You do not remember the last time your computer was working without freezes for more than half an hour. The vast majority of programs at startup gives incomprehensible inscription error, reinstall the add does not work, even the most sacred - the game - and they now and then give a blue screen. Familiar symptoms? And if on top of that you also "happy" owner of the operating system "windows - fortochnogo" type, such a disease is almost incurable. If you do not take decisive measures "patient" is not just to spoil you with their tricks nerves at the most inopportune moment. Let's get started ...

I'm from the previous paragraph, I hope you understand, when you need to use this material. But even if everything is stable, I recommend to read this article, because Windows line 98 / ME, at a fairly brisk operation has a bad feature to "die" in three or four (sometimes more, but with a very gentle treatment) months. And practically no one really can not say what he did is so special to achieve this result. It seems everything is, as always, and then bam ...

The reasons for such an unstable operation can be very much. Starting from poorly debugged program and ending with the carelessness of the user who deleted the "unnecessary", in his view, files and folders. But okay, our task is not to seek the extreme, and to correct what they got. In most cases, an ordinary user is almost impossible to fix the problem in some other way, but the most radical - the destruction of current Windows. This is what we are going to do.

I note that the way that I'm going to tell you, I think the best. But this is purely a personal opinion, which I hold, therefore, no one forces you to follow these guidelines, in addition, I am in no way responsible for any damage that may be caused by the use of my method.

Well enough talk, get down to business. For the work we need: a CD with Windows the version you prefer (for example, I use Windows ME, therefore describe will work with this version) or an installation Windows package on your hard disk, boot disk for Windows your favorite version , file manager, which is free to work in the absence of Windows (I recommend DosNavigator, but you can use other managers ala Norton Commander, ie self Norton Commander, Volcov Commander and others), the driver package needed for your equipment, which, of course, corresponds to your chosen operating system. Well, that's basically all that we need.

To begin with, what to experience a boot floppy and a file manager. To do this, at the time of turning on the computer, go into the BIOS (usually Del key), and set to boot from the drive 3,5`, confirm and insert the CD boot floppy. Now, wait a few seconds you will see a menu of four items (if it does not, then, or a floppy disk is damaged, or you have not properly set up a bootable floppy disk). I will explain the significance of these items:

  1. Help
  2. Start computer with CD-ROM support
  3. Start computer without CD-ROM support
  4. Minimal Boot

So, the first point in the translation means "help" by selecting it, you will see the help text from Microsoft. The second option allows to boot from the support CD-ROM. Third vice versa, disable support for CD-ROM, well, the last item allows you to boot from a minimum number of drivers. You can choose any, but our experience need any of the last three, it all depends on where you are Windows installation package.

After you select will have to wait a few more seconds, and then you will see a command prompt: A: \. If all goes well congratulations - the first phase of testing was successful. Now we need to test the file manager to do so, go to disk, where the manager. It is carried out «X:» command, and then press the Enter key, at the same time instead of the letter X must enter the letter of the drive. After switching on, you will have such an invitation correct disk, as in the beginning, but instead of the letter A is the letter of the selected disk. Now you need to register the full path to the file, run the file manager. Such a command might look like: C: \ DN \ Dn, where C - is the disk, DN - manager directory, Dn - startup file. After you download manager you get a lot more freedom to work with the computer. it is necessary to complete our experience, using the downloaded file manager, go to the folder containing the installation package of Windows and select the setup.exe file.

This file will launch the installation of Windows, but we still need to see how this will work. Before installing a mandatory all of the disks will be checked ScanDisk`om, but unfortunately, the ScanDisk from under Dos works very ill with modern hard drives. If any errors on your hard drive, in any case do not fix them this version of the ScanDisk, as the consequences can be quite sad, until the loss of all data on the hard drive will be found. To avoid such consequences, after checking and error detection on the disc, producing restart your computer, change the boot order in the BIOS and load your Windows. Now, here, run any program for a test drive (I recommend Norton Disk Doctor Norton Utilites from the package, but you can also use ordinary ScanDisk`om, which comes with Windows), let it fix any errors, then repeat the experience.

This time DOS`ovsky ScanDisk does not detect anything, and to inform you that you can start the installation of Windows. But it is not necessary to do so far, we are only now seen that the hard disk does not throw us a surprise, then when Windows will be gone.

Now you have to go back to Windows and see whether there is in Windows and Programm Files folders something useful for you, for example, the preservation of any game or application settings files. All you need of these folders is best to copy and store somewhere in a safe place. Well now it feels we are ready to "demolition» Windows. Go…

Using a bootable floppy disk and a command prompt, run DOS`ovsky file manager. Now select the Windows folder, and without regret, remove the cause of your headache. This is usually done by pressing Del, but different managers it may be other keys. F8 for example. Then do the same with a folder Programm Files. The fact that virtually all applications which require installation in new Windows will not work, because they have a new record in the registry, so it is best to remove and put back afterwards.

Now, it is desirable to reboot and repeat the ritual dance with a bootable floppy disk and a command line. We need to start the installation of Windows. To do this, using all the same File Manager, go to the folder with the installation package of Windows and select the setup.exe file after checking the hard disk, follow the instructions, and then you can with a sense of accomplishment to relax. The final touch is to install the necessary drivers and software.