But you can delete C:\Windows and pwoof! it's gone. Takes a boot to the DOS prompt and then you begin the task of installing 98SE, motherboard drivers, video drivers, other drivers and applications.
That's it in a nutshell.
Bob
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But you can delete C:\Windows and pwoof! it's gone. Takes a boot to the DOS prompt and then you begin the task of installing 98SE, motherboard drivers, video drivers, other drivers and applications.
That's it in a nutshell.
Bob
I deleted windows, but when I rebooted, screen says Invalid system disk, Replace the disk, and then press any key. There are no disks in the drives (A: D![]()
Yes, yes, that's one of the problems if you go ahead without preparation and study. Apparently the boot procedure expects something (might be command.com) in the windows folder, and if that's not there it can't proceed. Or you did delete more than only the windows-folder, i.e. some files in the root folder.
Nothing lost (except the registry with data of all your applications). First find (or make, or download) a boot diskette. Then set the BIOS to boot from a: first, and boot from the boot diskette. Choose CD-support and install of Windows (details might vary among variants of boot diskettes). Put the Windows 98 CD in, find its drive letter (might be d: or e: or even r: ) and type d:\setup. Follow the instructions and you'll have a basic Windows 98 machine in about half an hour.
Then finish as Bob said. Don't forget to visit windowsupdate for the necessary patches. But install anti-virus and firewall before going to Internet.
Kees