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5-10 Dell Dimension XPS Txxx and Txxxr Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
6. If you see a message prompting you to reinstall Windows 98 over your current
operating system, use the down-arrow key to highlight Continue setup and
replace your current operating system. Then press <Enter>.
7 . If you see a message stating that Windows 98 is about to prepare the system for
installing the operating system, press <Enter>.
ScanDisk checks your system files.
8. When a message appears to alert you that ScanDisk has finished checking the
system drive(s), type x if prompted.
9. When the Windows 98 Setup window appears, click Continue.
Windows 98 checks your hard-disk drive and prepares your system for installing
the operating system.
If prompted, enter the Windows Product Key, which is printed on the front cover
of the Getting Started/Microsoft Windows 98 document.
10. When prompted for the directory to install the Windows 98 files, ensure that
c:\windows is selected and click Next.
The Windows 98 Setup wizard appears and checks your system for available
hard-disk drive space.
11. When the Establish Your Location window appears, select your regional loca-
tion and click Next.
This setting tells Windows 98 how to display Internet content.
12. When prompted to create the start-up diskette, remove the boot diskette from
the diskette drive and click Next.
13. Label a blank diskette as instructed, insert the diskette into the diskette drive, and
click OK.
If a dialog box instructs you to format the diskette, click Format.
14. After you have created the start-up diskette, remove the diskette from the
diskette drive and click OK.
15. When the Start copying files window appears, click Next.
The Welcome to Microsoft Windows 98 window appears and displays informa-
tion about the operating system while the files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
NOTE: This step may take several minutes to complete. The approximate time is
displayed on the Windows 98 status bar.
When the files have been copied to the hard-disk drive, Windows 98 restarts the
system. A series of windows appears to inform you that Windows 98 is setting
up hardware, initializing drivers, and detecting hardware and Plug and Play
devices.
The system may reboot a second time.