I want to clear my computer and start again.?

my computer runs on windows 98, i have the installation disc but how do i wipe the computer clean to reinstall the disc so that i get rid of everything. is it actually possible to do once windows ahs already been installed once?I want to clear my computer and start again.?
Here's a complete guide that'll walk you through the entire process of reinstalling Windows 98 step-by-step.





Don't forget to back up any files you want to keep!I want to clear my computer and start again.?
just make sure your computer boots from cd-rom





the put th disc into the cd-rom





reboot





and just follow the on screen instructions








view this web page to show how to format of your computer if you are unsure(goodluck)
Get axe.





Hit computer with axe.





Pick up bits.





Drop in bin (marked recycling of course)





Call Dell.
do a reformat it seems to work when my b/f does it on his
Stick the disc in and it should give you the option of a full reinstall. If you click on this it will then warn you that all files will be lost, or something like that. If you then continue, it should reinstall the operating system to the original state.





There's no need to remove the old stuff first.
Before you start SAVE YOUR DATA. Just to make sure you get the message I'll shout it again. SAVE YOUR DATA.





Open a DOS box and type format c:





Answer Y at the prompt and go away for a beverage of your choice.





When it's finished your hard drive will be a blank canvas for your next OS installation.





You did remember to save your data before you started, didn't you?





And to all those doom and gloom merchants above.. If a legal copy on Win98 is all the questioner has then he is to be commended for using it. The OS works perfectly well for what would be considered a low spec machine today and if it does all that is required, then why spend more.





Says me with a new Vista PC and more elcetronics than I'll ever use properly.
get linux, get off winders
For all of you out there that seem to think that win98 is the same as winxp are sadly mistaken! You need a win 98 startup floppy to setup win 98. If you don't have one, you can go to Best Buy and have one made for you.(I'd get 4-5 of them, as they tend to corrupt easily) When you get it, stick it in the slot and restart the computer. then it'll say its going to try to restart your computer....ignore....it'll then go to a doss place and have 1. 2. 3. settings to choose from. Then choose 2. for cdrom support. then click ok. Let it do its thing and eventually it'll get to this point.......A: then type in A:format c: It'll ask if you want to lose all your files and data with a Yor N......Choose Y and there you go, it will format. When you are done, follow directions and then it'll get back to A: then type in A:setup C: and make sure before you type that, that you have put your win98 cd in the cdrom. And click ok and follow directions. If A:setup C: doesn't work do this A:C: then it'll go to C: then type C:setup win98 and it should.
Format the drive and all is gone.Your hard drive must be having partitions on it like C,D,E,F and so on.Your windows must surely be on drive C.So in the DOS mode at the prompt type the command Format C: and press enter.The drive will be formatted and everything on drive C will be wiped clean.Thereafter load your windows98 setup.But remember,if you do not have experience of formatting better take the help of a prof.cause loading from CD needs some knowledge of DOS.
Yes indeed it is possible to install an operating system over a space where a same copy or any other operating system exists!





But dude! I must prefer to upgrade yourself as soon as possible, because even Microsoft is supporting Windows 98 anymore...
yeah pop in the disk and when it asks you if you want to read form the disk press anything.





It will guide you through the steps of formating the compute rand reinstalling the OS.





Just make sure you bios is reading your CD-rom first so that it would not read to your harddrive first and load the windows
Windows 98 runs over Dos operating system so if you have the 3 dos disks you can use these to reformat your hard drive - I'm assuming when you say 'wipe clean' you mean reformat. This process will wipe all data from your hard drive. Once done, you can use your win 98 startup disk to boot the machine with cd capabilities, you can then insert your cd to reinstall.





By just inserting the win 98 disk, you will have the option of reinstalling windows but not losing your data.... Its up to you what you need to do for what purpose
You shouldnt be running Windows98 you should go out and buy XP. You can reinstall 98. All you need to do is format your Hard drive either via command prompt and type format c:


Or


You can put the disk in and boot from the CD when prompted to and just delete the partition where 98 is stored on and just reinstall Windows.


YOU SHOULD REALLY BUY XP OR 2000 AT LEAST
you still got win 98? go to bed and wake up tomorrow and win xp be there!