Format my computer?

[JKurz1]

If I have windows 95 and want to install 98, do I need to format my computer? How do I do this? Mucho thanks!

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

damn. that thing must be old

 

[CipherLock]

poor bastard can't win.

The boot disk can't get you to the dos prompt?

http://www.easydos.com/format.html

 

[JKurz1]

It's probably 8 years old...nice dell though....I currently have the 8200 and a the inspiron 1100, obviously not either of these.........

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

It's probably 8 years old...nice dell though....I currently have the 8200 and a the inspiron 1100, obviously not either of these.........

lol, they dont still make win95 based pc's?

 

[JKurz1]

hahah..if I had my drothers, Id dump the fing thing...its for my nephew..........anyways, thats to format a disk, right? How about an enitre computer....I'm getting the "already has a windows version" error message..........

 

[CipherLock]

hahah..if I had my drothers, Id dump the fing thing...its for my nephew..........anyways, thats to format a disk, right? How about an enitre computer....I'm getting the "already has a windows version" error message..........

You put the files from one of those websites onto a 3.5 floppy disk.
You put that floppy into the computer and then turn on the computer.
You should get a dos prompt if not you will need to go into your BIOS setttings and make sure that the A: drive is the first disk your computer looks to in the boot sequence.
When I say format a disk that includes your hard disk or hard drive or your computer as a whole.
So when you want to run a format make sure you are at your c: prompt and then issue the format commands.

Or is this where you get the windows message?

[dell sucks]

 

[gjohnson5]

If I have windows 95 and want to install 98, do I need to format my computer? How do I do this? Mucho thanks!

Run XP or 2000

 

[CipherLock]

Run XP or 2000

Better still, wait a little while and run the XP 64 bit stuff.

 

[Ganryu]

Cipher doesn't know SHIT about computers...don't lsten to him.

 

[CipherLock]

Cipher doesn't know SHIT about computers...don't lsten to him.

You graduate yet?

 

[JKurz1]

Ok..wont make you guys nuts with this, just want to make sure........I download the scandisk from the website, then I reboot from the DOS prompt.........when I get the prompt, whats my next move?

 

[jestros]

in DOS, type fdisk
press enter. It'll give you a bunch of warnings, hit ok, partition your hard drive if you want to and install 98.

 

[JKurz1]

in DOS, type fdisk
press enter. It'll give you a bunch of warnings, hit ok, partition your hard drive if you want to and install 98.

Thanks bro....do I still need the disk from scandisk.com? The download? Or can I just do that from the prompt?

 

[jestros]

Thanks bro....do I still need the disk from scandisk.com? The download? Or can I just do that from the prompt?

I never used a disk or down load, just the fdisk from dos.
I had to format my computer many times, going from win ME, to win 2k. Yours should be pretty easy since your only going from 95 to 98. I had problems getting hardware (modem, CD) to work with the new OS.
And after formating, you'll run like new.

 

[JKurz1]

Nice..so just get to the DOS prompt and type fdisk, right?

doesnt matter what the prompt reads?

 

[jestros]

Nice..so just get to the DOS prompt and type fdisk, right?

doesnt matter what the prompt reads?

The prompt will probably be C:> or some such. I'm not a dos master.
Just type fdisk, and it will bring up many comformation screens. You may get a little confused with some of them, I did a little, just because I wanted to partition the hard drive though.

 

[JKurz1]

aight.....so when Im confused I just say OK to everything? Nothing else needs to be done?

 

[jestros]

aight.....so when Im confused I just say OK to everything? Nothing else needs to be done?

basicly. It's been a few years since I've done it. Look you are reformating anyway, completely erasing everything on the hd. It's not like you can screw it up.
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