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To install Windows 95 or Windows 98:
1.
Insert the appropriate Windows boot diskette in the system’s floppy disk drive.
2.
Insert the appropriate Windows CD-ROM in the system’s CD-ROM drive.
3.
Start (or restart) the system.
4.
At the Windows Startup Menu, select the option to install Windows.
If you are installing Windows 95 or Windows 98 on a system on which another operating
system or a previous version of the operating system exists, you may have to partition and
format the system’s hard disk before installing Windows. An option on the Startup Menu
allows you to exit to MS-DOS and use the fdisk and format commands.
CAUTION
Be sure to make a backup copy of your data and/or programs before partitioning and formatting
the system’s hard disk. All data on the hard disk will be destroyed during the fdisk and format
process. Once you have completed these tasks and reinstalled Windows, you must reinstall
any application software and data that you want to use.
CAUTION
Make sure that all disk drives attached to the system are partitioned, and formatted with the File
Allocation Table (FAT) file system, before attempting to install Windows, or the installation will
fail.
Follow the instructions in the Microsoft documentation to install Windows 95 or Windows 98.
As you install the operating system:
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Select the default responses during the Setup process.
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Allow Setup to configure the network only if you have an installed network adapter, and
only if the system is connected to the network.
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Create a Startup diskette when prompted.
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While Windows files are being copied to the system, you are prompted for the Windows
Setup boot diskette. This occurs even if the Windows Setup boot diskette is already
inserted in the floppy disk drive. Select OK to continue.
After installing the operating system:
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If you will be using Universal Serial Bus (USB) peripheral devices, install USB support
software from the Windows CD-ROM. See the
USB
.
TXT
file delivered on the Windows
CD-ROM for more information.
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If your system is running Windows 95, install the
PIIX
4
W
95 product, a software patch that
enables Windows 95 to work properly with the PIIX4E controller on the system board.
CAUTION
Install
PIIX
4
W
95 after you install USB support, or system problems may result.
