I want to format and load win98 on a computer . what is the procedure,and how do I get the required s/w.?

Question

I have a zenith computer(pentium-90) now it is not working and Idont have the mother board driver.

Answer 1

A p90 is extremely slow and I am not sure you really want to do this as you can get much faster computers for very little money (like a Pii around 400 mhz). But, if you really insist, you need a boot floppy to format the drive. Use Fat32 as it uses less space overall. You also need the Win98 CD which you can probably get for free from a friend or relative. The program is self loading. You should not need a motherboard driver. Memory is the next problem. Win98 works better with 64M ram. If you only have 32 then get the second edition as finding the right memory may be a problem for a machine that old.

Answer 2

download drivers for motherboard from manufacter web site
you need a boot disc
boot to floppy
at dos prompt:- a:/format c: then press enter ( or a:/format /c:)
next
you need cd drivers to make cd drive work
if you can get a me boot disc this will have the drivers on (with cd support)
next insert cd in drive
at dos prompt :-a:/d:
d:/ will appear :-d:/cd/win98 (if second edition you might need toadd se at end)
d:/win98> will appear:- d:/win98>setup c:(or setup /c:)
it wil then ask to scan all drives
then should start installing windows

been a long time since i have done it 98% sure i'm right
e-mail me if you get stuck

Answer 3

hi
1) one win98 bootable cd with its key
2) drive where you want install it must be minimum 500mb
3) go bios select cdrom as first boot device
4) insert cd into it
5) select boot from cd rom
6) and follow the instrction

Answer 4

hello, your machine is very slow. but you want to work in w98? you must have a motherboard serial code or number and search produckt site or www.driverguide.com
nice day.