I had Linux on my computer with Windows 98 on it and I decided that I didn't like it that much. So I decided to put the original OS on the computer, Windows 98. I inserted the disk at the start up and it did the whole recovery process. Now when I start the computer, it says no operating system found. So I tried doing a recovery again, and it still didn't work. What should I do?
2007-03-17 15:04:24 · 8 answers · asked by Jim 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
you are going to have to fdisk and reformat, and reinstall it all!
2007-03-17 15:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The easist way to handle this is to find the make and model # of your hard drive, Western Digital, Maxtor, etc. Go to there website and download there harddrive utilities software, usually will fit on a floppy disk, boot from this disk and do a low level format. This will remove any and all information pretaining to the previsous OS includeing the boot sector. In some cases the utilities will also allow you to fdisk and format. However if you have a 98 boot disk I would suggest you try to fdisk and reformat with it first.
2007-03-17 15:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by gdphelps 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly you put the installation CD in (you have to start your computer first to enable the CD drive to move). Then restart the computer. To a certain extent, the screen will show 'Push any key to boot from CD' and you have to click on any key, either Enter or Spacebar, it doesn't matter. Then wait for the installation files to be copied onto your computer. It does this automatically, so don't worry. Then it will display the drives where you can install your OS. Usually people do it on C drive. But firstly you have to Delete the C drive to erase whatever OS that have been on the C drive. Then you have to create it back. All of this can be done by following the instruction on the screen. Then follow the instruction to install the OS on the C drive. For your information, OS means Operating System, like in your case, Windows 98.
2007-03-17 15:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by pendekar_zirah_argentum 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It may simply be that your master boot record is messed up. I haven't done this in a while, but if you boot off of floppy and get to a DOS prompt, try doing an fdisk. In XP you'd boot off the CD and go into the Repair Console and do it, and I'm not sure exactly what the equivalent would be under 98.
2007-03-17 15:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by Rose D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FORGET WINDOWS 98 try at least windows 2000 Professinal it's just like windows 98 only better and still supported by microsoft and try to install it with the tips from the website below
http://computersguide.blogspot.com/2007/01/install-computers.html
2007-03-17 15:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by dabedatiludlisi 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-02 07:33:26 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have to format the drive, which would erase everything on the drive, and install Windows '98 from scratch.
2007-03-17 15:13:06 · answer #7 · answered by peddlersofdeth 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but I think you're stuck with linux (it is better than win 98, anyways). You could have a defected CD (or floppy, i don't know), or CD drive, but i don't know.
2007-03-17 15:09:11 · answer #8 · answered by bramo126 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋