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Clean Re-install of Windows.NO Re-format.
(Or "Why Make it hard on yourself?")



Make sure you write down the make and model of your modem/sound card/video card and other devices so you know what drivers to install!!
If you just want to Upgrade your Windows then Click Here!

Note:Any clean re-install of windows will require most of your programs and updated drivers re-installing and then the page at the bottom to clean up the device manager.

Things you need

Startup floppy with which you can access your Cdrom from unless you have a copy of windows on your hard drive/s.You can get a generic one from here.KramerRe-install or Bootdisk.com

Warning!!The win98 BootDisk moves your Cdrom drive letter down one.If it was D then it will now be E.

Copy of windows on floppies/Cd or on your hard drive.

A few basic DOS commands.If you need to learn a few try here, Dos Commands

Your Product ID number handy.

Files/Folders I save.Windows address book(find your .wab file)/Windows Favourites Folder/Windows Desktop folder and I copy and paste them back.


Do a"Find"for the Deltree.exe program and copy it to the root directory of your main hard drive,e.g where the autoexec.bat is and also copy it to your startup floppy as well for good measure.

Re-boot the system from the startup floppy.

Make sure you are on the C drive,if that is where your windows folder is.

Type smartdrv a the dos prompt(this will speed up the deletion)or copy this to a floppy as well but you shouldn't need to.Then.....

Type deltree progra~1 (including the space) and press the Enter key and answer Y when prompted.

Type deltree windows (including the space) and press the Enter key and answer Y when prompted.

Wait whilst windows is deleted,can take a while if you have big windows folder and you will hear the files being deleted.

When it's finished navigate to your Cdrom drive or wherever you want to load windows from and navigate to the setup.exe and type setup and press enter.

Follow the install instructions and Job done.

If windows has not picked up your display adaptor correctly after the install click hereVideo

A clean re-install Isn't.Click here.

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