I formatted and partitioned my HD, while installing Windows after/during scan I get this message "Windows Setup Requires 73". It locks up at that point. Anybody ever seen this one?Can't say I have.
But we will need more info in order to help you.
The version of Windows you're installing?
What is this scan you mention?
And tell us more about the computer...
like the specifications.
Where you experiencing any problems since you decided to FORMAT and reinstall?Windows 98 SE, it performs a scan before installing.
It is an older 800Mhz no name, Western Digital 10G HD.
I had XP installed and the 30 day registration period expired so I could not log on to uninstall it. I don't have a valid key code so I was going back to 98 since only my KIDS use this computer. I formatted because this was our old computer and full of junk. But never any problems with the hard drive.You say you have had XP installed.
What did you use to format the hard drive?
What file system did you format the hard drive as? It should be FAT 32 but XP might have formatted it as NTFS.The message is the first part of this one

Windows Setup requires 7340032 bytes available on your C: drive.

It appears when the Windows 98 installer cannot find a suitable (FAT32) formatted partition with a C drive letter.

Could you describe the steps you took when you "formatted" the hard drive? Did you use FDISK and then format in FAT32?

As Deerpark said, you might have done an NTFS format.
I ran fdisk from the A: prompt and I chose FAT32. I will look again to make sure. Could you tell me what the proper steps are when formatting? This was the first time doing it. Thanks Here are the steps I took:
A: fdisk
Do you wish to enable large disk support? Y
Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive. Enter
Create Primary DOS partition. Enter
Partition Status Type Volume Label Mbytes System Usage
C: 1 A PRI DOS 12425 Unknown 100%After that did you type

Code: [Select]format c:
at the prompt?


At that point it told me the "primary DOS partition has already been created" and I had to escape out of it. WOULD that be at the A: prompt or C: prompt?Exit out of FDisk which will take you to the A: prompt then use Dias' command and hit Enter.
When it FINISHES it will ask for a Volume Label...just hit Enter for none.
You should now be able to install Win98...