IN A NEW COMPUTER
It's not that hard to install a hard drive if you are handy with tools and repairs. But there are a few things you need to know.IDE Interface cable:
The IDE cable is flat, usually gray, about 2" wide and has three plugs on it. The plugs are 40-pin connectors. One end plugs into the motherboard, and might be blue. You don't have to worry about that end, just leave it where it is. At the extreme other end of the IDE cable, opposite the mother board is the PRIMARY DRIVE (MASTER) connector. Then there is a plug in the middle that is the SECONDARY DRIVE (SLAVE) connector. The MASTER connector on the end might be black, and the SLAVE connector in the middle may be gray. Make sure the MASTER connector is plugged into the Master hard drive. I've heard people say that it really doesn't matter, but I've experienced that it does. I had my drives plugged in wrong, and my hard drive kept crashing.
Jumper Block, Jumper
At the back of the hard drive is what is called a Jumper Block. The Jumper Block has a little, tiny plug in it that connects two of the pins. Depending upon where the little, tiny plastic plug is plugged into, determines whether the drive set up as the Master or Slave. There are 4 possible settings depending upon whether there is only 1 drive on the IDE cable or two drives plugged into the IDE cable. The 4 settings are:
1) Take the hard drive with Windows '98 out of the old PC.
Remove the cover.
Unplug the power supply
Unplug the IDE cable
Unplug any other wires
Remove the screws on both sides of the hard drive
Slide the old hard drive out.
2) Change the jumpers on the w98 drive to indicate SLAVE (exact jumper configuration varies by make and model of hard drive)
You will need something like tweezers or something very small to get the jumper out. The jumper is usually a little piece of white or black plastic, and it's very small.
Sometimes the hard drive will have letters stamped into the metal to indicate which is the Master and which setting is the Slave.
3) Verify the jumpers on the XP drive indicates Master or Single/Master (Single only will not work).
The hard drive in the new computer probably will already have the jumper plugged into the Master slot.
4) Put the old drive into an open slot in the new PC and secure it with screws
5) Connect the open connector from the same cable as the existing hard drive of the new PC.
Most computers have two IDE cables. Each of the cables has two plugs on it.
6) Boot up the new PC
7) In Windows Explorer you should see your old W98 drive now as either D-drive or E-drive. In my computer, my second hard drive shows up as F: drive because I also have two CD burners.
8) In Windows Explorer you can copy or move files to your new drive. I like to right click the Start button, and choose "Explore" as a fast way to get into Windows Explorer.
Yes, just format your Hard Drive and install a fresh copy of Windows.
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Yes, if the computer is connected to a network there are options for installing Windows that way.
You can plug it into the other computer or install a virtual windows program onto both computers.
You can install it from a flash drive or through network.
It is possible to install Windows 8 using a USB flash drive with at least 4 GB of space. The process requires creating a Windows 8 ISO, or buying Windows 8 as an ISO, and adjusting the computer's BIOS to boot up from the USB drive rather than the hard drive.
Frist you make a Backup of you Windows into anthor drive. Than you transfer you backup in you dads computer.Than In you father computer you formate a drive which contain you father windows. But rember it when you transfer backup in you father computer,transfer in anthor drive EXAMPAL d,e,f drive ect.Than install you window from the drive where you transfer the backup & there is solution of you problem. Note: If you want just windows backup. then just install Norton ghost and create ghost disk.
if u have winxp on the master hd, just boot ur computer from a 98boot disk and install win98 on the slave. the computer should automatically configure itself for dual boot.
Assuming that your computer support x64, just get a 64-bit installation disc from your manufaturer and install it. (Alternatively, you can download the ISO for it online and install it to a few DVDs or a flash drive)
You DO NOT have to wipe your hard drive or "downgrade" to run windows XP on a vista computer. Download and install Microsoft Virtual PC. its free and will allow you to run another operating system in a window of the current one you are running. You can have both!
You probably need a new hard drive, since it is likely failing. If you replace the hard drive, you've have to install Windows on the new drive. You could try transferring data off of the old one, but chances are, you won't be able to recover it.
Yes. Actually, there is no need to remove the hard drive. You can format the existing hard drive and install XP on it as well. Note: Yes, you can there is no need to remove the hard drive. You can format the existing hard drive and install XP. and also you can install both opreting system single computer. XP and vista both.