The "Save System Files" Dialog Box May Not Be Displayed

ID: Q232614

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

SUMMARY

When you install Windows 98 Second Edition, the Save System Files dialog box may not be displayed if any of the following conditions exists:

An uninstall set exists from a previous Windows 98 Second Edition installation.

You do not have enough free hard disk space to complete the installation.

You are installing from a command prompt into a new folder.

You are installing to a compressed hard disk.

MORE INFORMATION

If you want to be able to uninstall Windows 98 Second Edition at a later time, saving the system files is necessary. When you upgrade over Microsoft Windows 98, you are prompted during Setup to save system files. Before a new uninstall set is created, a backup copy is created. The uninstall set consists of the following files:

Winundo.dat
Winundo.ini
Winlfn.ini

These files are stored as hidden files in the root folder on the hard disk on which you are installing Windows 98 Second Edition. To create the uninstall set, you may be required to have over 100 megabytes (MB) of free hard disk space.

If the Save System Files dialog box is not displayed because a backup set exists from a previous installation of Windows 98 Second Edition, you can uninstall Windows 98 Second Edition because the uninstall files still reside on your hard disk.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q186102 How to Uninstall Windows 98

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbfaq win98se 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: June 14, 1999