How do you use a start up disk for Windows 98 SE?

Answer 1

Using a Windows Start-Up Disk

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• Find out more from the readme.txt that comes with the start up disk.

• You simply go into the control panel (which you find in My Computer) select 'Add/Remove Programs' icon. A window pops up. Now click on the tab along the top called 'startup Disk' then follow the instructions. Make sure you have a floppy disk, preferably one you just bought or have formatted.

A Different Option If you have a properly formatted Windows 98 startup disk, all you have to do is power down the system completely, insert it in your floppy drive (the A: drive) and turn on your system. The startup disk will take care of the rest.

Answer 2

Method 1:

* Place the Windows 98 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, and have a floppy disk available. * Click Start, point to Programs and click Windows Explorer. * Open the Tools\Mtsutil\Fat32ebd folder on the Windows 98 CD-ROM. * Double-click the Fat32ebd.exe file and then follow the instructions to create the startup disk. * Label and write protect the floppy disk.

Method 2:

* Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. * Double-click Add/Remove Programs. * On the Startup Disk tab, click Create Disk. * Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into drive A when you are prompted, and then click OK. * Click OK to quit Add/Remove Programs. * Label and write protect the floppy disk.

Method 3:

In the event that you cannot start Windows 98 normally, but you can start your computer to a command prompt and access your hard disk, you can make a Windows 98 Startup disk from MS-DOS as follows:

* Restart your computer, press and hold down the CTRL key until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu. * Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into drive A. * Type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command: CD windows\command smartdrv.exe bootdisk a: * Follow the instructions on the screen to finish making the Startup disk.

NOTE: Smartdrv.exe is not required to create a Windows 98 Startup disk. It is used only to speed the creation of the startup disk.

Method 4:

If none of the methods described above are possible because your PC is completely inoperable at present, you can make a bootable floppy on any other PC that's running Windows 98. If that's problematical, you can get someone to download the files to make a Windows 98 Boot Disk for you from here.