Choosing a Method to Run Setup

You can run the Windows 98 Setup program (Setup.exe) from the:

• Windows 95 user interface.
• Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x user interface.
• MS-DOS command prompt.

The method you choose for running Setup depends on your current configuration. Table 2.17 is a guide to help you choose the appropriate method. You can find the sections listed in this table later in this chapter.

Table 2.17 Choosing a method to run Setup

The following sections provide more details on these methods of running Setup.

Choosing a Distribution Media

The Windows 98 files are distributed on compact disc. However, you can optionally request Windows 98 floppy disks from Microsoft or you can store these files on an installation point on a network server. Therefore you can start Windows 98 Setup from the following media:

• The Windows 98 compact disc.
• The Windows 98 floppy disks.
• From a Windows 98 installation point. You create an installation point by copying the Windows 98 installation files from the Windows 98 compact disc (or floppy disks) to a shared directory with write permissions on a network server.

Upgrading Windows 95 Keeping Current Settings

If your computer is running Windows 95 and you want to keep its current configuration settings, such as the directory where Windows 95 installed, the computer name, its network settings, and so on, start Setup from within the Windows 95 user interface.

This is the recommended method because it requires minimum user interaction and it is the easiest method. With this method, Windows 98 is automatically installed in the same directory where Windows 95 is installed. Furthermore, most of the information needed for upgrading is automatically taken from your current Windows 95 installation. Windows 98 automatically identifies and transfers the current configuration programs and installed programs. With this method, you cannot change the installation directory or choose the Setup options as described in "Choosing Typical, Portable, Compact, or Custom Setup Options" earlier in this chapter.

Note

If you do not have enough hard-disk space to install Windows 98, try emptying your Recycle Bin.

To start Windows 98 Setup from the Windows 95 user interface

1. Start Windows 95.
2. Close all programs, including any anti-virus programs.

   For information about closing an anti-virus program, see the program documentation and Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc or Setup Disk 1 floppy disk.

3. If you are installing Windows 98 from a compact disc, insert the Windows 98 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive and make it the active drive.

   – Or –

   If you are installing Windows 98 from floppy disks, insert Setup Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive and make it the active drive. For example, type a: if the disk is in the A drive.

   – Or –

   If you are installing Windows 98 from source files on a network server, connect to that server and switch to the shared network directory that contains the Windows 98 source files.

4. If a message appears asking if you want to upgrade, click Yes. The Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen as described in "Running Setup from the Windows 95 Interface" later in this chapter.

   If a message does not appear, click Start, and then click Run.

   The Run dialog box appears.

5. In Open, enter the path and name of the Setup file. (Type the drive letter, followed by a colon (:), a backslash (\), and the word setup.) For example:

   d:\setup

   

6. Click OK.

   The Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts.

7. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup from the Windows 95 Interface" later in this chapter.

Upgrading Windows 95 Changing Current Settings

If your computer is running Windows 95 but you want to change its current settings, start Setup from MS-DOS. With this method, Setup displays dialog boxes that let you change or choose the following settings:

• Installation directory (Select Directory dialog box)
• Components you want to install (Setup Options dialog box)
• User name and company (User Information dialog box)
• Computer name, description, and workgroup (Identification dialog box)
• Computer settings such as keyboard layout and language support (Computer Settings dialog box)

To start Windows 98 Setup from MS-DOS

1. Shut down Windows 95 and restart your computer in MS-DOS mode.
2. If you are installing Windows 98 from compact disc, insert the Windows 98 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive and make it the active drive.

   – Or –

   If you are installing Windows 98 from floppy disks, insert Setup Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive and make it the active drive. For example, type a: if the disk is in the A drive.

   – Or –

   If you are installing Windows 98 from source files on a network server, connect to that server and switch to the shared network directory that contains the Windows 98 source files.

3. At the command prompt, type the drive letter, followed by a colon (:), a backslash (\), and the word setup. For example,

   d:\setup

4. Press ENTER.

   Setup quickly scans your computer, and then the Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup from MS-DOS" later in this chapter.

Upgrading Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x

If you want to upgrade a computer that is running Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x, start Setup from within its Windows user interface. Windows 98 Setup migrates most of the information it needs from your current Windows installation. It automatically identifies and transfers the current configuration programs and installed programs.

Note

If you are running Setup from a Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x–based computer that has Novell Client for Windows 95/98 or real-mode Artisoft LANtastic, Setup will fail. You must remove these components before running Setup.

To start Windows 98 Setup from Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x

1. Start Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x.
2. Close all programs, including any anti-virus programs.

   For information about closing an anti-virus program, see the program documentation and Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc or Setup Disk 1 floppy disk.

3. If you are installing Windows 98 from a compact disc, insert the Windows 98 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive and make it the active drive.

   – Or –

   If you are installing Windows 98 from floppy disks, insert Setup Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive and make it the active drive. For example, type a: if the disk is in the A drive.

   – Or –

   If you are installing Windows 98 from source files on a network server, connect to that server and switch to the shared network directory that contains the Windows 98 source files.

4. Open Program Manager.
5. On the File menu, click Run.

   The Run dialog box appears.

6. In Open, enter the path and name of the Setup file. (Type the drive letter, followed by a colon [:], a backslash [\], and the word setup.) For example:

   d:\setup

7. Click OK.

   The Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts.

8. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup from the Windows 3.1x Interface" later in this chapter.

If you do not want to migrate your current settings, run Setup from MS-DOS as explained in the procedure "To start Windows 98 Setup from MS-DOS" earlier in this chapter and read the step-by-step information in "Running Setup on a New Installation" later in this chapter.

Performing a New Installation

If you want to install Windows 98 on a computer with a new hard disk drive or a computer with a reformatted hard disk drive you start Setup from MS-DOS using the Windows 98 compact disc, the Windows 98 floppy disks, or an installation point on a network server.

When starting Setup from MS-DOS using either a network server or local CD-ROM drive, the real-mode network or CD-ROM drivers must be loaded. If the real-mode network drivers are running when you start Windows 98 Setup, the appropriate network client is installed automatically. Setup detects existing network components. installs the appropriate supporting software automatically, and adds the necessary network setting in the registry.

When you perform a new installation, Setup installs Windows 98 in a new folder and does not transfer any existing system settings. Windows 98 becomes your default operating system and uses standard system settings. You need to reinstall any existing programs you want to use because this is an entirely new installation of Windows.

Caution

If you follow this procedure, you may no longer be able to use some of the software currently on your computer, including your applications and your current operating system. After you install Windows 98, you may need to reinstall the applications you want to use.

Before you begin, you should be prepared to provide the following information:

• Name of the installation directory (for example, c:\Windows).

  If you do not know the directory in which to install Windows 98, you can use Setup to create a new one. When prompted, type a new directory name.

• Network information, such as your computer name, workgroup, and computer description (if your computer is on a network).

To perform a new installation from the Windows 98 compact disc

1. Insert a Windows 98 Startup Disk in the CD-ROM drive.

   Note

   For information about creating a Startup Disk, see Chapter 5, "Setup Technical Discussion." If you have purchased a full version of Windows 98, use the Startup (boot) floppy disk provided in the box.

2. Restart your computer.

   The Microsoft Windows 98 Startup menu appears.

3. Insert the Windows 98 compact disc into your CD-ROM drive.
4. Type the number 1 and press ENTER.

   A series of scans is performed, and then the MS-DOS prompt appears.

5. At the MS-DOS prompt, type the word setup and press ENTER.

   A message informs you that Setup is going to perform a check. If this message does not appear, then your computer cannot locate your CD-ROM drive. For information about installing the correct CD-ROM driver, consult your drive’s documentation or contact your hardware manufacturer.

6. Press ENTER.

   Microsoft ScanDisk checks your disk drives for errors.

7. When ScanDisk finishes, press the X key.

   After Setup initializes, Windows 98 Setup begins.

8. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup on a New Installation" later in this chapter.

   Note

   If you are using the upgrade version of Windows 98, Setup may ask you to insert your original Windows 95 or Windows 3.1x disks.

To perform a new installation using the Windows 98 floppy disk

1. Insert Setup Disk 1 into your floppy-disk drive.
2. Restart your computer.
3. At the MS-DOS prompt, type the word setup and press ENTER.

   The Windows 98 Setup Wizard starts.

   Note

   If you are using the full, floppy-disk version of Windows 98, skip this step because Setup automatically starts.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup on a New Installation" later in this chapter.

After starting Setup, Setup initializes and checks your system:

• It runs real-mode ScanDisk to check the hard disk for errors. (You will not see it run, unless an error occurs.) Unlike the protected-mode version of ScanDisk, the real-mode counterpart cannot fix errors in long file names. ScanDisk does not perform a surface scan; therefore the disk is not checked for physical errors.

  Note

  If you get file system errors during Setup, you should run ScanDisk and perform a surface scan before running Setup again.

• It initializes the registry and checks it for corruption.

Tip

When you run Windows 98 Setup, ScanDisk performs a quick check of the hard disk. You can skip this quick check (for example, if the computer uses disk compression software from another vendor) by using the /iq or /is switch with the setup command, as described in "Using the Setup Command-Line Switches" later in this chapter. If you choose to skip automatically running ScanDisk, be sure to use another utility to check the integrity of the hard disk before running Setup.

To perform a new installation from an installation point on a network server

1. Insert a boot disk in the floppy-disk drive.

   You must use a boot disk with the appropriate network files and drivers that will allow you to connect to your network.

2. Restart your computer.
3. Connect to the network server that contains the Windows 98 installation point.
4. At the command prompt, type the path and the file name of the setup file and press ENTER. For example

   e:\InsPoint\setup

   A message informs you that Setup is going to perform a check. If this message does not appear, then your computer cannot locate your CD-ROM drive. For information about installing the correct CD-ROM driver, consult your drive’s documentation or contact your hardware manufacturer.

5. Press ENTER.

   Microsoft ScanDisk checks your disk drives for errors.

6. When ScanDisk finishes, press the X key.

   After Setup initializes, Windows 98 Setup begins.

7. Follow the instructions on the screen, as described in "Running Setup on a New Installation" later in this chapter.

Installing Windows 98 on a Computer with Windows NT

You cannot install Windows 98 on a computer running any version of Windows NT. However, you can configure your computer to dual boot Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.x or earlier provided you follow these guidelines:

• Windows 98 must be set up in a different hard disk or partition than Windows NT.
• Drive C must be a FAT16 partition and must meet the minimum disk space requirements for a Windows 98 installation (195 MB of free hard-disk space for a typical installation).
• Run Windows 98 Setup by selecting Windows 95 from the Boot Loader Operating System Selection menu that appears at system startup. If Windows 95 does not appear on this menu, select MS-DOS instead.

  If the Windows NT Loader (NTLDR) stops responding, you can use the Windows NT recovery disks to restore the Windows NT boot sector.

• You cannot install Windows 98 to a directory with a shared Windows 3.1x/ Windows NT configuration. You need to install Windows 98 in a different directory.
• If your computer is not configured to dual boot MS-DOS and Windows NT, and you want that configuration, configure it to dual boot MS-DOS and Windows NT before you start Windows 98 Setup.

If Windows NT is already installed, Windows 98 Setup adds itself as an entry to the Windows NT boot menu to allow the user to select between Windows 98 or Windows NT when starting the computer.

For more information on how to install Windows 98 on a computer running Windows NT, see "Installing Windows 98 on a System Running Windows NT" and "Setting Up a Dual-Boot Configuration with Windows NT" in \Win98 \Setup.txt on your Windows 98 compact disc.

To start Windows 98 Setup from Windows NT

1. Start your computer in the usual way.
2. Select Windows 95 from the Boot Loader Operating System Selection menu that appears at system startup. If Windows 95 does not appear on this menu, select MS-DOS instead.
3. If you were able to start Windows 95, follow the instructions in "Upgrading Windows 95 Keeping Current Settings" or "Upgrading Windows 95 Changing Current Settings" earlier in this chapter.

   – Or –

   If you started MS-DOS instead, follow the instructions in "Performing a New Installation" earlier in this chapter.

4. Edit the Boot.ini file as explained in the following procedure "To edit the Boot.ini file."

To edit the Boot.ini file

1. In Windows Explorer, click View, click Options, and then click Show all files.
2. Make sure Hide file extensions for known file types is not checked, and then click OK.
3. Right-click the Boot.ini file, and then click Properties.
4. Clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK.
5. Right-click the Boot.ini file, click Copy, right-click a blank area of the Windows Explorer dialog box, and then click Paste.

   A backup copy with the file name Copy of Boot.ini is created.

6. Double-click the Boot.ini file to open it.
7. Add the name and location of Windows NT in the [Operating Systems] section of the file. For example:

   [Operating Systems]
   C:\Winnt="Windows NT 4.0"
   C:\"Microsoft Windows"
   

8. Save and close the Boot.ini file.
9. Right-click the Boot.ini file, and then click Properties.
10. Select the Read-only check box, and then click OK.

Installing Windows 98 on a Computer with OS/2

You cannot install Windows 98 on a computer running OS/2. To run Windows 98 Setup, you need to start MS-DOS and run Setup from MS-DOS as explained in "Running Setup from MS-DOS" later in this chapter.

Note

If you are upgrading over OS/2 on an HPFS partition, you must have your OS/2 Disk 1 available when running Windows 98 Setup.

If you start MS-DOS from a floppy disk and then run Setup, you will no longer be able to start OS/2 after Windows 98 has been installed. You must delete the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files that OS/2 uses before running Windows 98 Setup.

To remove OS/2 after installing Windows 98

1. Back up the data files you want to keep.
2. Delete the files in each of your OS/2 directories and subdirectories, and then delete the OS/2 directories.
3. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, click View, click Options, and then click Show All Files. Delete the following OS/2 files:
   • Ea data.sf
   • OS21dr.msg
   • OS2krnl
   • OS2boot
   • Wp data.sf

Standardizing Windows 98 on Multiple Computers

If you intend to standardize Windows 98 on multiple computers, the most efficient way to install Windows 98 is by using setup scripts. Setup scripts allow you to customize and automate your installations. You can run Windows 98 Setup using a script that is located on a local computer or on a network server.

For information about creating and customizing setup scripts, see Chapter 3, "Custom Installations." For information on automated installations, see Chapter 4 "Automated Installations."

Windows 98 Files Located on a Local Computer

You can automate Setup when both the Windows 98 files and the setup script are located locally on the same computer.

Note

Windows 98 Setup uses Msbatch.inf if it is located in the installation directory whether or not it is specified on the command line.

To automate Windows 98 Setup when files are located on a local computer

• At the command prompt, run Windows 98 Setup by specifying the batch file that contains the setup script, using the following syntax:

  D:\Windows_directory\Setup.exe a:\script.inf

  Where Windows_directory is the directory that contains the Windows 98 files and script.inf is the name of your setup script.

Windows 98 Files Located on a Network Server

You can also automate Setup when both the Windows 98 files and the setup script are located on a server that can be accessed by the local computer.

Note

Windows 98 Setup uses Msbatch.inf if it is located in the installation directory whether or not it is specified on the command line.

To automate Windows 98 Setup when files are located on a server

• At the command prompt, run Windows 98 Setup by specifying the batch file that contains the setup script, using the following syntax:

  \\server_name\Windows_directory\Setup.exe script.inf

  Where server_name is the name of the sever, Windows_directory is the directory that contains the Windows 98 files, and script.inf is the name of your setup script.

Note

If Windows 98 is installed from a server, the location of that network directory is stored in the registry. When you add a device or require additional support files to run Windows 98, Setup automatically attempts to retrieve the files from the same location on the server. This eliminates the need to maintain a permanent network connection on the computer and makes it easier to modify the configuration of a computer in a networked environment.

Using the Setup Command-Line Switches

Windows 98 Setup provides options to control the installation process. These options, or switches, are specified on the command line as arguments for the setup command (such as setup /d). Similar to MS-DOS command arguments, the specific option is preceded by a forward slash (/) character (not the backslash used to specify directory arguments).

Windows 98 Setup can be run with the setup command switches listed in Table 2.18.

Table 2.18 Setup command switches

In localized versions of Windows 98, Setup can also be run with the following switches.