REFORMATING YOUR HARDISK
– AND SETTING UP WINDOWS (95)WITH SAFETY AND SAVING SPACE IN MIND
Written after a period of despair in 1998.
May anyone profit from my despair and suffer less from the arrogance of brick-thick textbooks.
Arno Mong Daastøl, Email
Utsiktsveien 34, N-1410 Kolbotn, Norway
Ph: (+47) 6680 6373 Mob: 9002 4956 Fax: 6699 5325CONTENTS
1) SAFETY MEASURES
2) REFORMATING
3) PARTITIONING THE HARDDISK
4) INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
A) SHORT VERSION
a) Basic installation
b) To install printer
c) To install fax (as with most other Windows programs)
d) Install Internet browser
e) Update drivers in general
B) LONG VERSION
a) Basic installation
b) To install printer
c) To activate scanner hardware registration (as with all new hardware)
d) To install scanner driver – the software (in my case)
e) To install fax (as with most other Windows programs)
f) Install Internet browser
g) Update drivers in general
h) Update Graphic card driver
i) Update monitor driver
j) Install sound card driver
k) Install Microsoft Office
l) Update Microsoft Office
Appendix 1) DRIVER ADDRESSES
Appendix 2) PARTITIONING THE HARDDISK
1) SAFETY MEASURES
a) Save all data, created and downloaded outside you PC, on floppies or on a
streamer.
b) Create Windows startup floppy
(by clicking My Computer on the desktop, then click Control Panel, and then Add/Remove Programs, then Create Startup Disk and then Create Disk).
c) Create floppies with drivers you will need for the hardware.
(E.g. for CD-ROM, monitor, graphics card, sound-card, scanner-card etc.)
2) REFORMATING
Turn off your computer.
Insert your startup floppy.
Turn the computer on.
The screen will now show a:/
Write format c:
After formatting the screen will now show ……..
Press enter.
The screen will now show a: /
Insert floppy with CR-ROM driver
Write copy cd-rom c:/
The screen will now show a:/
Insert the startup floppy
Press enter.
The screen will now show a:/
3) PARTITIONING THE HARDDISK
There are several reasons for partitioning the hardisk. One reason being multiple users who prefer to have their individual programs and data on separate hardisks to avoid interference and complications etc. Another reason being that for safety measures, it is more secure to keep the operating system and programs installable (from CD-ROMs or floppies) on the primary drive (e.g.: c:/) and downloaded material (programs and data) as well as created material (programs and data) on the secondary drive (e.g.: d:/). The second reason happens to be my reason. Personally I therefore store the following folders on the secondary drive d, Downloaded which includes Internet browsers (Microsoft Explorer 3.02 and 4, Netscape Communicator 4.04 plus Webturbo), and data folders with downloaded articles like Netart (from newspapers), Econart (from professional magazines). Also I keep copies of folders that have to have the original positioned on the primary drive such as Favorites (original position c:/win95/Favorites) and My Documents (original position c: / My Documents). The former is a regular part of Microsoft Explorer and the latter a regular part of Microsoft Word, and neither can be removed to the safer position of d:/. So in order to be on the safe side copies have to be made.
To partition, consult a DOS handbook preferably. If you don't have one I think the procedure described in the back of this guide as an appendix should work well.
4) INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
A) SHORT VERSION
a) Basic installation
Turn off your computer.
Insert your startup floppy.
Turn the computer on.
The screen will now show a:/
Write format c:
After formatting the screen will now show …….. ( I don't quite remember)
Press enter.
The screen will now show a:/
Insert floppy with CR-ROM driver
Write copy cd-rom c:/
The screen will now show a:/
Insert the startup floppy
Press enter.
The screen will now show a:/
Insert CR-ROM with Windows operating program (Windows 95)
This activates Windows automatic self-installation.
My version, however, requires the following,
Write e:/
The screen will now show e:/
Write cd windows.95
The screen will now show windows.95
Write setup.exe or if that won’t work setupm.exe
The starts the setup process, press enter when asked to proceed and follow instructions given on the screen, but when given more complex questions do the following.
When asked, save the operating system in Win95 (on c)
When asked, let Windows search for hardware.
When asked, choose typical or custom install.
It is preferable to choose typical because a simpler installation usually goes smoother, and anyhow, you can do the add-ons later. If you prefer not to install fax and message service this can be done later as well.
If custom install is still chosen, then choose the applications you would prefer, most are acceptable. Be aware certain things, however, under Communications, Microsoft Network should not be installed (unnecessary). Besides, Windows Tour and Online Guide do take a lot of space and are of use only to the beginner.
Under Network Configuration, click Add Netware, then click Protocol, then Microsoft, then TCP/IP. Click OK. Then remove IPX/SPX and NETBUI. The remaining should be Client for Microsoft Networks, Dial Up Adapter, and TCP/IP.
When asked for identification, write in boxes (it is not so crucial whatever you write):
Computer name: Personal
Workgroup: Internet (or your company)
Computer description: Pentium (or whatever)
When asked for Computer Settings, accept all.
When asked for Start up Disk, choose no if you have and yes if you don't have.
The PC will now shut down and restart, and it will take some time.
If your PC restarts in Safe Mode, see the same place in the long version, point a) 1-3
b) To install printer
When asked (this goes automatically), install printer.
Do this, if needed by inserting the Windows 95 CD-ROM, or a floppy (with the driver), if the standard Windows 95 listing on the CD-ROM does not support your printer. Remember to move the icon of your printer from the small window to the main desktop when this little window appears, by "click, drag and drop". This will create a shortcut to your printer which will allow you to configure it and control it.
c) To install fax (as with most other Windows 95 programs):
Click My Computer, then Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs, then Windows Setup, then make a mark on Fax (in this case) and follow instructions.
First you will receive the information that this will also install Microsoft Messenger (In older versions called Exchange). Accept this. But: Under Messenger below, do not mark Microsoft Network (unnecessary), but do mark Internet if you plan to use e-mail.
Then: in general, select your modem from the list appearing. If not as in my case, since I have a modem that is not on the standard Windows 95 list:
Click the box don't select my modem I'll select it from a list
Click have disk, insert floppy with modem driver
Click Browse a:
Select Ucom Nordic 3417DRH (in my case)
Select Comport 2 (in my case)
Select personal address book: Click Browse
Select (in my case) d:/ exchange/ mailbox.pab
Test fax
d) Install Internet browser
Insert CD-ROM,
Click My Computer, then click E, and then Netscape 3 or 4, or Explorer 3 or 4.
Accept installation in c:/Program Files
If you use an old version of these browsers you will manually have to create a dial up connection:
Click My Computer, then click Dial Up Networking, then Make New Connection.
Write any appropriate name for the connection, such as your Internet supplier.
Write the phone number to access the Internet.
In Norway, with a modem, this is: 81007107
------------"----------- ISDN ---"----: 80107107
When the small window with a new connection icon appears on the screen click, drag and drop this icon to the desktop. Thereby you will have direct access to a connection when needed, for instance when the browser doesn't automatically start
the dial up – for some reason or other.
e) Update drivers in general
Right-Click My Computer, then click Properties, then Device Manager.
Then click the hardware in question, such as monitor, display, SCSI etc., then click the appearing adapter, for instance Daewoo or Sis 6205 as in my case
Click Driver, and then click Update Driver
Accept Windows search (Yes)
Insert floppy or CD-ROM with new graphic driver
Click Other locations
Then click Browse, then click 3 ½ " (the floppy) or CD-ROM
If the program doesn't find the driver, click Browse
Then click the appropriate driver
If this doesn't work:
Repeat: Insert floppy etc.
Write source:/ name of driver for instance: e:/ … or a:/……
Press enter
Storing drivers on the secondary drive d:/ usually doesn't work because Windows for some reason does not accept this address as legitimate for a driver….
To see how any specific driver is installed, with my drivers used as examples, see the long version
4) INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
B) LONG VERSION
a) Basic installation
Turn off your computer.
Insert your startup floppy.
Turn the computer on.
The screen will now show a:/
Write format c:
After formatting the screen will now show ……..
Press enter.
The screen will now show a:/
Insert floppy with CR-ROM driver
Write copy cd-rom c:/
The screen will now show a:/
Insert the startup floppy
Press enter.
The screen will now show a:/
Insert CR-ROM with Windows operating program (Windows 95)
My version requires the following, but other version are automatic self-activating.
Write e:/
The screen will now show e:/
Write cd windows.95
The screen will now show windows.95
Write setup.exe or if that won’t work setupm.exe
The starts the setup process, press enter when asked to proceed and follow instructions given on the screen, but when given more complex questions do the following.
When asked, save the operating system in Win95 (on c)
When asked, let Windows search for hardware.
When asked, choose typical or custom install.
It is preferable to choose typical because a simpler installation usually goes smoother, and anyhow, you can do the add-ons later. If you prefer not to install fax and message service this can be done later as well.
If custom install is still chosen, then choose the applications you would prefer, most are acceptable. Be aware certain things, however, under Communications, Microsoft Network should not be installed (unnecessary). Besides, Windows Tour and Online Guide do take a lot of space and are of use only to the beginner.
Under Network Configuration, click Add Netware, then click Protocol, then Microsoft, then TCP/IP. Click OK. Then remove IPX/SPX and NETBUI. The remaining should be Client for Microsoft Networks, Dial Up Adapter, and TCP/IP.
When asked for identification, write in boxes (it is not so crucial whatever you write):
Computer name: Personal
Workgroup: Internet (or your company)
Computer description: Pentium (or whatever)
When asked for Computer Settings, accept all.
When asked for Start up Disk, choose no if you have and yes if you don't have.
The PC will now shut down and restart, and it will take some time.
If your PC restarts in Safe Mode, you probably have a hardware conflict and can do one or the other, but ultimately you will have to do both. Anyhow you can make the PC work at once without the extra hardware (in my case the scanner-card) by doing this the simple way and remove the hardware (point 2 below). To make the hardware work, however, you will have to start with point 1 below:
1) To find SCSI conflicts:
(Addition to the following: If in severe trouble finding free IRQs, disable all ISA cards and let the PCI (plug and play) cards find their IRQs. Then use the remaining free IRQs for the ISA cards. If there are not enough left for all the ISA cards, try putting them together with some standard items like serial port etc.)
Right-Click My Computer, then click Properties, then Device Manager. Then click each individual item to check if a yellow sign with an exclamation mark appears, for instance in front of the scanner card (SCSI), to signify a conflict. If so, click the item and the click Resources. Then look at the Interrupt Request setting (the IRQ). Remember the number. (For my scanner card it was 14). click Computer on the top of that list. Check which settings are available and free (for instance 9, in my case). If some are, change the settings on your hardware accordingly (for instance the scanner card) after removing the hardware, explained below under point 2, and by consulting the literature accompanying the card. Even (!) after reinstalling the card, this should remove the conflict. (For instance, I had to change the settings on my scanner card from port 14 to port 9, the way to do this was explained in the leaflet from the company). To do this, do the following first:
2) To remove hardware:
Turn off the Computer by clicking Start, then click Shut Down, and then again Shut Down. Disconnect the cables to the machine. Open the machine and remove the hardware card that is supplemental, i.e. in addition to the main card, the sound card and the graphic card. For instance I had to remove the scanner card. Just unscrew the locking screw and pull out the card. Then the cables back onto the machine.
3) If you followed point 1) above reinstall the card before turning the PC on. The you have to click My Computer, then Control Panel, then Add/Remove Hardware and then Next, and then Let Windows Search for Hardware.
b) To install printer
When asked (this goes automatically), install printer.
Do this, if needed by inserting the Windows 95 CD-ROM, or a floppy (with the driver), if the standard Windows 95 listing on the CD-ROM does not support your printer. Remember to move the icon of your printer from the small window to the main desktop when this little window appears, by "click, drag and drop". This will create a shortcut to your printer which will allow you to configure it and control it.
c) To activate scanner hardware registration (as with all new hardware)
Repeat point 3 above
d) To install scanner driver – the software (in my case):
1) Insert the appropriate CD-ROM. Click My Computer, then click CD-ROM (in my
case E:/), then click Scandrv, the click English. When the little window with the
shortcut icon appears, click,drag and drop the Quickpanel icon to the desktop.
Then click the icon, then click one of the buttons, for instance copy if the printer
has been installed or the fax if that has been installed. If the scanner starts, all is
OK, If not, you have to uninstall the software, and perhaps the hardware
registration, do the following:
2) To uninstall software, click start, move mouse to Programs, and then to Scanner driver for Windows 95, and then to Uninstall. Then click. Follow instructions and shut down and restart the machine.
3) To uninstall the hardware registration, click My Computer, then click Properties, then Device Manager. Then click, (in my case) the item appropriate (the scanner card) that is the SCSI. Mark it and click the Del button on the keyboard, in order to delete it. Shut down and restart.
4) To reinstall hardware registration, repeat the above procedure: click My Computer, then Control Panel, then Add/Remove Hardware and then Next, and then Let Windows Search for Hardware. Shut down and restart.
5) To reinstall software, repeat point 1 above.
Test.
If it works, then adjust the settings of the scanner:
Click the quickpanel icon, then right-click the blue head-line, choose command wizard, click the yellow key to the right of scanning setting. Then, on the little window that appears, click the little downward arrow to the right of Types (on the top), Choose line art if you want to work with words, and 256 colors if you want to work with photos for instance. Change, if you want to the other settings like from inches to centimeter and, more important, to make the scanner scan the whole A4 surface: Drag the lines on the big white screen on the bigger window all the way to the borders of the sheet.
e) To install fax (as with most other Windows programs):
Click My Computer, then Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs, then Windows Setup, then make a mark on Fax (in this case) and follow instructions.
First you will receive the information that this will also install Microsoft Messenger (In older versions called Exchange). Accept this. But: Under Messenger below, do not mark Microsoft Network (unnecessary), but do mark Internet if you plan to use e-mail.
Then: in general, select your modem from the list appearing. If not as in my case, since I have a modem that is not on the standard Windows 95 list:
Click the box don't select my modem I'll select it from a list
Click have disk, insert floppy with modem driver
Click Browse a:
Select Ucom Nordic 3417DRH (in my case)
Select Comport 2 (in my case)
Select personal address book: Click Browse
Select (in my case) d:/ exchange/ mailbox.pab
Test fax and scanner
f) Install Internet browser
Insert CD-ROM,
Click My Computer, then click E, and then Netscape 3 or 4, or Microsoft Explorer 3 or 4. Netscape is generally more stable, but Microsoft integrates better into Windows 95.
Accept installation in c:/Program Files
If you use an old version of these browsers you will manually have to create a dial up connection:
Click My Computer, then click Dial Up Networking, then Make New Connection.
Write any appropriate name for the connection, such as your Internet supplier.
Write the phone number to access the Internet.
In Norway, with a modem, this is: 81007107
------------"----------- ISDN ---"----: 80107107
When the small window with a new connection icon appears on the screen click, drag and drop this icon to the desktop. Thereby you will have direct access to a connection when needed, for instance when the browser doesn't automatically start
the dial up – for some reason or other.
g) Update drivers in general
Right-Click My Computer, then click Properties, then Device Manager.
Then click the hardware in question, such as monitor, display, SCSI etc., then click the appearing adapter, for instance Daewoo or Sis 6205 as in my case
Click Driver, and then click Update Driver
Accept Windows search (Yes)
Insert floppy or CD-ROM with new graphic driver
Click Other locations
Then click Browse, then click 3 ½ " (the floppy) or CD-ROM
If the program doesn't find the driver, click Browse
Then click the appropriate driver
If this doesn't work:
Repeat: Insert floppy etc.
Write source:/ name of driver for instance: e:/ … or a:/……
Press enter
Storing drivers on the secondary drive d:/ usually doesn't work because Windows for some reason does not accept this address as legitimate for a driver….
h) Update Graphic card driver
Right-Click My Computer, then click Properties, then Device Manager.
Then click Display Adapters, then click the appearing adapter, for instance Standard VGA, which is automatically installed unless otherwise ordered.
Click Driver, and then click Update Driver
Accept Windows search (Yes)
Insert floppy with new graphic driver
Click Other locations, and then click Browse, then click 3 ½ " (the floppy)
Then click the appropriate driver, in my case Sisdisp
If this doesn't work:
Repeat: Insert floppy etc.
Write a:/sisdisp
Press enter
i) Update monitor driver
Right-Click My Computer, then click Properties, then Device Manager.
Then click Monitor, then click the appearing adapter, for instance Daewoo 1703B as in my case
Click Driver, and then click Update Driver
Accept Windows search (Yes)
Insert floppy with new graphic driver
Click Other locations, and then click Browse, then click 3 ½ " (the floppy)
Then click the appropriate driver, in my case Sisdisp
If this doesn't work:
Repeat: Insert floppy etc.
Write a:/daewoo/daewoo.ctp
Press enter
j) Install sound card driver
Right-Click My Computer, then click Properties, then Device Manager.
Then click the sound,video and game controllers, then click the appearing adapter, for instance ESS 1688 as in my case
Click Driver, and then click Update Driver
Accept Windows search (Yes)
Insert floppy with new graphic driver
Click Other locations, and then click Browse, then click 3 ½ " (the floppy)
Browse, and then click the appropriate driver, in my case Win95
If this doesn't work:
Repeat: Insert floppy etc.
Write a:/win95
Press enter
k) Install Microsoft Office
Insert the CD-ROM
Click the programs you want installed, either standard or custom
If custom, then click all, or the specific programs you prefer
The click A4 British directory or A4 US directory if you prefer American spelling
The machine will restart and configure automatically
l) Update Microsoft Office
And in my case:
Then activate a downloaded Office update SR1 to be found in d:/programsetups/sr1off97
The machine will configure and restart
k) Install Corel Draw 7
NB: This program includes a very good OCR program for scanning texts.
Insert the CD-ROM
Click the programs you want installed, either standard or custom
If custom, then click all, or the specific programs you prefer
APPENDIX 1) DRIVER ADDRESSES:
PRINTERS:
HP 870/Xci:
D:/drivers/printr/HP870Xci/dj272tc(2)
HP 550c:
A:/Hp 550c/Hp550c.ptb
gRAPHIC CARD:
A:/ sisdisp
This driver will also be found in the standard driver list on the Windows 95 installation CD-ROM
MONITOR:
a:/Daewoo/ Daewoo2
There is also an older driver to be found in the standard list on the Windows 95 standard installation CD-ROM
SOUND CARD:
a:/ win95 (On my ESS 1688 driver floppy)
SCANNER CARD:
e:/ scandrv/english (On my CD-ROM for scanner installation)
APPENDIX 2) PARTITIONING THE HARDDISK
Turn off your computer.
Insert your startup floppy.
Turn the computer on.
The screen will now show a:/
Write fdisk
A window with 5 choices will appear
Select option 1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
Press enter
A window with 3 choices will appear
Starting from scratch, you shall
Select choice 1. Create Primary DOS Partition
Another window will appear:
Then decide how much size (of for instance 1000 MB) you want to use for this partition
If the complete hardisk choose yes (Y) on the question,
Do you want to use the maximum size for a Primary DOS Partition Y/N
If yes, this creates a partition of the hardisk, where all parts will serve with one DOS operating system
Another window will appear with info on the size of the hardisk
You will now have to decide how much space to devote to the active, primary drive c
Let us say you hardisk capability is 1000 MB
If you want two equally large drives (c & d) then choose and write 500 MB (out of 1000 MB, 50 % - 1/2 of the total hardisk)
If you want three equally large drives (c, d & e), then choose and write 330 MB or 660 MB (out of 1000 MB of the total hardisk, 33 or 66 % - 1/3 or 2/3)
Or, you can choose other sizes at pleasure
Then press enter
The fdisk will ask you to choose which of the drives you want to be the active drive that will be the controlling one, when you power up the machine: Set active partition
The original fdisk menu will appear
You may now want create a further partition of your hardisk by creating
an Extended DOS Partition
On the original fdisk menu:
Select 1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
A new window will appear
Select 2. Create Extended DOS Partition
The window with info on the size of the subdrive (passive drive) appears
If the available size is 660 MB, choose for instance 330 MB (50 % - or 1/2) for your new subdrive
If you want to define the drive structure of your hardisk further:
Select option 1on the fdisk menu: 1.Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
Then select choice 3: Create Logical DOS Drive (s) in the Extended DOS Partition
A window appears which asks you to select the sizes of the parts of the extended partition.
Your entry will define the size of the first logical drive e:/
Say, as an example that you have 660 MB to partition after dividing the total hardisk in two (c & d with 330 MB each)
If you enter 330 MB for d:/
Then you will have 330 MB for drive e:/, if you enter this in the next window
If you want to define the drive structure of your hardisk further, repeat the above:
Select option 1on the fdisk menu: 1.Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
Then select choice 3: Create Logical DOS Drive (s) in the Extended DOS Partition
A window appears which asks you to select the sizes of the parts of the extended partition.
Your entry will define the size of the first logical drive e:/
Say, as an example that you have 330 MB to partition after dividing the total hardisk in three (c, d & e with 330 MB each)
If you enter 165 MB for d:/
Then you will have 165 MB for drive e:/, if you enter this in the next window
And so you can go on if you please
For one person a division in two drives normally ought to be sufficient
For two persons, three drives
Good luck all!
Comments are very welcome!
Best wishes!
Vennlig hilsen!
Arno
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Arno Mong Daastøl (Daastoel), Drs. Oecon
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