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Reinstall Win98 without losing everything?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 3:44 pm
by jokey1
Since my cable modem has been acting so screwy lately, I think its time to reload Windows.
Is there a way to reload windows without having to reinstall all my other software?
Thanks
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 3:54 pm
by xbit
Load up windows then stick in the win98 cd. It will give you some choices then just start setup. that should do.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2001 12:41 am
by xbit
Instead of reinstalling try using a reg bakcup.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2001 1:15 am
by boss672
no, unfortunatley your going to have to reinstall everything. backup important stuff
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2001 6:14 am
by DaveM
If youre having an ugly problem with Windows, just reinstalling over the top won't fixed the nasty registry mess and the nasty IE mess. It will have all the drivers and everything installed correctly but the ugly stuff will still be configured in the registry and IE and any weird symptoms will most likely still be present.
You need to delete all files including hidden files from the root directory and the entire windows directory and the entire program files directory.
The easiest way to do it is to format the boot drive and reinstall everything clean!