5-10 Dell Dimension XPS Txxx and Txxxr Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide6. If you see a message prompting you to reinstall Windows 98 over your currentoperating system, use the down-arrow key to highlight Continue setup andreplace your current operating system. Then press .7. If you see a message stating that Windows 98 is about to prepare the system forinstalling the operating system, press .ScanDisk checks your system files.8. When a message appears to alert you that ScanDisk has finished checking thesystem drive(s), type x if prompted.9. When the Windows 98 Setup window appears, click Continue.Windows 98 checks your hard-disk drive and prepares your system for installingthe operating system.If prompted, enter the Windows Product Key, which is printed on the front coverof the Getting Started/Microsoft Windows 98 document.10. When prompted for the directory to install the Windows 98 files, ensure thatc:\windows is selected and click Next.The Windows 98 Setup wizard appears and checks your system for availablehard-disk drive space.11. When the Establish Your Location window appears, select your regional loca-tion and click Next.This setting tells Windows 98 how to display Internet content.12. When prompted to create the start-up diskette, remove the boot diskette fromthe diskette drive and click Next.13. Label a blank diskette as instructed, insert the diskette into the diskette drive, andclick OK.If a dialog box instructs you to format the diskette, click Format.14. After you have created the start-up diskette, remove the diskette from thediskette drive and click OK.15. When the Start copying files window appears, click Next.The Welcome to Microsoft Windows 98 window appears and displays informa-tion about the operating system while the files are copied to your hard-disk drive.NOTE: This step may take several minutes to complete. The approximate time isdisplayed on the Windows 98 status bar.When the files have been copied to the hard-disk drive, Windows 98 restarts thesystem. A series of windows appears to inform you that Windows 98 is settingup hardware, initializing drivers, and detecting hardware and Plug and Playdevices.The system may reboot a second time.
