Check that your computer’s hardware and software configuration is supported and meets the minimum requirements for Windows 98. You can find the minimum system requirements on the side of the Windows 98 product box.

If you want Windows 98 to co-exist with your current operating system, consider the issues involved.

Based on your user needs and existing configuration, choose Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup options.

"Deciding Whether to Dual Boot Windows 98" in this chapter

"Choosing Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup Options" in this chapter

• Run Setup from the Windows interface to upgrade to Windows 98 (preserving your current settings) from any of the supported Windows operating systems (Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x).
• Run Setup from MS-DOS. Choose this option to change current settings (such as your computer’s name) on any of the supported Windows operating systems; to install Windows 98 on a computer not running Windows, a new computer, or a reformatted disk drive; or to restart Setup if it fails when running it from Windows.

Start Setup from the distribution media of your choice: compact disc, floppy disks, or an installation point on the network. Decide if you want to start Setup from a script.

Run Windows 98 Setup from Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, Windows for Workgroups 3.1x, or from MS-DOS.

Windows 98 provides a variety of maintenance tools for adding, removing, and configuring Windows 98 components.

Chapter 23 "System and Remote Administration Tools"

If you want to deploy Windows 98 on more than one computer, you can use several tools and methods to customize and automate your installation.

Chapter 4 "Automated Installations"

If you run into problems, follow the troubleshooting guidelines to recover from a Setup failure. If necessary, you can uninstall Windows 98 to return your computer to its previous configuration.