot to floppy startup disk.
2. Use FDISK if necessary to destroy/create partitions as needed.
Personally, if I'm going to dual-boot or create complicated partition
structures, I use BootIt NG, instead.
3. Format the primary partition (the one that's going to be the system
partition, C:\.) Use the following command:
FORMAT C:\ /S
(If not the /S switch, then run SYS C: command after formatting.)
4. Make a new directory to store the installation files:
MD C:\WIN98
5. Copy the installation files to the hard drive (assumes your CD drive is
E:\)
COPY E:\WIN98\*.* C:\WIN98 (two spaces there, before E:\ and before C:\)
6. When the copying is finished, remove CD and floppy disks and then reboot.
You should end up with a C:\> prompt. Run the following commands:
CD WIN98
SETUP
7. When installation is finished, install antivirus immediately, then
install all Windows Updates.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com
"Henry" <wa0goz@arrl.net> wrote in message
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>I have a CTS computer that has WinXP on it. I want to wipe the hard drive
>clean and install Win98 and then Win98 SE. I know how to reformat it, but
>will someone please tell me how to get Win98 SE on the empty hard drive?
>
> Thanks
>
> Henry