------------------------------------------ MicrosoftWindows98SecondEdition READMEforSetup April1999 ------------------------------------------ (c)CopyrightMicrosoftCorporation,1999 Thisdocumentprovidescomplementaryorlatebreaking informationtosupplementtheMicrosoftWindows98 SecondEditiondocumentation. CONTENTS 1.QUICKTIPSFORANERRORFREESETUP 2.GENERALSETUPISSUES 3.INSTALLINGWINDOWS98SECONDEDITIONFROMMSDOS 4.PERFORMINGACLEANBOOT 5.ANTIVIRUSSOFTWARE 6.FINDINGHARDDISKPROBLEMSDURINGSETUPUSINGSCANDISK 7.CABERRORSDURINGSETUP 8.REMOVINGWINDOWS98SECONDEDITION 9.POTENTIALISSUESIFYOUHAVEACOMPRESSEDDRIVE 10.INSTALLINGWINDOWS98SECONDEDITIONWITHWINDOWSNT 11.SETUPERRORMESSAGES 12.HARDWARENOTES 13.MEMORYMANAGERS 14.DISK-CACHEPROGRAMS 15.USINGTERMINATE-AND-STAY-RESIDENT(TSR)PROGRAMS ANDDRIVERS 1.QUICKTIPSFORANERRORFREESETUP ====================================== Disableallantivirusprogramsrunningonyoursystem. IftheseutilitiesareleftrunningduringSetup,your systemmaystopresponding. NOTE:Somesystemshaveantiviruscapabilitiesbuilt intothesystem.Ifthisoptionisleftenabledin BIOS/CMOSsettings,youmayreceiveawarningabout "viruslikeactivity"or"MasterBootRecord"changes. YoumustallowthesechangestotakeplaceforSetup tocompletesuccessfully.Seeyourantivirussoftware documentationformoreinformation. RunScanDisktocheckandfixanyproblemswithyour harddisk(s). Closeallrunningprograms.Thisincludesdisabling anyscreensavers,AdvancedPowerManagementsettings, andotherprogramsthatmaycauseSetuptostop responding.See"PerformingaCleanBoot"formore information. 2.GENERALSETUPISSUES ======================== IfyouhavetheNumberNineImagine128Display Adapter,ortheSTBVelocity1283DAGP(Nvidia Riva128),youshouldrunSetupfromMSDOSor changeyourdisplaydrivertoVGA. Upgradevs.Fullinstallversionsof Windows98SecondEdition ------------------------------------ IfyouhavetheUpgradeversionofWindows98, Setupwillattempttofindaqualifyingupgrade productonyoursystem.IfSetupfailstofinda previousversionofWindows,youwillbeprompted toinsertyourpreviousmediaforproofof compliance. DiskSpacerequirementsforWindows98 -------------------------------------- Becausemanyfactorsgointocalculatingthe amountoffreespacerequiredforWindows98, thesefiguresareonlyestimatesbasedon typicalWindows98installs. TypicalupgradefromWindows95:requiresapproximately 205MBoffreeharddiskspace,butmayrequireasmuch asmuchas315MB,dependingonyoursystemconfiguration. FullinstallofWindows98onaFAT16drive:requires 260MBoffreeharddiskspace,butmayrangebetween 210400MBdependingonsystemconfigurationand optionsselected. FullinstallofWindows98onaFAT32drive:requires 210MBoffreeharddiskspace,butmayrangebetween 190305MB,dependingonsystemconfigurationand optionsselected. Also,ifyouareinstallingWindows98toadrive otherthanC,Setupcanrequireupto25MBoffree diskspaceondriveCforthesystemandlogfiles createdduringSetup. Uninstall:IfyouwishtobackupWindows95before upgrading,selecttheSaveYourSystemFilesoption duringSetup.Thiswillallowyoutouninstall Windows98SecondEditionintheeventyouhave problems.However,therearecertaincasesinwhich youcannotdothis: *YourcurrentWindowsinstallationisona compresseddrive. *Youareinstallingtoanewdirectoryorsetting upacleaninstallwithnopreviousversionavailable. *YouarerunningaversionofMSDOSearlier than5.0. MAKEANEWSTARTUPDISK!Becauseofchangesinthe realmodeandprotectmodekernelstosupportFAT32, Windows98SecondEditionstartupdisksarenotcompatible withearlierversionsofWindows.Therefore,whenyouset upWindows98SecondEditionforthefirsttime,besure tomakeanewStartupDisk,EVENIFYOUARENOTPLANNING TOUSEFAT32. ProgramManagerfromWindows3.x. --------------------------------- ProgramManagerisnolongersupportedinWindows98. ProgramManager(Progman.exe)isleftonthesystem fortroubleshootingpurposes,butitwillNOTcontain anygroups.Inaddition,ifyouareupgradingover Windows95,yourexisting.grpfileswillberemoved. Theseareknowntocausesomeproblemswheninstalling Windows98.IfyouareupgradingfromWindows3.x, theold.grpfileswillremainonthesystemand ProgramManagerwillstillhavesomefunctionality. Youshouldbackupyourexistingprogman.iniand*.grp filesbeforeupgradingtoWindows98ifyouintendto useProgramManager. 3.INSTALLINGWINDOWS98SECONDEDITIONFROMMSDOS ==================================================== Ifyouarestartingwithacleanornewharddiskor ifyouhaveproblemsrunningSetupfromyourprevious versionofWindows,youmayhavetorunWindows98 SecondEditionSetupfromMSDOS.Althoughinstalling fromMSDOSistypicallytheslowermethodof installation,itisoftenthesafestandshouldbe usedwhenothertypesofinstallationsfail. MSDOSBootHotKeys -------------------- Thereareseveralwaystobootyoursystemtoan MSDOScommandpromptsafely.Theeasiestwayisby usingthesehotkeys: *Windows98SecondEdition HoldtheCTRLkeydownwhileyourcomputerisbooting. ThiswilltakeyoudirectlytotheWindows98Boot Menu(theF8keyisstillfunctional,butthereis no"StartingWindows98"promptinWindows98,so it'shardtoknowexactlywhentopressit). *Windows95 PresstheF8keyatthe"StartingWindows95"prompt. ThiswilltakeyoutotheWindows95BootMenu. *MS-DOS6.x PresstheF8keyatthe"StartingMSDOS"prompt.This willallowsyoutomanuallychoosewhichdriversto loadortobypassyoursystemfiles. *Real-modeCD-ROMdrivers YouwillneedrealmodeCDROMdriversloadedsoyou canaccesstheWindows98SecondEditionCD.Ifyouhave runWindows98SetupbeforeandhavecreatedaStartup Disk,youcanusetheCDROMdriversincludedonthat disk.IfyoudonothaveaStartupDisk,youwill needtoruntheinstallationprogramthatcamewith yourCDROMhardware. AfteryouhaveaccesstoyourCDROMdrive,youcan switchtothedrivecontainingtheWindows98Second EditionCDandtype:SETUP.Setupshouldnowcontinue. EditingyourConfig.sysandAutoexec.batfiles ----------------------------------------------- Yourcomputer'sConfig.sysandAutoexec.batfilestell yourcomputerwhatprogramsanddevicestoloadon startup(forexample,avirusscannerprogramto Autoexec.batfilemaydirectyourcomputerto automaticallyload).Windows98SecondEditionSetup willnotrunproperlywithsomeprogramsanddevices. Toremoveordisablesuchaprogramordevice,youmay needtoedittheConfig.sysand/orAutoexec.batfiles. ToedittheConfig.sysandAutoexec.batfiles: 1.InWindows3.1or3.11,clickFile,clickRun,type Sysedit,andthenpressENTER.InWindows95,click Start,clickRun,typeSysedit,andthenpressENTER. 2.IntheConfig.sysorAutoexec.batdialogbox,type REMatthebeginningofanyline(s)thatyouwant todisable. 3.Savechangesandrestartyourcomputer. TipsforInstallingRealModeCDROMDrivers -------------------------------------------- CurrentlyrunningWindows95: IfyouarecurrentlyrunningWindows95,youmay alreadyhaveaportionoftheCDROMdriversloaded. IfyoucanshutdowntoMSDOSmodeandgetaccess toyourCDROMdrive,trythefollowing: *RebootandpresstheF8keyat"StartingWindows95". *Choose"CommandPromptOnly." *AttheC:\prompttype:DosStart.bat. YoushouldnowhaveaccesstoyourCDROMdrive. LostaccesstotheCDROMdriveduringSetup: IfyouloseaccesstoyourCDROMduringWindows98 SecondEditionSetup,youcantrythefollowing: *RebootandpresstheF8keyat"StartingWindows95," andthenchoosetheoptionforCommandPromptOnly.If youarerunningMSDOS,bootdirectlytocommandprompt. *EdittheAutoexec.batfilebytyping:EditAutoexec.bat *Deletethetext"RembyWindows98Setup"infrontof thelinethatincludesthereferencetoMscdex.exe. *ExitEditbytypingALTFXandsavethefilewhen prompted. *Reboot.EitherSetupshouldcontinueonitsown,or youshouldrunSetupagain,choosingSafeRecoveryif prompted. InstallingWindows98SecondEditionfromYourHardDisk --------------------------------------------------------- BycopyingalltheSetupfilestoyourharddiskand theninstallingfromyourharddisk,youcaneliminate mostoftheproblemsassociatedwithfilecopyanddisk I/Oissues.YoucanunloadyourCDROMdriversandfree upconventionalmemorytoassistwithlowmemoryerrors inthistypeofinstall.TocopytheSetupfileslocally: FromWindows95: *Freeanadditional120MBofdiskspaceinaddition towhatSetupwillrequire.Setupwilltypically require195MBforanupgradefromWindows95. *Createatemporaryfoldercalled"W98Flat"tostore theSetupfilesonthatdrive. *CopythecontentsoftheWin98folderonyour Windows98SecondEditionCDtothetemporaryfolder youjustcreated.YoushouldalsocopytheWin98 subfolders,butthisisnotessentialifyouareshort ondiskspace. *Reboot.PresstheF8keyat"StartingWindows95"and chooseSafeModeCommandPromptOnly. *Now,switchtothetemporaryfoldercontainingthe Windows98SecondEditionSetupfilesandtype:SETUP. FromMS-DOS: *MakesureyouhaveaccesstoyourCDROMdrive.See aboveformoreinformation. *Freeanadditional120MBofdiskspaceinaddition towhatSetupwillrequire.Setupwilltypically require195MBforanupgradefromWindows95. *Createatemporaryfoldercalled"W98Flat"onthe drivewithplentyoffreespacetostoretheSetup files.Tocreateatemporarydirectory,switchto thatdriveletterandtype:MDW98Flat. *Now,switchtotheWindows98SecondEditionCDROM driveandtotheWin98directory. *ThencopytheWindows98SecondEditionSetupfilesto thetemporarydirectoryyoujustcreatedbytyping: Copy*.*<driveletter>\W98Flat. *Afterallthefilesarecopied,restartyoursystem andperformacleanbootbybypassingyourstartup files.See"PerformingaCleanBoot"formore information. *Switchtothetemporarydirectoryyoujustcopied thefilestoandstartSetupbytyping:SETUP. 4.PERFORMINGACLEANBOOT =========================== Thirdpartydevicedrivers,utilities,orotherprograms canpreventasuccessfulinstall.Cleanbootingyour systemcanfixmanyoftheseproblems.Youcanperform acleanbootby: Usingafloppydisktostartyourcomputer: *BootfromaWindows98SecondEditionStartupDisk. Thisdiskallowstheoptionforloadingwithorwithout CDROMdriversandisacleanenvironmentforrunning Setup. *BootfromapreviousWindows95orMSDOSbootdisk. ThisdoesnotgiveaccesstoyourCDROMdrivers,but canbeusedifyoucopytheSetupfilestoyourhard diskasdescribedabove. Windows95SafeModeCommandPromptOnly: *BootyoursystemandholdtheF8keyatthe"Starting