Bob Cerelli said:
No version of Win9x gave that option that I am aware of.
This is not true, win98se does have the option to format if you boot from the cd.
I seem to have a post missing, so ill say it again and again if someone is removing it..
Hes not installing 98, hes installing 98se, and obviously hes trying to upgrade to it, otherwise he wouldn't need to install it. Meaning he either has an older 98 standard version, or win95b. I hope hes not trying to install windows over a mac system

. Cause he doesn't say what OS he has....lol
So, this means if he deletes windows and program files directories, then he has to install all his stuff again anyways, and this means, all his configuration settings for anything he installed previously wil be lost, so what's the point?
Which is sorta not the point of what hes trying to do, he wants to upgrade with a disk thats not an upgrade disk. And he thinks that it will just install like a game, only the upgrade disk can install like a game, not the full install disk.
Even if you delete these folders, it still wont let you install it unless you delete every single file in your system.
And he also doesn't say anywhere in his post that he cares for the games and files on his system, so format and load fresh, then just reload all your games and stuff, if you want to keep your stuff, buy the upgrade disk, or backup the stuff you want onto cd if you can, and then format.. I mean really, c'mon.
So he has to follow my
guide for a fresh install, and it's step by step, and is not just all jargon, he is a noob remember?