Dell 7500 manual Installing System Software, Installing the Windows 98 Operating System

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Installing System Software

This document explains how to install/reinstall Dell device drivers and utilities on your Dell computer running the Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition operating system or the Microsoft Windows NT operating system. You may need to use this document under the following conditions:

•You are reinstalling the version of the Windows operating system that came with your computer, and you need to reinstall the drivers and utilities that Dell provides.

•You have a new hard-disk drive and you need to install all of the system software.

Installing the Windows 98 Operating System

You must install Windows 98 on the hard-disk drive before you install any device drivers.

1.Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette into the diskette drive.

2.Restart the computer.

3.When the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup menu appears, insert the Microsoft Windows 98 CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

4.Select Start Windows 98 Setup from CD-ROM and press <Enter>.

The Setup program runs ScanDisk to check your hard-disk drive.

5.When the hard-disk drive check is completed, type x to exit ScanDisk.

6.Follow the prompts on your screen to continue with the installation.

7.When prompted to create a start-up diskette, remove the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette, and click Next>.

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