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Reinstalling the Software for Windows 98
Reinstalling Microsoft Windows 98
You can reinstall Windows 98 by restoring the original preloaded
image from the Recovery CD. Refer to the
User's Guide
for how to
use the Recovery CD.
Depending on the optional applications you install with Windows 98,
your required disk space varies. The following information applies to
reinstalling only Windows 98 in your computer:
Full reinstall on a FAT 16 drive:
About 225 MB disk space is required. Depending on your
system configuration and the options you select, the required
space ranges from 165 MB to 355 MB.
Full reinstall on a FAT 32 drive:
About 175 MB disk space is required. Depending on your
system configuration and the options you select, the required
space ranges from 140 MB to 225 MB.
If you are reinstalling Windows 98 on a drive other than the C drive,
more than 25 MB is required on the C drive.
1
Insert the Windows 98 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2
Search for SETUP.EXE in the CD, and run the SETUP.EXE.
Enter the following:
src_cd:\tgt_dir\SETUP.EXE
where src_cd is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive (D, E...)
and tgt_dir is the directory that SETUP.EXE is in.
For more information, refer to the SETUP.TXT in the Windows
98 CD.
26 IBM ThinkPad 385XD Guide for Windows 98
Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45