How to Reinstall Windows 95, 98, or ME

1. After formatting your hard drive as described above, insert the Startup Diskette into the floppy drive and restart your computer.
2. Select option #1 - Start the computer with CD-ROM support.
3. After a minute or so, you will see "A:>_".
4. Place the Windows Install CD into the CD-ROM drive.
5. Type "E:" (where E is the letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive) and press Enter key.
6. Type "dir" and press Enter. You will see something like the following:
7. Volume in drive E is 020409_1121 Directory of E: WIN98_SE <DIR> 04-09-02 11:21a 0 file(s)0 bytes 1 dir(s)0 bytes free
8. WIN98_SE is a directory, as indicated by the "<DIR>" after it.
9. Type "cd WIN98_SE", replacing WIN98_SE with the result from above, then press the Enter key.
10. Type "dir" and press the Enter key.
11. If you see: SETUP <DIR> somewhere in the output, then type "cd SETUP" and press the Enter key. Otherwise, skip this step.
12. Type "SETUP" and press the Enter key to begin the Windows setup program.
13. Simply follow the prompts to install Windows.
14. Remove the Windows Startup Diskette when prompted.