Chapter 2 - Setting Up Windows 98

This chapter provides an overview of the new features of the Microsoft Windows 98 Setup program. It also provides a guide to the installation process with detailed information for preparing to run and running Windows 98 Setup.

If you want to install Windows 98 on more than one computer, or want to deploy it in a large organization, you can use this chapter for installing Windows 98 on a test computer in a pilot lab. You can then test the configuration and features that are most suitable for your organization without affecting your production environment. When you are satisfied with your test configuration, you can customize and automate your installations as explained in Chapter 3, "Custom Installations" and Chapter 4, "Automated Installations," respectively.

• For information about customizing Microsoft Windows 98 installations with setup scripts, see Chapter 3, "Custom Installations." 

• For information about automating Microsoft Windows 98 installations, see Chapter 4, "Automated Installations." 

• For information about the parameters that can be used in setup scripts, see Appendix D, "Msbatch.inf Parameters for Setup Scripts." 

This section provides an overview of the new features in Windows 98 Setup, what is different between Windows 98 and Windows 95 Setup, and an overview of the installation process you need to follow for a successful Windows 98 installation.

Over the past two years, Windows 95 has had two supplemental releases, called OEM Services Releases (OSR-1 and OSR-2) to support new hardware and provide the latest Internet software. Windows 98 is both a retail and an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) release that incorporates all of the OSR-1, OSR-2, and Universal Serial Bus (USB) updates combined with new features and functionality, including the Internet Explorer 4 browsing software.

Windows 98 Setup makes the installation process faster and reduces the amount of user input. It provides the following enhancements:

• A more efficient Setup reduces the number of steps in the Setup process and uses the existing computer configuration for identifying legacy hardware. 

• A Setup Wizard information bar that makes it easier for you to track installation progress.

• A mandatory Windows 98 Startup Disk allows you to start your computer in the event you cannot start your computer from its hard disk.

• A new cabinet file (CAB file) structure makes Setup faster. (A cabinet is a file that contains pieces of one or more files, usually compressed.) 

• Enumeration of Plug and Play hardware occurs during the first boot portion of Setup. Enumeration is performed before detection to reduce hardware detection problems and errors. Existing devices are also verified during Setup. If verification fails, Setup performs full hardware detection. 

• Anti-virus check. 

The following sections explain these enhancements in detail.

The amount of user input required to set up Windows 98 is greatly reduced, making Windows 98 Setup more efficient than Windows 95 Setup. The most important enhancements that make Windows 98 Setup more efficient include the following:

Minimum User Input and Fewer Steps. The number of Setup steps has been reduced from twelve to five. All input required for installing Windows 98 is requested at the beginning of Setup. Once you provide the required information and have removed the Startup Disk, you can leave your computer unattended and come back to a computer that is ready to use.

Faster Legacy Hardware Detection. Windows 98 uses the current system configuration for identifying the legacy components. When running Setup from inside Windows 95, Setup verifies settings; if these are not accurate, it performs full legacy hardware detection. If you start Setup from MS-DOS, legacy hardware detection is performed after your computer is restarted for the first time.

Automatic Restart After Setup. Restarting the computer is now automatic, eliminating the need for user input. There is a 15 second delay to notify users that a reboot is going to take place.

It is now easier to watch how Setup is progressing with the new Setup Wizard information bar located on the left side of the Setup screen, as shown in the following figure.

Windows 98 has a timer near the bottom of the Setup Wizard information bar that identifies the estimated time remaining to complete the installation. While Setup extracts the Precopy CAB files, it performs a throughput calculation to determine the time remaining to complete setup.

Note The timer is not a good indicator for the actual time remaining if Setup stops responding.

The Startup Disk now contains generic, real-mode ATAPI CD-ROM and small computer system interface (SCSI) drivers. This allows CD-ROM devices to function when the protected-mode of the user interface is not available.

The cabinet (CAB) file structure introduced in Windows 95 has changed in Windows 98 to make Setup faster. Windows 98 groups CAB files by function, for example, all related CAB files for network installation are in the same CAB file (Net#.cab). Also, if certain files are not needed for a particular type of installation, they are not copied.

In Windows 95 most of the files were contained in a Win95#.cab structure. The rest of the files were included in the Mini.cab and Precopy#.cab files.

The Windows 98 files are stored as cabinet files (*.cab). A cabinet is a normal file that contains pieces of one or more files, usually compressed. When the Windows 98 compact discs (or the optional floppy disks) are created, files are compressed into folders. The Windows 98 files are read, then written as one continuous byte-stream, which is then divided into folders as appropriate. Folders can fill one or more cabinets.

The Windows 98 cabinet structure has changed slightly from that introduced in Windows 95. For more information on the Windows 98 cabinet structure, see Appendix B, "Windows 98 System File Details."

The enumeration of Plug and Play hardware is moved to the first boot portion of Setup. Enumeration is performed before detection to reduce hardware detection problems and errors.

When you start Setup, it checks if any anti-virus programs are running. If there are, Setup displays a dialog box informing you to disable the software.

This section summarizes the difference between the Windows 95 and Windows 98 Setup programs. It applies whether you run Setup from Windows 95 or from MS-DOS.

Fewer Setup Steps. In Windows 98, the number of Setup steps is reduced from twelve to five.

Table 2.1 Comparison of Windows 95 Setup and Windows 98 Setup 

CD-ROM Drivers in the Startup Disk. The Windows 98 Startup Disk contains generic, real-mode ATAPI CD-ROM and SCSI drivers that allow CD-ROM devices to become available when running Windows 98 from the Startup Disk. The CD-ROM driver is not guaranteed to work with all CD-ROM devices; it is offered as a replacement if the real-mode drivers that came with your CD-ROM are unavailable.

Windows 95 and Windows 98 Startup Disks. Due to changes in the real-mode and protected-mode kernels to support the file allocation table 32 (FAT32) file system, Windows 95 Startup Disks are not compatible with Windows 98. When setting up Windows 98 for the first time, it is mandatory that you make a new Startup Disk and keep it in a safe place.

Version Conflicts. When setting up Windows 95, if Setup encountered a file that was newer than the one being copied, it displayed a message identifying the file. You then had to decided whether to keep the existing one or replace it with the older version. Windows 98 has a new component called Version Conflict Manager (VCM). VCM manages version conflicts by keeping the existing file and storing the older file provided by Setup in the %WinDir%\VCM folder. %WinDir% refers to the directory that is specified during Setup for installing the Windows 98 files. No dialog box is displayed to the user during this process.

This section provides a recommended sequence of tasks to help you perform a smooth installation. It is a guide to preparing, installing, and troubleshooting Windows 98.

Note The steps in this guide do not correspond to the steps that Setup uses to install Windows 98. The Setup steps are listed in "Comparison of Windows 95 Setup and Windows 98 Setup" earlier in this chapter and described in detail in "Running Setup: Step-by-Step" later in this chapter.

To make the installation process as smooth as possible, follow these preparatory steps, as described in this section:

• Check that your computer meets the minimum system requirements. 

• Based on your current installation and the needs of your users, make the appropriate installation configuration decisions: decide whether or not to dual boot Windows 98 and whether to set up a Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom installation. 

• Disable any software that could cause problems during Setup. 

• Back up your existing configuration and data files. 

This section lists the requirements for installing and running Windows 98.

Table 2.2 lists the amount of disk space required for installing Windows 98. This amount varies, depending on the types of hardware on the computer, the required drivers, and the optional components you choose.

Table 2.2 Approximate disk space requirements for running Windows 98 Setup 

Note If you are installing Windows 98 to a drive other than C, Setup can require up to 25 MB of free disk space on drive C for the system and log files created during Setup.

This section lists the hardware, software, and partition requirements for Microsoft Windows 98.

Table 2.3 describes the basic hardware requirements for running Windows 98 from the hard disk of a local computer. Windows 98 is designed for computers that use Intel x86–based processors and compatibles. It cannot be installed on any other processor. Windows 98 does not have symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) support and, therefore, cannot take advantage of multiple processors (as Windows NT does).

Table 2.3 Hardware requirements 

Table 2.4 describes optional hardware components for Windows 98.

Table 2.4 Requirements for optional hardware components 

If you have disk compression software installed, the required amount of uncompressed disk space on the host drive before installing Windows 98 depends on several factors:

• The type of compression used such as Microsoft DriveSpace® or DoubleSpace®. 

• The available free space on other drives. 

• The existence of a permanent swap file (if any), and its location. 

• The amount of available free space on other drives. 

If the computer does not have a swap file already, you might have to resize the host drive to accommodate the swap file requirements. For more information, consult your compression software documentation; see also Chapter 10, "Disks and File Systems."

You can install Windows 98 in a dualboot configuration with other operating systems. In these configurations, the minimum operating system software required to install Windows 98 will vary. You can install Windows 98 on a computer that is running any of the following operating systems:

• MS-DOS version 5.0 or later 

• Windows 3.1x 

• Windows for Workgroups 3.1x 

• Dual boot OS/2 (with MS-DOS) 

• Dual boot Windows NT (with MS-DOS) 

For more information on installing Windows 98 with other operating systems, see Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion."

To install Windows 98, your computer must have MS-DOS version 5.0 or later. To check the MS-DOS version, type ver at the command prompt.

Windows 98 can be installed on any drive that has enough free space and is a FAT partition. However, if you want to set up Windows 98 to dual boot with another Microsoft operating system, drive C must be FAT16.

Windows 98 cannot be installed on a computer that has only high-performance file system (HPFS) or Windows NT file system (NTFS) partitions. Also, you cannot set up a computer to dual boot Windows 98 and Windows 95.

Table 2.5 describes how Windows 98 Setup handles different types of disk partitions. For more information, consult the documentation for the related operating system.

Table 2.5 Disk partition comparison 

Windows 98 works with disk compression drivers, such as Microsoft DriveSpace and DoubleSpace.

If you use other disk compression software, see the Readme.htm file, or contact your product support representative to determine compatibility. For more information, see Chapter 10, "Disks and File Systems."

You can choose from several installation configuration options:

• Install Windows 98 with another operating system (dual booting). 

• Setting up a Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom installation. 

• Customizing or automating Windows 98 installations. 

These installation configurations are described in the following sections.

You can configure your computer to dual boot with Windows 98 if it is running any of the following operating systems:

• MS-DOS 5*.x* or later 

• Windows 3.1x 

• Windows NT

You cannot dual boot Windows 98 and Windows 95.

Note Dual booting Windows 98 with or installing Windows 98 over third-party operating systems such as DR DOS has not been tested by Microsoft. Contact your operating system vendor for more information.

This section covers the considerations you must make when deciding whether or not to dual boot an existing operating system with Windows 98.

• Windows 98 can be installed on any drive that has enough free space and is a FAT16 partition.

• If Windows NT is already running on your computer, you must set up any programs you want to run on Windows NT again. 

For more information on installing Windows 98 with other operating systems, see Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion."

Can You Dual Boot Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 .x or earlier? 

You cannot install Windows 98 on a computer running any version of Windows NT. However, you can configure your computer to dual boot Windows 98 and Windows NT 4*.x* or earlier provided you follow these guidelines:

• Windows 98 must be set up in a different hard disk or partition from Windows NT. 

• Drive C must be a FAT16 partition and must meet the minimum disk space requirements for a Windows 98 installation (195 MB of free hard-disk space for a typical installation). 

• Run Windows 98 Setup by selecting Windows 95 from the Boot Loader Operating System Selection menu that appears at system startup. If Windows 95 does not appear on this menu, select MS-DOS instead. 

If Windows NT is already installed, Windows 98 Setup adds itself as an entry to the Windows NT boot menu to allow the user to select between Windows 98 or Windows NT when starting the computer.

For more information on how to install Windows 98 on a computer running Windows NT, see "Installing Windows 98 on a Computer with Windows NT" later in this chapter. See also "Installing Windows 98 on a System Running Windows NT" and "Setting Up a Dual-Boot Configuration with Windows NT" in \Win98\Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc.

• Dual boot Windows 98/Windows NT configurations are not recommended because Windows 98 and Windows NT do not use the same registry settings or hardware device drivers. Therefore, you must set up your programs twice, once under each operating system. However, you can set up your programs to the same directory under each operating system. 

• Windows 98 cannot access Windows NT file system (NTFS) partitions.

• Windows NT cannot access FAT32 drives. FAT32 is a file system that was first implemented in Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR-2). For more information on FAT32, see Chapter 10, "Disks and File Systems."

Can You Dual Boot Windows 98 and Windows 3.1 x or MS-DOS 5 .x ? 

You can configure your computer to dual boot with Windows 3.1x, as well as other versions of Windows as long as they have MS-DOS 5.0 or later, by using the F4 boot-to-previous-operating-system feature. To dual boot Windows 98 with these operating systems, your computer's drive C must be FAT16.

For information about how Windows 98 Setup treats disk partitions created under other operating systems, see "Partition Requirements" earlier in this chapter. For information about how Windows 98 Setup deals with the boot sector and installs files for dual boot operation with other operating systems, see Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion."

Can You Dual Boot Windows 98 and Windows 95? 

You cannot set up a computer to dual boot Windows 98 and Windows 95 because Windows 98 is intended as an upgrade to Windows 95, and a such both versions would try to use the same boot file. This configuration is therefore not supported.

You can choose from four different types of Windows 98 installations. The choice you make dictates the size of the Windows 98 installation on the computer, the number of features installed, and the amount of control the user has in customizing the installation.

If you run Windows 98 Setup from Windows 95, Setup identifies and uses the current configuration settings and installed component information to upgrade your existing configuration to Windows 98. If you want to add or remove the components or configuration you have now, you must use the Windows Setup tab in Add/Remove Programs. The Setup Options dialog box, where you can use the four Setup options (Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom), only appears when you run Windows 98 Setup on a new installation.

Table 2.6 describes each of the Setup options and the components included with each option. The amount of disk space you need depends on the Setup option you choose (Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom). This table uses the following conventions:

Table 2.6 Components installed and not installed by default for Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup options 

If you choose to set up a Custom installation, you can determine how much disk space you need by adding up the space each of the components you want to install uses.

Tables 2.7 through 2.16 show which components are installed or not installed by default for each Setup option. They also list the size for each component. When you select either the Typical, Portable, or Compact option, Windows 98 Setup selects the appropriate components (and sub-components). Setup also lets you either accept the default selection or change it.

Note These tables only list the component sets that have sub-components, therefore, Microsoft Outlook Express is not listed because it is only one component and its size is 3.8 MB.

Desktop Themes, Multilanguage Support, and WebTV for Windows are not included in any of the Setup options by default.

These tables use the following conventions:

Table 2 .7 Accessibility 

Table 2 .8 Accessories 

Table 2 .9 Communications 

Table 2 .10 Desktop Themes 

Table 2 .11 Internet Tools 

Table 2 .12 Multilanguage Support 

Table 2 .13 Multimedia 

Table 2 .14 Online Services 

Table 2 .15 System Tools 

Table 2.16 WebTV for Windows 

You can choose any combination of methods for configuring custom versions of Windows 98:

• Create custom setup scripts based on the Msbatch.inf format. Custom setup scripts contain predefined settings for all Setup options, and they can contain instructions for installing additional software. 

• Define Wrkgrp.ini files to control users' choices for workgroups to join on the network. 

• Enable user profiles and create system policies to specify and maintain the system configuration. 

You can use setup scripts to create an automated mandatory installation scheme for installing Windows 98 on multiple computers from Windows 98 source files on servers. A setup script is a text file that contains predefined settings for all the options specified during Setup, and can contain instructions for installing other software. The setup script file requires an .inf extension, for example, Myscript.inf.

A setup script allows you to create an automated mandatory installation scheme for installing Windows 98 on multiple computers from Windows 98 source files on a network server. Once a setup script has been created or edited, Windows 98 can be installed automatically by running Setup at each client computer, using the name of the setup script as a command-line parameter. The following methods are possible:

• Use a logon script to run Setup from a custom setup script, automatically installing Windows 98 when each user logs on. 

• Use Microsoft Systems Management Server to run Windows 98 Setup with a custom setup script as a mandatory action. 

• Use network management software from another vendor to install Windows 98 automatically, based on custom setup scripts. 

• Use a batch file that contains appropriate Setup command-line information and distribute it on disk or by electronic mail. 

As a rule of thumb, it is recommended that you use setup scripts if you need to conduct a standardized installation on more than five computers.

Even though it is possible to use setup scripts to install Windows 98 in new computers or computers with newly formatted hard disks, the scripts required to perform this type for installation can be complicated. If you need to use a setup script to install Windows 98 on newly formatted disks, install Windows 98 on one computer first (as a model computer) and then run Microsoft Batch 98 on the model computer (using the Gather now button) to create a setup script with the model computer's settings.

For more information on custom installations, Chapter 3, "Custom Installations" and Appendix D, "Msbatch.inf Parameters for Setup Scripts."

Before you install Windows 98, you should disable any software that can cause problems during setup. Problematic software includes anti-virus software, third-party utilities and drivers, and MS-DOS-based programs.

Windows 98 Setup makes changes to the boot sector of all hard disks in the computer. Because virus protection software is designed to prevent changes to the boot sector, it can often cause Setup to fail. Therefore, ensure that anti-virus software and BIOS level anti-virus protection are disabled.

Windows 98 Setup fails if it detects incompatible video drivers or display utilities. To ensure a successful Setup, disable all third-party video drivers and display utilities.

For more information, see "General Setup Issues" in \Win98\Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc.

Note If Setup detects problematic software, it tries to provide instructions to correct the problem. If Setup is unable to diagnose the cause of the failure, it may present a message that states that Setup has failed. If this occurs, you must restart the computer and then restart Setup.

You cannot run Setup while other MS-DOS-based programs are running on your computer. Use ALT+TAB to find out which programs are running. Quit all programs except Setup, and then click OK to continue. If you do not do this, you will get error message SU0358. For information on this error message and other Setup error messages, see "Setup Error Messages" in \Win98\Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc.

One of the most important preparatory steps before installing Windows 98 is backing up your current system configuration (if you have an existing operating system installed on your computer) and any critical business and personal data. The following sections provide some guidelines for backing up an existing Windows 95 configuration and business and personal data.

If for any reason you need to uninstall Windows 98, you can return to your previous Windows 95 installation as long as you backed up the Windows 95 system files during Windows 98 Setup.

To uninstall Windows 98 and return to your previous configuration, the following conditions must be met:

• Have clicked Yes (recommended) on the Save System Files? dialog box that appeared when you installed Windows 98 for the first time. If you clicked Yes, two files containing the saved Windows 95 system files, Winundo.dat and Winundo.ini, were created in the root directory of the partition that you designated during Setup. 

• Have not compressed your system or boot partition after installing Windows 98, or any partition in the same physical drive where Winundo.dat is located. 

• Have not converted any file systems to FAT32, unless your Windows 95 version is OSR-2. 

For more information on how to uninstall Windows 98, see "Uninstalling Windows 98" in Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion."

This section provides a checklist to help you verify that you completed all the necessary preparatory steps described in "Preparing to Run Setup" earlier in this chapter.

You can run the Windows 98 Setup program (Setup.exe) from the:

• Windows 95 user interface. 

• Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x user interface. 

• MS-DOS command prompt. 

The method you choose for running Setup depends on your current configuration. Table 2.17 is a guide to help you choose the appropriate method. You can find the sections listed in this table later in this chapter.

Table 2.17 Choosing a method to run Setup 

The following sections provide more details on these methods of running Setup.

The Windows 98 files are distributed on compact disc. However, you can optionally request Windows 98 floppy disks from Microsoft or you can store these files on an installation point on a network server. Therefore you can start Windows 98 Setup from the following media:

• The Windows 98 compact disc. 

• The Windows 98 floppy disks. 

• From a Windows 98 installation point. You create an installation point by copying the Windows 98 installation files from the Windows 98 compact disc (or floppy disks) to a shared directory with write permissions on a network server. 

• Starting Setup from an installation point requires approximately 170 MB of free disk space on the server, and typically 175–225 MB on the client computer where Windows 98 will be installed. 

• If you use a compact disc to set up Windows 98, the CD-ROM must be connected to the motherboard so that the CD-ROM drivers included in the Windows 98 Startup Disk work. CD-ROM drives connected to a sound card are not recognized during startup. 

• Except for TSRs required for partition or hard disk control, network drivers, or device drivers such as CD-ROM, no TSRs or Windows-based applications should be running when you start Windows 98 Setup. Close any such applications before continuing with Setup. 

If your computer is running Windows 95 and you want to keep its current configuration settings, such as the directory where Windows 95 installed, the computer name, its network settings, and so on, start Setup from within the Windows 95 user interface.

This is the recommended method because it requires minimum user interaction and it is the easiest method. With this method, Windows 98 is automatically installed in the same directory where Windows 95 is installed. Furthermore, most of the information needed for upgrading is automatically taken from your current Windows 95 installation. Windows 98 automatically identifies and transfers the current configuration programs and installed programs. With this method, you cannot change the installation directory or choose the Setup options as described in "Choosing Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup Options" earlier in this chapter.

Note If you do not have enough hard-disk space to install Windows 98, try emptying your Recycle Bin.

1. Start Windows 95. 

2. Close all programs, including any anti-virus programs. 

   For information about closing an anti-virus program, see the program documentation and Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc or Setup Disk 1 floppy disk. 

3. If you are installing Windows 98 from a compact disc, insert the Windows 98 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive and make it the active drive. 

   – Or – 

   If you are installing Windows 98 from floppy disks, insert Setup Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive and make it the active drive. For example, type a: if the disk is in the A drive. 

   – Or – 

   If you are installing Windows 98 from source files on a network server, connect to that server and switch to the shared network directory that contains the Windows 98 source files. 

4. If a message appears asking if you want to upgrade, click Yes. The Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen as described in "Running Setup from the Windows 95 Interface" later in this chapter.

   If a message does not appear, click Start, and then click Run. 

   The Run dialog box appears. 

5. In Open, enter the path and name of the Setup file. (Type the drive letter, followed by a colon (:), a backslash (\), and the word setup.) For example: 

   d:\setup 

    

6. Click OK. 

   The Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts. 

7. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup from the Windows 95 Interface" later in this chapter. 

If your computer is running Windows 95 but you want to change its current settings, start Setup from MS-DOS. With this method, Setup displays dialog boxes that let you change or choose the following settings:

• Installation directory (Select Directory dialog box) 

• Components you want to install (Setup Options dialog box) 

• User name and company (User Information dialog box) 

• Computer name, description, and workgroup (Identification dialog box) 

• Computer settings such as keyboard layout and language support (Computer Settings dialog box) 

1. Shut down Windows 95 and restart your computer in MS-DOS mode. 

2. If you are installing Windows 98 from compact disc, insert the Windows 98 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive and make it the active drive. 

   – Or – 

   If you are installing Windows 98 from floppy disks, insert Setup Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive and make it the active drive. For example, type a: if the disk is in the A drive. 

   – Or – 

   If you are installing Windows 98 from source files on a network server, connect to that server and switch to the shared network directory that contains the Windows 98 source files. 

3. At the command prompt, type the drive letter, followed by a colon (:), a backslash (\), and the word setup. For example, 

   d:\setup 

4. Press ENTER. 

   Setup quickly scans your computer, and then the Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts. 

5. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup from MS-DOS" later in this chapter. 

If you want to upgrade a computer that is running Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x, start Setup from within its Windows user interface. Windows 98 Setup migrates most of the information it needs from your current Windows installation. It automatically identifies and transfers the current configuration programs and installed programs.

Note If you are running Setup from a Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x–based computer that has Novell Client for Windows 95/98 or real-mode Artisoft LANtastic, Setup will fail. You must remove these components before running Setup.

1. Start Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x. 

2. Close all programs, including any anti-virus programs. 

   For information about closing an anti-virus program, see the program documentation and Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc or Setup Disk 1 floppy disk. 

3. If you are installing Windows 98 from a compact disc, insert the Windows 98 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive and make it the active drive. 

   – Or – 

   If you are installing Windows 98 from floppy disks, insert Setup Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive and make it the active drive. For example, type a: if the disk is in the A drive. 

   – Or – 

   If you are installing Windows 98 from source files on a network server, connect to that server and switch to the shared network directory that contains the Windows 98 source files. 

4. Open Program Manager.

5. On the File menu, click Run.

   The Run dialog box appears. 

6. In Open, enter the path and name of the Setup file. (Type the drive letter, followed by a colon [:], a backslash [\], and the word setup.) For example: 

   d:\setup 

7. Click OK.

   The Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts. 

8. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup from the Windows 3.1x Interface" later in this chapter. 

If you do not want to migrate your current settings, run Setup from MS-DOS as explained in the procedure "To start Windows 98 Setup from MS-DOS" earlier in this chapter and read the step-by-step information in "Running Setup on a New Installation" later in this chapter.

If you want to install Windows 98 on a computer with a new hard disk drive or a computer with a reformatted hard disk drive you start Setup from MS-DOS using the Windows 98 compact disc, the Windows 98 floppy disks, or an installation point on a network server.

When starting Setup from MS-DOS using either a network server or local CD-ROM drive, the real-mode network or CD-ROM drivers must be loaded. If the real-mode network drivers are running when you start Windows 98 Setup, the appropriate network client is installed automatically. Setup detects existing network components. installs the appropriate supporting software automatically, and adds the necessary network setting in the registry.

When you perform a new installation, Setup installs Windows 98 in a new folder and does not transfer any existing system settings. Windows 98 becomes your default operating system and uses standard system settings. You need to reinstall any existing programs you want to use because this is an entirely new installation of Windows.

Caution If you follow this procedure, you may no longer be able to use some of the software currently on your computer, including your applications and your current operating system. After you install Windows 98, you may need to reinstall the applications you want to use.

Before you begin, you should be prepared to provide the following information:

• Name of the installation directory (for example, c:\Windows). 

  If you do not know the directory in which to install Windows 98, you can use Setup to create a new one. When prompted, type a new directory name. 

• Network information, such as your computer name, workgroup, and computer description (if your computer is on a network). 

1. Insert a Windows 98 Startup Disk in the CD-ROM drive. 

   Note For information about creating a Startup Disk, see Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion." If you have purchased a full version of Windows 98, use the Startup (boot) floppy disk provided in the box. 

2. Restart your computer. 

   The Microsoft Windows 98 Startup menu appears. 

3. Insert the Windows 98 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive.

4. Type the number 1 and press ENTER.

   A series of scans is performed, and then the MS-DOS prompt appears. 

5. At the MS-DOS prompt, type the word setup and press ENTER. 

   A message informs you that Setup is going to perform a check. If this message does not appear, then your computer cannot locate your CD-ROM drive. For information about installing the correct CD-ROM driver, consult your drive's documentation or contact your hardware manufacturer. 

6. Press ENTER. 

   Microsoft ScanDisk checks your disk drives for errors. 

7. When ScanDisk finishes, press the X key.

   After Setup initializes, Windows 98 Setup begins. 

8. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup on a New Installation" later in this chapter. 

   Note If you are using the upgrade version of Windows 98, Setup may ask you to insert your original Windows 95 or Windows 3.1x disks. 

1. Insert Setup Disk 1 into your floppy-disk drive.

2. Restart your computer.

3. At the MS-DOS prompt, type the word setup and press ENTER.

   The Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts. 

   Note If you are using the full, floppy-disk version of Windows 98, skip this step because Setup automatically starts. 

4. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup on a New Installation" later in this chapter. 

After starting Setup, Setup initializes and checks your system:

• It runs real-mode ScanDisk to check the hard disk for errors. (You will not see it run, unless an error occurs.) Unlike the protected-mode version of ScanDisk, the real-mode counterpart cannot fix errors in long file names. ScanDisk does not perform a surface scan; therefore the disk is not checked for physical errors.

  Note If you get file system errors during Setup, you should run ScanDisk and perform a surface scan before running Setup again. 

• It initializes the registry and checks it for corruption.

Tip When you run Windows 98 Setup, ScanDisk performs a quick check of the hard disk. You can skip this quick check (for example, if the computer uses disk compression software from another vendor) by using the /iq or /is switch with the setup command, as described in "Using the Setup Command-Line Switches" later in this chapter. If you choose to skip automatically running ScanDisk, be sure to use another utility to check the integrity of the hard disk before running Setup.

1. Insert a boot disk in the floppy-disk drive. 

   You must use a boot disk with the appropriate network files and drivers that will allow you to connect to your network. 

2. Restart your computer. 

3. Connect to the network server that contains the Windows 98 installation point. 

4. At the command prompt, type the path and the file name of the setup file and press ENTER. For example 

   e:\InsPoint\setup

   A message informs you that Setup is going to perform a check. If this message does not appear, then your computer cannot locate your CD-ROM drive. For information about installing the correct CD-ROM driver, consult your drive's documentation or contact your hardware manufacturer. 

5. Press ENTER. 

   Microsoft ScanDisk checks your disk drives for errors. 

6. When ScanDisk finishes, press the X key.

   After Setup initializes, Windows 98 Setup begins. 

7. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup on a New Installation" later in this chapter. 

You cannot install Windows 98 on a computer running any version of Windows NT. However, you can configure your computer to dual boot Windows 98 and Windows NT 4*.x* or earlier provided you follow these guidelines:

• Windows 98 must be set up in a different hard disk or partition than Windows NT. 

• Drive C must be a FAT16 partition and must meet the minimum disk space requirements for a Windows 98 installation (195 MB of free hard-disk space for a typical installation). 

• Run Windows 98 Setup by selecting Windows 95 from the Boot Loader Operating System Selection menu that appears at system startup. If Windows 95 does not appear on this menu, select MS-DOS instead. 

  If the Windows NT Loader (NTLDR) stops responding, you can use the Windows NT recovery disks to restore the Windows NT boot sector. 

• You cannot install Windows 98 to a directory with a shared Windows 3.1x/Windows NT configuration. You need to install Windows 98 in a different directory. 

• If your computer is not configured to dual boot MS-DOS and Windows NT, and you want that configuration, configure it to dual boot MS-DOS and Windows NT before you start Windows 98 Setup. 

If Windows NT is already installed, Windows 98 Setup adds itself as an entry to the Windows NT boot menu to allow the user to select between Windows 98 or Windows NT when starting the computer.

For more information on how to install Windows 98 on a computer running Windows NT, see "Installing Windows 98 on a System Running Windows NT" and "Setting Up a Dual-Boot Configuration with Windows NT" in \Win98 \Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc.

1. Start your computer in the usual way. 

2. Select Windows 95 from the Boot Loader Operating System Selection menu that appears at system startup. If Windows 95 does not appear on this menu, select MS-DOS instead. 

3. If you were able to start Windows 95, follow the instructions in "Upgrading Windows 95 Keeping Current Settings" or "Upgrading Windows 95 Changing Current Settings" earlier in this chapter.

   – Or – 

   If you started MS-DOS instead, follow the instructions in "Performing a New Installation" earlier in this chapter. 

4. Edit the Boot.ini file as explained in the following procedure "To edit the Boot.ini file." 

1. In Windows Explorer, click View, click Options, and then click Show all files. 

2. Make sure Hide file extensions for known file types is not checked, and then click OK. 

3. Right-click the Boot.ini file, and then click Properties. 

4. Clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK. 

5. Right-click the Boot.ini file, click Copy, right-click a blank area of the Windows Explorer dialog box, and then click Paste. 

   A backup copy with the file name Copy of Boot.ini is created. 

6. Double-click the Boot.ini file to open it. 

7. Add the name and location of Windows NT in the [Operating Systems] section of the file. For example: 

   [Operating Systems]
   

C:\Winnt="Windows NT 4.0" C:"Microsoft Windows"

8. Save and close the Boot.ini file. 

9. Right-click the Boot.ini file, and then click Properties. 

10. Select the Read-only check box, and then click OK. 

You cannot install Windows 98 on a computer running OS/2. To run Windows 98 Setup, you need to start MS-DOS and run Setup from MS-DOS as explained in "Running Setup from MS-DOS" later in this chapter.

Note If you are upgrading over OS/2 on an HPFS partition, you must have your OS/2 Disk 1 available when running Windows 98 Setup.

If you start MS-DOS from a floppy disk and then run Setup, you will no longer be able to start OS/2 after Windows 98 has been installed. You must delete the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files that OS/2 uses before running Windows 98 Setup.

1. Back up the data files you want to keep. 

2. Delete the files in each of your OS/2 directories and subdirectories, and then delete the OS/2 directories. 

   In My Computer or Windows Explorer, click View, click Options, and then click Show All Files. Delete the following OS/2 files:

   • Ea data.sf 

   • OS21dr.msg 

   • OS2krnl 

   • OS2boot 

   • Wp data.sf 

If you intend to standardize Windows 98 on multiple computers, the most efficient way to install Windows 98 is by using setup scripts. Setup scripts allow you to customize and automate your installations. You can run Windows 98 Setup using a script that is located on a local computer or on a network server.

For information about creating and customizing setup scripts, see Chapter 3, "Custom Installations." For information on automated installations, see Chapter 4 "Automated Installations."

Users who require accessibility aids with Windows might find it difficult to install Windows 98 in the usual way because accessibility aids cannot run with Windows 98 Setup.

To solve this problem, a setup script can be created with predefined answers for those users. Then the user can run Setup from the command prompt using this setup script. Windows 98 Setup will run without requiring additional user input. For more information, see Chapter 3, "Custom Installations" and Appendix H, "Accessibility."

You can automate Setup when both the Windows 98 files and the setup script are located locally on the same computer.

Note Windows 98 Setup uses Msbatch.inf if it is located in the installation directory whether or not it is specified on the command line.

• At the command prompt, run Windows 98 Setup by specifying the batch file that contains the setup script, using the following syntax: 

  D:\ Windows_directory\Setup.exe **a:\**script.inf 

  Where Windows_directory is the directory that contains the Windows 98 files and script.inf is the name of your setup script.

You can also automate Setup when both the Windows 98 files and the setup script are located on a server that can be accessed by the local computer.

Note Windows 98 Setup uses Msbatch.inf if it is located in the installation directory whether or not it is specified on the command line.

• At the command prompt, run Windows 98 Setup by specifying the batch file that contains the setup script, using the following syntax: 

  \\ server_name \ Windows_directory \Setup.exe script.inf

  Where server_name is the name of the sever, Windows_directory is the directory that contains the Windows 98 files, and script.inf is the name of your setup script. 

Note If Windows 98 is installed from a server, the location of that network directory is stored in the registry. When you add a device or require additional support files to run Windows 98, Setup automatically attempts to retrieve the files from the same location on the server. This eliminates the need to maintain a permanent network connection on the computer and makes it easier to modify the configuration of a computer in a networked environment.

Windows 98 Setup provides options to control the installation process. These options, or switches, are specified on the command line as arguments for the setup command (such as setup /d). Similar to MS-DOS command arguments, the specific option is preceded by a forward slash (/) character (not the backslash used to specify directory arguments).

Windows 98 Setup can be run with the setup command switches listed in Table 2.18.

Table 2.18 Setup command switches 

In localized versions of Windows 98, Setup can also be run with the following switches.

You can run the Windows 98 Setup program (Setup.exe) from the:

• Windows 95 user interface. 

• Windows 3.1x user interface. 

• MS-DOS command prompt. 

Depending on the method you chose to run Setup, as explained in "Choosing a Method to Run Setup" earlier in this chapter, the Setup dialog boxes that appear and the information they request vary. This section provides step-by-step information on the installation process when running Setup from:

• MS-DOS when installing Windows 98 on a computer with a new or reformatted hard disk. 

• The Windows 95 user interface when upgrading Windows 95 keeping current settings. 

• MS-DOS when upgrading Windows 95 changing current settings. 

• The Windows 3.1x user interface when upgrading Windows 3.1x. 

Note Each of the following sections provide step-by-step information on the installation process; however, only the first section, "Running Setup on a New Installation," shows every screen shot of the process. Subsequent sections show only screen shots that are unique to that setup process.

In order for detection to run properly, you must remove conflicting managers from the Config.sys file, otherwise you will be asked to remove it during first boot. You must remove the following configuration managers:

• EMM386 (only if using the highscan option)

• EMM

• 386MAX

Note Windows 98 Setup always restarts your computer at least once during the installation process, but it can restart your computer more times. It restarts your computer twice if it can access the source path in real-mode for the hardware detection phase; it restarts your computer three times if a driver must be loaded to access it in protected mode.

To install Windows 98 on a computer with a new or reformatted hard disk, you start Setup from MS-DOS.

Important If you run Setup from MS-DOS using a network server or local CD-ROM drive, either the real-mode network or CD-ROM drivers must be loaded respectively.

After starting Setup from MS-DOS, it performs a routine check on your computer. It:

• Runs the real-mode version of ScanDisk. It creates the Scandisk.log file and checks for errors in the directory structure, file allocation table, and file system. A surface scan is not performed, the disk is not checked for physical errors, and long file name errors are not fixed. These errors are fixed only when you run ScanDisk in protected-mode (from Windows). If ScanDisk finds errors, it will let you know. You can view the log file by selecting View Log from the ScanDisk screen; otherwise, select Exit. 

• Initializes your system and copies the necessary files for installing Windows 98. 

• Displays the Windows 98 Setup screen. This screen has an information bar on the left-hand side that displays the five steps that Setup will perform and a timer that shows the estimated time remaining to complete the installation. To begin the Setup process, click Continue. 

  

Setup prepares the Windows 98 Setup Wizard. Then, Setup starts its five-step installation process:

1. Preparing to run Windows 98 Setup. 

2. Collecting information about your computer. 

3. Copying Windows 98 files to your computer. 

4. Restarting your computer. 

5. Setting up hardware and finalizing settings. 

The following sections describe each of these steps.

During this step, Setup prepares the Windows 98 Setup Wizard, which guides you through the installation process. Setup:

• Displays the Windows 98 Setup dialog box. 

   

• Creates the Setuplog.txt file in the root directory (C:\).

• Identifies the drive where Windows 98 is being installed and the source drive where the Windows 98 installation files are located (drive assignment). 

• Creates the C:\Wininst0.400 temporary directory and copies Mini.cab to it. Mini.cab contains the mini-Windows program files required by Setup. 

• Extracts all files in Precopy1.cab and Precopy2.cab to C:\Wininst0.400. These are the files necessary to run Setup Wizard. 

During this step, Setup collects information about your computer and prepares it for copying the Windows 98 files through the following phases, where Setup:

• Presents the License Agreement (License Agreement dialog box). 

• Prompts you to enter the Product Key (Product Key dialog box). 

• Prompts you to select a directory for installing Windows 98 (Select Directory dialog box). 

• Informs you that it is preparing the directory where it will install Windows 98 and verifying that there is enough space to install it (Preparing Directory dialog box). 

• Lets you choose the type of Setup you want — Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom (Setup Options dialog box). 

• Prompts you to enter your name and company name (User Information dialog box). 

• Lets you install the most common components or customize your selection (Windows Components dialog box). 

• Lets you add or remove components (Select Components dialog box). 

• Prompts you to identify your computer on the network (Identification dialog box). 

• Lets you select the location for getting region-specific information from the Internet (Establishing Your Location dialog box). 

• Prompts you to create the Startup Disk (Startup Disk dialog box). 

• Starts copying files (Start Copying Files dialog box). 

The License Agreement 

After Setup Wizard is loaded, the License Agreement is displayed. You must accept the License Agreement to continue.

Product Key 

Setup prompts you to enter the Product Key.

Type the Product Key in the spaces provided. The Product Key is located either on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) or on the backliner of your Windows 98 compact disc. If the number you type is not accepted, check the following:

• Make sure the Caps Lock key is not on. 

• If you are using the keypad to the right of your keyboard, make sure the Num Lock key is on. 

The Product Key dialog box might not appear if you are installing Windows 98 from the network, depending on the requirements at your site.

Select Directory 

After you enter your Product Key, the Select Directory dialog box appears.

The default directory is C:\Windows. If you want to install Windows in a directory other than C:\Windows, follow these steps.

To install Windows 98 in a new directory

1. In the Select Directory dialog box, click Other directory, and then click Next.

   The Change Directory dialog box appears. 

    

2. Type a new directory name, and then click Next. If you specify a directory that does not exist, Setup creates one for you. 

Preparing Directory 

After you select a directory, the Preparing Directory dialog box appears.

Setup checks for installed components and then checks whether there is adequate disk space for the files. It creates the Windows 98 directory structure, including all required folders under the \Windows (or \Your_InstallDirectory) and \Program Files folders.

Note If there is not enough disk space, Setup Wizard prompts you to free some hard-disk space and then restart Setup.

Setup Options 

Once Setup finishes setting up the directory structure, it prompts you to select the type of Setup you want through the Setup Options dialog box.

Each Setup option contains a specific set of components to install. When you choose a Setup option, Setup selects by default a set of appropriate components based on your choice. Later, through the Select Components dialog box, Setup gives you the choice to either accept the default selection or select your own components.

To choose a Setup option

• In the Setup Options dialog box, click the Setup option you want, then click Next. The Typical Setup option is selected as the default.

  Expand table

  Click this option	If you want
  Typical	All of the components that are usually installed with Windows 98.Most users should select this Setup option.
  Portable	To install the options generally required for portable computers.
  Compact	The smallest possible installation of Windows 98. For example, you may want to perform a Compact installation if your hard disk does not have much free space. Setup then installs no optional components. If you later want to use an optional component, such as Games or WebTV for Windows, then you have to install it. To install an optional component after Setup is completed, use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
  Custom	To choose which optional components are installed. If you do not select a Custom installation, then Setup installs only the optional components that are selected by default. If you know you are going to need certain Windows components, you may want to select a Custom installation and ensure that those components are included during Setup. Pan European users should choose this option in order to select the required regional settings and keyboard layout for their locale. Pan European users should choose this option in order to select the required regional setting and keyboard layout for their locale.

For a list of all Windows 98 components included in each Setup option, see Table 2.6 in "Choosing Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup Options" earlier in this chapter.

User Information 

After the Setup Options phase, Windows 98 Setup asks you to type your name and company name, which Windows 98 uses to identify you for various operations. You must enter this information for Setup to continue.

Windows Components 

After you provide the user information, Setup displays the Windows Components dialog box.

If you select Install the most common components, Setup continues the installation. If you select Show me the list of components so I can choose, the Select Components dialog box appears.

Select Components 

The Select Components dialog box lets you customize your installation by choosing the components you want to install. For more information on which components are installed by default and the size of each component, see Tables 2.7 through 2.16 in "Choosing Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup Options" earlier in this chapter.

To select which components are installed

1. In the Components list, click a component set (for example, Communications), and then click Details. A shaded box means that only part of the component will be installed. 

   A dialog box appears, listing the components in the category. 

   Select or deselect the component you want to add or remove, and then click OK.

   • To add a component, make sure the component is checked.

   • To remove a component, clear its check box. 

   • To prevent a component from being installed, make sure the component is not checked. 

2. Repeat this procedure for each category in the Components list in the Select Components dialog box.

3. When you are satisfied with your selections, click Next. If you want to reset the list of components to the default, click Reset. 

Note You can install or remove any of these components after Windows 98 is installed by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

Identification 

After you have selected which components you want to install, Setup prompts you to identify how you want your computer to be identified on your network by displaying the Identification dialog box.

• The computer name must be unique on the network, and can be up to 15 characters long with no spaces (no blank characters). The name can contain only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters: 

  ! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) - _ ' { } . ~
  

• The workgroup name can be up to 15 characters long and uses the same naming convention as the computer name. The workgroup is used to associate groups of computers together for more efficient browsing. The network administrator can provide guidelines for workgroup selection by using Wrkgrp.ini, as described in Chapter 3, "Custom Installations." 

• The computer description can be up to 48 characters long, but it cannot contain any commas (,). This text appears as a comment next to the computer name when users are browsing the network, so you can use it to describe the department or location of the computer.

Establishing Your Location 

Next, Setup prompts you to establish your location by displaying the Establishing Your Location dialog box.

Select the location for getting region-specific news and other information through media such as channels — Web sites designed to deliver content from the Internet to your computer. Channels become available on your Windows 98 desktop Channel Bar after you install Windows 98 successfully.

To establish a location for receiving region-specific Internet information

1. From the Select your country or region from the list below list, click the country or region you want. For example, United States. 

2. Click Next. 

Startup Disk 

After establishing your location, Setup prompts you to create a Windows 98 Startup Disk by displaying the Startup Disk dialog box.

The Startup Disk is a bootable system disk with a collection of real-mode Windows 98 commands and utilities that you can use to restart your computer if you have trouble starting Windows 98 or to run diagnostic programs. It is recommended that you create several Startup Disks. You can create a Startup Disk during Setup and you can create extra copies by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

To make a Startup Disk, you need one 1.44 MB floppy disk or two 1.2 MB floppy disks.

To create a Startup Disk during Setup

1. Click Next on the Startup Disk dialog box. 

   Setup starts creating the Startup Disk. 

2. Label a floppy disk "Windows 98 Startup Disk" and insert it into drive A. 

    

3. Click OK to create the disk. 

To create a Startup Disk using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel

1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 

2. Click the Startup Disk tab. 

3. Click Create Disk. 

4. Follow the instructions on the screen. 

For information about how to use a Startup Disk and its functionality, see "Using a Startup Disk" in Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion." For information on the contents of the Startup Disk, see Appendix B, "Windows 98 System File Details."

Caution You cannot start Windows 98 if you try to start your computer with a Windows 95 Startup Disk or other existing startup disks (of any version of Microsoft Windows other than Windows 98).

The Startup Disk includes a real-mode generic ATAPI CD-ROM driver (Oakcdrom.sys) that allows the CD-ROM to function when the protected mode of the graphical user interface is not available. This driver is a generic IDE CD-ROM driver, and it does not work with SCSI CD-ROMs. Several third-party SCSI drivers are also included on the Startup Disk. In general, CD-ROM manufacturers include a floppy disk with the correct CD-ROM driver to use with their CD-ROM. However, if for some reason the specific driver for your CD-ROM is not available, you can use the generic ATAPI/SCSI CD-ROM driver included on the Startup Disk.

Note If your computer's CD-ROM is connected to a sound card, you need to copy the correct drivers for your CD-ROM drive and controller to the Startup Disk, and then edit the Config.sys file on the Startup Disk so that the correct drivers are loaded. Consult the documentation for your CD-ROM drive and controller to get the correct files and configuration settings.

Start Copying Files 

After Setup finishes creating the Startup Disk, the Start Copying Files dialog box appears. Click Next to start copying files.

After Setup has collected the information it needs from your computer, it begins copying the Windows 98 files to your computer. During this phase, Windows 98 Setup does not require your input.

Caution Do not interrupt file copying. If Setup is interrupted during the file-copying phase, Windows 98 may not run when you restart your computer because Windows 98 will not have all of the necessary files to start. If you interrupt Setup during this phase, you must run Setup again.

If you started Setup over a network, from a compact disc, or removable hard drive, Setup copies the appropriate Driverx.inf files that are necessary to access the installation media (installation point on a network server, compact disc, or removable hard drive) to continue Setup after your computer is restarted.

After Setup finishes copying the Windows 98 files to your computer, you are prompted to restart your computer. You can click the Restart Now button to restart your computer immediately; if you do not click the button or wait more than 15 seconds to click it, Setup restarts your computer automatically.

After Setup restarts your computer, the following message appears on your screen:

Getting ready to start Windows 98 for the first time.

During this phase, Setup configures the following:

• Control Panel

• Programs on the Start menu 

• Windows Help 

• MS-DOS program settings 

• Tuning Up Application Start 

• Time zone 

• System Configuration 

When Setup finishes setting up hardware and configuring settings, Setup restarts your computer and asks you to log on. If your computer is connected to the network, you may be asked for a domain name and a network password. After you log on, Setup:

• Builds a driver information database. 

• Updates system settings. 

• Sets up personalized settings such as settings for the Internet Explorer 4 browsing software, Start menu, Online services, Volume Control, and Channels. 

Then, Setup displays the Welcome to Windows 98 dialog box.

To upgrade your Windows 95 – based computer to Windows 98, keeping your computer's configuration settings, you start Setup from the Windows 95 user interface. If you want to install Windows 98 on a computer with Windows 95 but want to change current settings, start Setup from MS-DOS and read the step-by-step information in "Running Setup from MS-DOS" later in this chapter.

When upgrading from Windows 95, Windows 98 Setup:

• Uses the same settings as the current installation. 

• No longer performs full hardware detection, although Setup verifies legacy hardware registry settings. 

• Migrates the information on applications and utilities already installed to Windows 98. 

When running Windows 98 Setup from the Windows 95 user interface, it skips some of the tasks that were performed by Windows 95 Setup, including the following:

• Performing full hardware detection. 

• Allowing you to choose Setup options (Custom, Typical, Portable, and Compact). 

• Configuring hardware. 

These tasks were removed in Windows 98 Setup to help speed the installation process and minimize user interaction. You can still add or remove components after setting up Windows 98 by using the Windows Setup tab from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, or by running Setup from MS-DOS (through the Setup Options dialog box, which is displayed when running Setup from MS-DOS).

After starting Setup from Windows 95, the Windows 98 Setup screen appears. To begin the Setup process, click Continue.

Following are the five steps that Setup performs during the installation process:

1. Preparing to run Windows 98 Setup. 

2. Collecting information about your computer. 

3. Copying Windows 98 files to your computer. 

4. Restarting your computer. 

5. Setting up hardware and finalizing settings. 

The following sections describe each of these steps.

During this step, Setup checks your system and prepares Setup Wizard.

Checking Your System 

During this phase, Setup performs the following tasks:

• Creates the Setuplog.txt file in the root directory (C:\).

• Checks for anti-virus software. If CMOS anti-virus is enabled, Setup may fail or stop. Setup writes the following lines in Setuplog.txt: 

  fsCmosAVCheck: Attempting CMOS Anti Virus Test
  

fs CmosAVCheck: CMOS Anti Virus Test SUCCEEDED

The last line is added only if the anti-virus test succeeds. If your computer is running anti-virus software that is protecting the master boot record, Setup asks you to disable the anti-virus software before proceeding. Setup modifies the Autoexec.bat file to call Suwarn.bat. If Setup fails or stops, Suwarn.bat runs at next reboot and displays a message explaining why Setup failed and asking you to disable all anti-virus software or contact your hardware vendor. 

Preparing the Setup Wizard 

Setup prepares the Windows 98 Setup Wizard, which guides you through the rest of the installation process. After you click Continue, Setup:

• Creates the C:\Wininst0.400 temporary directory and copies Mini.cab to it. Mini.cab contains the mini-Windows program files required by Setup. 

• Extracts all files in Precopy1.cab and Precopy2.cab to C:\Wininst0.400. These are the files necessary to run Setup Wizard. 

Note If Setup fails, and Recovery was not selected, additional directories may be created: \Wininst1.400, \Wininst2.400, and so on.

During this step, Setup collects information about your computer and prepares it for copying the Windows 98 files through the following phases, where Setup:

• Presents the License Agreement (License Agreement dialog box). 

• Prompts you to enter the Product Key (Product Key dialog box). 

• Checks your system by running protected-mode ScanDisk (Checking Your System dialog box). 

• Initializes your system by checking the registry for corruption (Initializing Your System dialog box). 

• Informs you that it is preparing the directory where it will install Windows 98 and verifying that there is enough space to install it (Preparing Directory dialog box). 

• Gives you the option to save system files (Save System Files and Saving System Files dialog boxes). 

• Lets you select the location for getting region-specific information from the Internet (Establishing Your Location dialog box). 

• Prompts you to create the Startup Disk (Startup Disk dialog box). 

• Starts copying files (Start Copying Files dialog box). 

The License Agreement 

After Setup Wizard is loaded, the License Agreement is displayed. You must accept the License Agreement to continue.

Product Key 

Setup prompts you to enter the Product Key through the Product Key dialog box. Type the Product Key in the spaces provided. The Product Key is located either on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) or on the backliner of your Windows 98 compact disc. If the number you type is not accepted, check the following:

• Make sure the Caps Lock key is not on.

• If you are using the keypad to the right of your keyboard, make sure the Num Lock key is on.

The Product Key dialog box might not appear if you are installing Windows 98 from the network, depending on the requirements at your site.

Checking Your System 

After you accept the License Agreement and enter your Product Key, Setup checks your system by running protected-mode ScanDisk and initializes your computer's registry.

You will not see it run, unless an error occurs. If ScanDisk encounters an error in long file names, it fixes them. ScanDisk does not perform a surface scan, therefore, the disk is not checked for physical errors.

Initializing Your System 

After running ScanDisk, Setup checks the registry for corruption by running the ScanRegW.exe utility, with the switch /w in protected mode. This verifies the integrity of the registry. If an error is found, Setup prompts you to reboot your computer and run ScanRegW in real-mode from the command prompt.

ScanRegW does not fix nor restore corrupted registries—it just detects corruption and prompts the user to try real-mode ScanReg. ScanRegW also backs up the registry, up to five different versions. This gives users the ability to restore a specific backup of the registry that they know was error free.

Note Typical registries are larger than 2 MB. Having up to five backups plus a working version of the registry requires a lot of disk space. To free up space, delete older backups that you no longer need.

Preparing Directory 

After you select a directory, the Preparing Directory dialog box appears. Setup checks for installed components and then checks whether there is adequate disk space for the files. It creates the Windows 98 directory structure, including all required folders under the \Windows (or \Your_InstallDirectory) and \Program Files folders.

Note If there is not enough disk space, Setup Wizard prompts you to free some hard-disk space and then restart Setup.

Save System Files 

Setup displays the Save System Files dialog box. It gives you the option to save your existing MS-DOS and Windows system files so you can uninstall Windows 98 if necessary. This requires up to 50 MB of extra disk space.

Yes (recommended). It is highly recommended that you choose this option. If you experience problems with Windows 98, you will be able to restore your Windows 95 configuration by uninstalling Windows 98. If you choose this option, Setup displays the Saving System Files dialog box.

It finds the system files and it saves them in the following files:

• Winundo.dat*.* This file contains all the files required to restore Windows 95. It can be up to 50 MB in size. 

• Winundo.ini*.* This file contains information about the original location of the files stored in Winundo.dat. 

Setup saves the current system files to the root directory. However, it lets you choose the location if you have more than one logical drive.

No. If you select No, you will not be able to uninstall Windows 98. To remove Windows 98, you have to delete the Windows 98 directory and reinstall the previous operating system. Any Windows-based programs installed after Windows 98, have to be reinstalled.

Caution If you converted your drive to FAT32 or compressed it with DriveSpace, you cannot uninstall Windows 98, even if you saved your system files.

Establishing Your Location 

Next, Setup prompts you to establish your location by displaying the Establishing Your Location dialog box. Select the location for getting region-specific news and other information through media such as channels — Web sites designed to deliver content from the Internet to your computer. Channels become available on your Windows 98 desktop Channel Bar after you install Windows 98 successfully.

To establish a location for receiving region-specific Internet information

1. From the Select your country or region from the list below list, click the country or region you want. For example, United States. 

2. Click Next. 

Startup Disk 

After establishing your location, Setup prompts you to create a Windows 98 Startup Disk by displaying the Startup Disk dialog box. The Startup Disk is a bootable system disk with a collection of real-mode Windows 98 commands and utilities that you can use to restart your computer if you have trouble starting Windows 98 or to run diagnostic programs. It is recommended that you create several Startup Disks. You can create a Startup Disk during Setup and you can create extra copies by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

To make a Startup Disk, you need one 1.44 MB floppy disk or two 1.2 MB floppy disks.

To create a Startup Disk during Setup

1. Click Next on the Startup Disk dialog box. 

   Setup starts creating the Startup Disk. 

2. Label a floppy disk "Windows 98 Startup Disk" and insert it into drive A. 

3. Click OK to create the disk. 

To create a Startup Disk using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel

1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 

2. Click the Startup Disk tab. 

3. Click Create Disk. 

4. Follow the instructions on the screen. 

For information about how to use a Startup Disk and its functionality, see "Using a Startup Disk" in Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion." For information on the contents of the Startup Disk, see Appendix B, "Windows 98 System File Details."

Caution You cannot start Windows 98 if you try to start your computer with a Windows 95 Startup Disk or other existing startup disks (of any version of Microsoft Windows other than Windows 98).

The Startup Disk includes a real-mode generic ATAPI CD-ROM driver (Oakcdrom.sys) that allows the CD-ROM to function when the protected mode of the graphical user interface is not available. This driver is a generic IDE CD-ROM driver, and it does not work with SCSI CD-ROMs. Several third-party SCSI drivers are also included on the Startup Disk. In general, CD-ROM manufacturers include a floppy disk with the correct CD-ROM driver to use with their CD-ROM. However, if for some reason the specific driver for your CD-ROM is not available, you can use the generic ATAPI/SCSI CD-ROM driver included on the Startup Disk.

Note If your computer's CD-ROM is connected to a sound card, you need to copy the correct drivers for your CD-ROM drive and controller to the Startup Disk, and then edit the Config.sys file on the Startup Disk so that the correct drivers are loaded. Consult the documentation for your CD-ROM drive and controller to get the correct files and configuration settings.

Start Copying Files 

After Setup finishes creating the Startup Disk, the Start Copying Files dialog box appears. Click Next to start copying files.

After Setup has collected the information it needs from your computer, it begins copying the Windows 98 files to your computer. During this phase, Windows 98 Setup does not require your input.

Caution Do not interrupt file copying. If Setup is interrupted during the file-copying phase, Windows 98 may not run when you restart your computer because Windows 98 will not have all of the necessary files to start. If you interrupt Setup during this phase, you must run Setup again.

If you started Setup over a network, from a compact disc, or removable hard drive, Setup copies the appropriate Driverx.inf files that are necessary to access the installation media (installation point on a network server, compact disc, or removable hard drive) to continue Setup after your computer is restarted.

After Setup finishes copying the Windows 98 files to your computer, you are prompted to restart your computer. You can click the Restart Now button to restart your computer immediately; if you do not click the button or wait more than 15 seconds to click it, Setup restarts your computer automatically.

After Setup restarts your computer, the following message appears on your screen:

Getting ready to start Windows 98 for the first time.

Setup also performs the following actions:

• It modifies the Win.ini, System.ini, and registry files to add the Windows 98 – specific settings. 

• It examines the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files (if they exist) for incompatible device drivers and terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs as specified by entries in the Setupc.inf file. This file is located in the \Windows\Inf folder, which is a hidden folder. Setup comments out, using the REM command, any incompatible or unnecessary entries from this files. 

Note If you determine that any of your programs or hardware do not run correctly after setting up Windows 98, and the programs require specific entries in either the Config.sys or the Autoexec.bat file, you can restore them by removing the REM comments from their entries. For example, Setup comments out any real-mode mouse drivers entries in either file. It is possible that if you restore these files, this could interfere with the functionality of Windows 98. If this is the case, contact the manufacturer of the hardware or software to check whether there is a Windows 98–compatible version.

After Setup restarts your computer for the first time, Setup detects the hardware you have installed on your computer. This is different from Windows 95 Setup, where hardware detection occurred prior to the file-copy phase. Performing hardware detection after restarting your computer once is more reliable and less likely to create problems that cause the computer to stop responding.

During this phase, Setup configures the following:

• Control Panel

• Programs on the Start menu 

• Windows Help 

• MS-DOS program settings 

• Tuning Up Application Start 

• Time zone 

• System Configuration 

When starting Windows 98 Setup from Windows 95, Setup detects only Plug and Play devices. Setup retains the Windows 95 non – Plug and Play settings, as well as the existing printer and Microsoft Windows Messaging settings.

If you need to add a non – Plug and Play device, you must do so either before upgrading to Windows 98 or after upgrading. If you choose to install the new non – Plug and Play device after upgrading to Windows 98, you need to use Add New Hardware from Control Panel.

When Setup finishes setting up hardware and configuring settings, Setup restarts your computer and asks you to log on. If your computer is connected to the network, you may be asked for a domain name and a network password. After you log on, Setup:

• Builds a driver information database. 

• Updates system settings. 

• Sets up personalized settings such as settings for the Internet Explorer 4 browsing software, Start menu, Online services, Volume Control, and Channels. 

Then, Setup displays the Welcome to Windows 98 dialog box.

If you want to upgrade your Windows 95 – based computer to Windows 98 but want to change the installation directory, you must start Setup from MS-DOS. You also run Setup from MS-DOS if you tried to upgrade Windows 95 keeping current settings (starting Setup from Windows 95) but Setup failed.

Important If you run Setup from MS-DOS using a network server or local CD-ROM drive, either the real-mode network or CD-ROM drivers must be loaded respectively.

After starting Setup from MS-DOS, it performs a routine check on your computer. It:

• Runs the real-mode version of ScanDisk. It creates the Scandisk.log file and checks for errors in the directory structure, file allocation table, and file system. A surface scan is not performed, the disk is not checked for physical errors, and long file name errors are not fixed. These errors are fixed only when you run ScanDisk in protected-mode (from Windows). If ScanDisk finds errors, it will let you know. You can view the log file by selecting View Log from the ScanDisk screen; otherwise, select Exit. 

• Initializes your system and copies the necessary files for installing Windows 98. 

• Displays the Windows 98 Setup screen. This screen has an information bar on the left-hand side that displays the five steps that Setup will perform and a timer that shows the estimated time remaining to complete the installation. 

Setup prepares the Windows 98 Setup Wizard. Then, Setup starts its five-step installation process:

1. Preparing to run Windows 98 Setup. 

2. Collecting information about your computer. 

3. Copying Windows 98 files to your computer. 

4. Restarting your computer. 

5. Setting up hardware and finalizing settings. 

The following sections describe each of these steps.

During this step, Setup prepares the Windows 98 Setup Wizard, which guides you through the installation process. Setup:

• Displays the Windows 98 Setup dialog box.

• Creates the Setuplog.txt file in the root directory (C:\).

• Identifies the drive where Windows 98 is being installed and the source drive where the Windows 98 installation files are located (drive assignment). 

• Creates the C:\Wininst0.400 temporary directory and copies Mini.cab to it. Mini.cab contains the mini-Windows program files required by Setup. 

• Extracts all files in Precopy1.cab and Precopy2.cab to C:\Wininst0.400. These are the files necessary to run Setup Wizard. 

During this step, Setup collects information about your computer and prepares it for copying the Windows 98 files through the following phases, where Setup:

• Presents the License Agreement (License Agreement dialog box). 

• Prompts you to enter the Product Key (Product Key dialog box). 

• Prompts you to select a directory for installing Windows 98 (Select Directory dialog box). 

• Checks your system (Checking Your System dialog box). 

• Informs you that it is preparing the directory where it will install Windows 98 and verifying that there is enough space to install it (Preparing Directory dialog box). 

• Gives you the option to save system files (Save System Files dialog box). 

• Lets you select the location for getting region-specific information from the Internet (Establishing Your Location dialog box). 

• Prompts you to create the Startup Disk (Startup Disk dialog box). 

• Starts copying files (Start Copying Files dialog box). 

The License Agreement 

After Setup Wizard is loaded, the License Agreement is displayed. You must accept the License Agreement to continue.

Product Key 

Setup prompts you to enter the Product Key through the Product Key dialog box. Type the Product Key in the spaces provided. The Product Key is located either on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) or on the backliner of your Windows 98 compact disc. If the number you type is not accepted, check the following:

• Make sure the Caps Lock key is not on.

• If you are using the keypad to the right of your keyboard, make sure the Num Lock key is on. 

The Product Key dialog box might not appear if you are installing Windows 98 from the network, depending on the requirements at your site.

Select Directory 

After you enter your Product Key, the Select Directory dialog box appears. The default directory is C:\Windows. If you want to install Windows in a directory other than C:\Windows, follow these steps.

To install Windows 98 in a new directory

1. In the Select Directory dialog box, click Other directory, and then click Next. The Change Directory dialog box appears. 

2. Type a new directory name, and then click Next. If you specify a directory that does not exist, Setup creates one for you. 

Checking Your System 

Setup checks your system and initializes your computer's registry.

Preparing Directory 

After you select a directory, the Preparing Directory dialog box appears. Setup checks for installed components and then checks whether there is adequate disk space for the files. It creates the Windows 98 directory structure, including all required folders under the \Windows (or \Your_InstallDirectory) and \Program Files folders.

Note If there is not enough disk space, Setup Wizard prompts you to free some hard-disk space and then restart Setup.

Save System Files 

Setup displays the Save System Files dialog box. It gives you the option to save your existing MS-DOS and Windows system files so you can uninstall Windows 98 if necessary. This requires up to 50 MB of extra disk space.

Yes (recommended). It is highly recommended that you choose this option. If you experience problems with Windows 98, you will be able to restore your Windows 95 configuration by uninstalling Windows 98. If you choose this option, Setup displays the Saving System Files dialog box. It then finds the system files and saves them in the following files:

• Winundo.dat*.* This file contains all the files required to restore Windows 95. It can be up to 50 MB in size. 

• Winundo.ini*.* This file contains information about the original location of the files stored in Winundo.dat. 

Setup saves the current system files to the root directory. However, it lets you choose the location if you have more than one logical drive.

No. If you select No, you will not be able to uninstall Windows 98. To remove Windows 98, you have to delete the Windows 98 directory and reinstall the previous operating system. Any Windows-based programs installed after Windows 98, have to be reinstalled.

Caution If you converted your drive to FAT32 or compressed it with DriveSpace, you cannot uninstall Windows 98, even if you saved your system files.

Establishing Your Location 

Next, Setup prompts you to establish your location by displaying the Establishing Your Location dialog box. Select the location for getting region-specific news and other information through media such as channels — Web sites designed to deliver content from the Internet to your computer. Channels become available on your Windows 98 desktop Channel Bar after you install Windows 98 successfully.

To establish a location for receiving region-specific Internet information

1. From the Select your country or region from the list below list, click the country or region you want. For example, United States. 

2. Click Next. 

Startup Disk 

After establishing your location, Setup prompts you to create a Windows 98 Startup Disk by displaying the Startup Disk dialog box. The Startup Disk is a bootable system disk with a collection of real-mode Windows 98 commands and utilities that you can use to restart your computer if you have trouble starting Windows 98 or to run diagnostic programs. It is recommended that you create several Startup Disks. You can create a Startup Disk during Setup and you can create extra copies by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

To make a Startup Disk, you need one 1.44 MB floppy disk or two 1.2 MB floppy disks.

To create a Startup Disk during Setup

1. Click Next on the Startup Disk dialog box. 

   Setup starts creating the Startup Disk. 

2. Label a floppy disk "Windows 98 Startup Disk" and insert it into drive A. 

3. Click OK to create the disk. 

To create a Startup Disk using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel

1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 

2. Click the Startup Disk tab. 

3. Click Create Disk. 

4. Follow the instructions on the screen. 

For information about how to use a Startup Disk and its functionality, see "Using a Startup Disk" in Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion." For information on the contents of the Startup Disk, see Appendix B, "Windows 98 System File Details."

Caution You cannot start Windows 98 if you try to start your computer with a Windows 95 Startup Disk or other existing Startup Disks (of any version of Microsoft Windows other than Windows 98).

The Startup Disk includes a real-mode generic ATAPI CD-ROM driver (Oakcdrom.sys) that allows the CD-ROM to function when the protected mode of the graphical user interface is not available. This driver is a generic IDE CD-ROM driver, and it does not work with SCSI CD-ROMs. Several third-party SCSI drivers are also included on the Startup Disk. In general, CD-ROM manufacturers include a floppy disk with the correct CD-ROM driver to use with their CD-ROM. However, if for some reason the specific driver for your CD-ROM is not available, you can use the generic ATAPI/SCSI CD-ROM driver included on the Startup Disk.

Note If your computer's CD-ROM is connected to a sound card, you need to copy the correct drivers for your CD-ROM drive and controller to the Startup Disk, and then edit the Config.sys file on the Startup Disk so that the correct drivers are loaded. Consult the documentation for your CD-ROM drive and controller to get the correct files and configuration settings.

Start Copying Files 

After Setup finishes creating the Startup Disk, the Start Copying Files dialog box appears. Click Next to start copying files.

After Setup has collected the information it needs from your computer, it begins copying the Windows 98 files to your computer. During this phase, Windows 98 Setup does not require your input.

Caution Do not interrupt file copying. If Setup is interrupted during the file-copying phase, Windows 98 may not run when you restart your computer because Windows 98 will not have all of the necessary files to start. If you interrupt Setup during this phase, you must run Setup again.

If you started Setup over a network, from a compact disc, or removable hard drive, Setup copies the appropriate Driverx.inf files that are necessary to access the installation media (installation point on a network server, compact disc, or removable hard drive) to continue Setup after your computer is restarted.

After Setup finishes copying the Windows 98 files to your computer, you are prompted to restart your computer. You can click the Restart Now button to restart your computer immediately; if you do not click the button or wait more than 15 seconds to click it, Setup restarts your computer automatically.

After Setup restarts your computer, the following message appears on your screen:

Getting ready to start Windows 98 for the first time.

During this phase, Setup configures the following:

• Control Panel

• Programs on the Start menu 

• Windows Help 

• MS-DOS program settings 

• Tuning Up Application Start 

• Time zone 

• System Configuration 

When Setup finishes setting up hardware and configuring settings, Setup restarts your computer and asks you to log on. If your computer is connected to the network, you may be asked for a domain name and a network password. After you log on, Setup:

• Builds a driver information database. 

• Updates system settings. 

• Sets up personalized settings such as settings for the Internet Explorer 4 browsing software, Start menu, Online services, Volume Control, and Channels. 

Then, Setup displays the Welcome to Windows 98 dialog box.

You can upgrade your Windows 3.1x computer by starting Setup from the Windows 3.1x user interface.

After starting Setup from Windows 3.1x, the Windows 98 Setup screen appears and Setup starts its five-step installation process:

1. Preparing to run Windows 98 Setup. 

2. Collecting information about your computer. 

3. Copying Windows 98 files to your computer. 

4. Restarting your computer. 

5. Setting up hardware and finalizing settings. 

The following sections describe each of these steps.

During this step, Setup checks your system and prepares the Windows 98 Setup Wizard, which guides you through the installation process. Setup:

• Creates the Setuplog.txt file in the root directory (C:\).

• Identifies the drive where Windows 98 is being installed and the source drive where the Windows 98 installation files are located (drive assignment). 

• Creates the C:\Wininst0.400 temporary directory and copies Mini.cab to it. Mini.cab contains the mini-Windows program files required by Setup. 

• Extracts all files in Precopy1.cab and Precopy2.cab to C:\Wininst0.400. These are the files necessary to run Setup Wizard. 

During this step, Setup collects information about your computer and prepares it for copying the Windows 98 files through the following phases, where Setup:

• Presents the License Agreement (License Agreement dialog box). 

• Prompts you to enter the Product Key (Product Key dialog box). 

• Prompts you to select a directory for installing Windows 98 (Select Directory dialog box). 

• Checks your system (Checking Your System dialog box). 

• Informs you that it is preparing the directory where it will install Windows 98 and verifying that there is enough space to install it (Preparing Directory dialog box). 

• Gives you the option to save system files (Save System Files dialog box). 

• Lets you choose the type of Setup you want — Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom (Setup Options dialog box). 

• Lets you install the most common components or customize your selection (Windows Components dialog box). 

• Lets you add or remove components (Select Components dialog box). 

• Lets you select the location for getting region-specific information from the Internet (Establishing Your Location dialog box). 

• Prompts you to create the Startup Disk (Startup Disk dialog box). 

• Starts copying files (Start Copying Files dialog box). 

The License Agreement 

After Setup Wizard is loaded, the License Agreement is displayed. You must accept the License Agreement to continue.

Product Key 

Setup prompts you to enter your product key through the Product Key dialog box. Type the product key in the spaces provided. The Product Key is located either on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) or on the backliner of your Windows 98 compact disc. If the number you type is not accepted, check the following:

• Make sure the Caps Lock key is not on.

• If you are using the keypad to the right of your keyboard, make sure the Num Lock key is on.

The Product Key dialog box might not appear if you are installing Windows 98 from the network, depending on the requirements at your site.

Select Directory 

After you enter your product key, the Select Directory dialog box appears. The default directory is C:\Windows. If you want to install Windows in a directory other than C:\Windows, follow these steps.

To install Windows 98 in a new directory

1. In the Select Directory dialog box, click Other directory, and then click Next. The Change Directory dialog box appears. 

2. Type a new directory name, and then click Next. If you specify a directory that does not exist, Setup creates one for you. 

If you choose to install Windows 98 in a new directory, you need to reinstall your Windows-based applications to make them work properly under Windows 98 because Windows 98 because application support files such as DLLs will be missing from the Windows 98 directory. Windows 98 Setup cannot transfer this information automatically.

You cannot migrate your existing system settings and groups by copying all the GRP and INI files from your previous Windows directory into the new installation directory. This does not work with Windows 98, because GRP files and INI file entries cannot be used by Windows 98 unless Windows 98 Setup migrates this information to the registry. You must run Windows 98 Setup and install Windows 98 in the existing Windows directory to migrate GRP and INI file information from your existing configuration.

Checking Your System 

Setup checks your system and initializes your computer's registry.

Preparing Directory 

After you select a directory, the Preparing Directory dialog box appears. Setup checks for installed components and then checks whether there is adequate disk space for the files. It creates the Windows 98 directory structure, including all required folders under the \Windows (or \Your_InstallDirectory) and \Program Files folders.

Note If there is not enough disk space, Setup Wizard prompts you to free some hard-disk space and then restart Setup.

Save System Files 

Setup displays the Save System Files dialog box. It gives you the option to save your existing MS-DOS and Windows system files so you can uninstall Windows 98 if necessary. This requires up to 50 MB of extra disk space.

Yes (recommended). It is highly recommended that you choose this option. If you experience problems with Windows 98, you will be able to restore your Windows 95 configuration by uninstalling Windows 98. If you choose this option, Setup displays the Save System Files dialog box. It finds the system files and saves them in the following files:

• Winundo.dat*.* This file contains all the files required to restore Windows 95. It can be up to 50 MB in size. 

• Winundo.ini*.* This file contains information about the original location of the files stored in Winundo.dat. 

Setup saves the current system files to the root directory. However, it lets you choose the location if you have more than one logical drive.

No. If you select No, you will not be able to uninstall Windows 98. To remove Windows 98, you have to delete the Windows 98 directory and reinstall the previous operating system. Any Windows-based programs installed after Windows 98, have to be reinstalled.

Caution If you converted your drive to FAT32 or compressed it with DriveSpace, you cannot uninstall Windows 98, even if you saved your system files.

Setup Options 

Once Setup finishes setting up the directory structure, it prompts you to select the type of Setup you want through the Setup Options dialog box. Each Setup option contains a specific set of components to install. When you choose a Setup option, Setup selects by default a set of appropriate components based on your choice. Later, through the Select Components dialog box, Setup gives you the choice to either accept the default selection or select your own components.

• In the Setup Options dialog box, click the Setup option you want, then click Next. The Typical Setup option is selected as the default.

  Expand table

  Click this option	If you want
  Typical	All of the components that are usually installed with Windows 98. Most users should select this Setup option.
  Portable	To install the options generally required for portable computers.
  Compact	The smallest possible installation of Windows 98. For example, you may want to perform a Compact installation if your hard disk does not have much free space. Setup then installs no optional components. If you later want to use an optional component, such as Games or WebTV for Windows, then you have to install it. To install an optional component after Setup is completed, use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
  Custom	To choose which optional components are installed. If you do not select a Custom installation, then Setup installs only the optional components that are selected by default. If you know you are going to need certain Windows components, you may want to select a Custom installation and ensure that those components are included during Setup. Pan European users should choose this option in order to select the required regional settings and keyboard layout for their locale. Pan European users should choose this option in order to select the required regional setting and keyboard layout for their locale.

For a list of all Windows 98 components included in each Setup option, see Table 2.6 in "Choosing Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup Options" earlier in this chapter.

Windows Components 

If you choose the Typical Setup option, Setup displays the Windows Components dialog box. If you select Install the most common components, Setup continues the installation. If you select Show me the list of components so I can choose, the Select Components dialog box appears.

Select Components 

The Select Components dialog box lets you customize your installation by choosing the components you want to install. For more information on which components are installed by default and the size of each component, see Tables 2.7 through 2.16 in "Choosing Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup Options" earlier in this chapter.

1. In the Components list, click a component set (for example, Communications), and then click Details. A shaded box means that only part of the component will be installed. 

   A dialog box appears, listing the components in the category. 

   Select or deselect the component you want to add or remove, and then click OK.

   • To add a component, make sure the component is checked.

   • To remove a component, clear its check box. 

   • To prevent a component from being installed, make sure the component is not checked. 

2. Repeat this procedure for each category in the Components list in the Select Components dialog box.

3. When you are satisfied with your selections, click Next. If you want to reset the list of components to the default, click Reset. 

Note You can install or remove any of these components after Windows 98 is installed by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

Establishing Your Location 

Next, Setup prompts you to establish your location by displaying the Establishing Your Location dialog box. Select the location for getting region-specific news and other information through media such as channels — Web sites designed to deliver content from the Internet to your computer. Channels become available on your Windows 98 desktop Channel Bar after you install Windows 98 successfully.

1. From the Select your country or region from the list below list, click the country or region you want. For example, United States. 

2. Click Next. 

Startup Disk 

After establishing your location, Setup prompts you to create a Windows 98 Startup Disk by displaying the Startup Disk dialog box. The Startup Disk is a bootable system disk with a collection of real-mode Windows 98 commands and utilities that you can use to restart your computer if you have trouble starting Windows 98 or to run diagnostic programs. It is recommended that you create several Startup Disks. You can create a Startup Disk during Setup and you can create extra copies by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

To make a Startup Disk, you need one 1.44 MB floppy disk or two 1.2 MB floppy disks.

1. Click Next on the Startup Disk dialog box. 

   Setup starts creating the Startup Disk. 

2. Label a floppy disk "Windows 98 Startup Disk" and insert it into drive A. 

3. Click OK to create the disk. 

1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 

2. Click the Startup Disk tab. 

3. Click Create Disk. 

4. Follow the instructions on the screen. 

For information about how to use a Startup Disk and its functionality, see "Using a Startup Disk" in Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion." For information on the contents of the Startup Disk, see Appendix B, "Windows 98 System File Details."

Caution You cannot start Windows 98 if you try to start your computer with a Windows 95 Startup Disk or other existing Startup Disks (of any version of Microsoft Windows other than Windows 98).

The Startup Disk includes a real-mode generic ATAPI CD-ROM driver (Oakcdrom.sys) that allows the CD-ROM to function when the protected mode of the graphical user interface is not available. This driver is a generic IDE CD-ROM driver, and it does not work with SCSI CD-ROMs. Several third-party SCSI drivers are also included on the Startup Disk. In general, CD-ROM manufacturers include a floppy disk with the correct CD-ROM driver to use with their CD-ROM. However, if for some reason the specific driver for your CD-ROM is not available, you can use the generic ATAPI/SCSI CD-ROM driver included on the Startup Disk.

Note If your computer's CD-ROM is connected to a sound card, you need to copy the correct drivers for your CD-ROM drive and controller to the Startup Disk, and then edit the Config.sys file on the Startup Disk so that the correct drivers are loaded. Consult the documentation for your CD-ROM drive and controller to get the correct files and configuration settings.

Start Copying Files 

After Setup finishes creating the Startup Disk, the Start Copying Files dialog box appears. Click Next to start copying files.

After Setup has collected the information it needs from your computer, it begins copying the Windows 98 files to your computer. During this phase, Windows 98 Setup does not require your input.

Caution Do not interrupt file copying. If Setup is interrupted during the file-copying phase, Windows 98 may not run when you restart your computer because Windows 98 will not have all of the necessary files to start. If you interrupt Setup during this phase, you must run Setup again.

If you started Setup over a network, from a compact disc, or removable hard drive, Setup copies the appropriate Driverx.inf files that are necessary to access the installation media (installation point on a network server, compact disc, or removable hard drive) to continue Setup after your computer is restarted.

After Setup finishes copying the Windows 98 files to your computer, you are prompted to restart your computer. You can click the Restart Now button to restart your computer immediately; if you do not click the button or wait more than 15 seconds to click it, Setup restarts your computer automatically.

After Setup restarts your computer, the following message appears on your screen:

Getting ready to start Windows 98 for the first time.

During this phase, Setup configures the following:

• Control Panel

• Programs on the Start menu 

• Windows Help 

• MS-DOS program settings 

• Tuning Up Application Start 

• Time zone 

• System Configuration 

When Setup finishes setting up hardware and configuring settings, Setup restarts your computer and asks you to log on. If your computer is connected to the network, you may be asked for a domain name and a network password. After you log on, Setup:

• Builds a driver information database. 

• Updates system settings. 

• Sets up personalized settings such as settings for the Internet Explorer 4 browsing software, Start menu, Online services, Volume Control, and Channels. 

Then, Setup displays the Welcome to Windows 98 dialog box.