How to Do a System Restore for Windows 98

1. Be sure that Microsoft Backup is installed on your computer, and that you have the system requirements to run it. Backup is not automatically installed in Windows 98. If it has been installed in Windows 95 before doing an upgrade to Windows 98, Backup will be upgraded to the newer version.
2. Click \'Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup.\' Click the \'Backup\' tab. By default, Backup selects all the files on your hard drive for backup when you first start it. It is usually not necessary to back up your programs if you still have the installation files or CDs. Therefore, you should only select the user files which you and the other computer users have created for your Backup Set. In the Select Files to Backup window, select only the files you want to back up.
3. Select a location for your backup. You will need a supported tape drive if you wish to back your hard drive up to tape. You can also back up to a location on the hard drive or to an additional hard drive. Alternatively, you may back up your files to a network drive by mapping a drive letter to the network drive.
4. Restore your files using the Windows Backup utility. Click \'Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup.\' Click the \'Restore\' tab. Select which drive to restore in the Restore From window. Select the backup set you wish to restore, and click \'Next Step.\' Select the files which you would like to restore so that the check mark appears in the box.
5. Prepare for a full system recovery if you feel you may need it. To perform a full system recovery you will need a Windows 98 startup disk on floppy and your Windows 98 CD-ROM. Boot your computer from the floppy drive, and in the Windows 98 startup menu, select \'Start Computer\' with CD-ROM support. At the command prompt, type (cd drive) \'cd tools\\sysrec pcrestor\' where (cd drive) the letter of your CD-ROM drive is. Windows 98 setup will begin.
Click \'Next\' in the System Recovery wizard. Enter the requested information. Click \'Finish.\' Select \'Restore Backed Up Files\' in the Microsoft Backup Welcome screen. Click \'OK.\' Select the location to restore from; select which backup sets to restore; select which drive to restore, and how to restore.