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Reinstalling the Software for Windows 98

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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45 Reinstalling the Software for Windows 98 This chapter describes the reinstallation procedures for Windows 98 and its software for your computer if the original, preloaded operating system and device drivers have been deleted. Overall Procedure 1 Have the Windows 98 installation package at hand. 2 Back up your software and personal data files on the hard disk. 3 Create the Windows 98 Startup Disk from the preloaded Windows 98 as follows: a) Double-click on Add/Remove Program in the Control Panel. b) Click on the Startup Disk tab. c) Follow the instruction on the screen. 4 Create the installation diskettes of the device drivers using the Diskette Factory program. You need to create at least the following device driver diskettes: Device Driver ThinkPad Configuration program Display driver Audio device driver Diskette Name Utility Diskette for Windows 98 Utility Diskette for DOS, Personalization Data Disk II for Windows 98 Video Features Diskette (NM2160) for Windows 95/98 Audio Features Diskette for Windows 95/98 5 Reinstall Windows 98 and the software. Note: The Windows 98 Startup Disk includes real-mode CD-ROM drivers, so that you can use the built-in CD-ROM drive when you start the system with the CD-ROM. Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 25

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Reinstalling the Software for Windows 98
This chapter describes the reinstallation procedures for Windows 98
and its software for your computer if the original, preloaded operating
system and device drivers have been deleted.
Overall Procedure
1
Have the Windows 98 installation package at hand.
2
Back up your software and personal data files on the hard disk.
3
Create the Windows 98 Startup Disk from the preloaded
Windows 98 as follows:
a)
Double-click on
Add/Remove Program
in the Control
Panel.
b)
Click on the
Startup Disk
tab.
c)
Follow the instruction on the screen.
4
Create the installation diskettes of the device drivers using the
Diskette Factory program.
You need to create at least the
following device driver diskettes:
5
Reinstall Windows 98 and the software.
Note:
The Windows 98 Startup Disk includes real-mode CD-ROM
drivers, so that you can use the built-in CD-ROM drive when
you start the system with the CD-ROM.
Device Driver
Diskette Name
ThinkPad Configuration
program
Utility Diskette for Windows 98
Utility Diskette for DOS, Personalization
Data Disk II for Windows 98
Display driver
Video Features Diskette (NM2160) for
Windows 95/98
Audio device driver
Audio Features Diskette for Windows 95/98
Copyright IBM Corp. 1998
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Title: C79FZMST CreationDate: 06/15/98 22:38:45