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I am planning on formating my system, Windowns 98, but I am not sure how I install Mandriva Linux after I do this. I am very new to all this. Can someone please help.
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1. Do not format
2. Install disk 1 into cd drive make sure bios boots cd/dvd drive 1st
3. Reboot/power on computer
4. Accept all defaults
5. If prompted to use entire hd - do so. If not interested in saving any data on the drive
6. Enjoy
OS contained on bootable cdrom - no install needed
It's good for people who are unsure of what they want or need from Linux. or just to try different distro's for the best one
Do you want to replace 98 with Linux, or dual-boot 98 and
Linux? It will affect how to proceed. chuck
Agree with advise you already have, i.e. at least the Linux distros I have tried so far, do their own formatting (repeating in your own case). I have dual-booted several Linux distros with Win9X, and it works well, but if you still want to use some Win version (some Linux distros may not have drivers for some of your hardware), a "Live Linux CD" is a good starting point. MEPIS, Knoppix, DSL, and Puppy Linux ("Chubby" Puppy is only 91.4MB) work very well, but my favorite is now "Puppy", since it is innovative, versatile, and unlike the "full size" distros, runs very fast, entirely in RAM.
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