Using Windows 98 Installing Windows 98 Installing Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition comes factory-installed on your HP Notebook. The following procedure installs a retail version of Windows 98. If you install a retail version of Windows 98, you’ll also need to manually install drivers that support the HP Notebook. This section describes how to: • Prepare for software installation. • Install Windows 98. • Install video support. • Install audio support. • Install pointing device support. • Install infrared support. To prepare for software installation To install Windows 98, you must have the following: • HP Notebook with floppy drive and cable, and internal CD-ROM/DVD drive.
• Windows 98 CD-ROM. • Blank, formatted floppy disk. • HP Notebook drivers for Windows 98 Location: On the Product Recovery CD in \HP\DRIVERS\W98, or they can be downloaded from www.hp.com/go/support. HP recommends that you repartition and format your hard disk before installing retail Windows 98. Follow the instructions below to repartition your hard disk. You will need a computer with a working Windows operating system to make a support utility disk. 1. Insert the Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert a blank floppy disk in the A: drive. 104 Corporate Evaluator’s Guide