How to Recover Data From a Windows 98 Hard Drive

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Tip 1 - How can I copy or transfer a Windows 98 hard drive so my Windows XP computer can access it?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Aaron Templer | permalink

I have a desktop with Windows 98. I want to transfer contents of entire hard drive to another media, e.g. an external hard drive or a 64GB USB stick, so my Windows XP laptop can access them. Is it possible to copy/transfer entire Windows 98 hard drive to another medium for my Windows XP computer…

For further reading: http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/how-can-i-copy-or-transfer-a-windows-98-hard-drive-so-my-windows-xp-computer-can-access-it/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Retrieving data off of a older computer

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Joanne Barrett | permalink

I have a Windows 98 computer that i am trying to get the data off of the HD. My CD rom recorder isn't working, and the machine does not have an RJ45 jack or a USB port. I want the data put onto a comp

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/259361-32-retrieving-data-older-computer ^[2]

Tip 3 - Best way to get data off a computer with no support for USB or Ethernet?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by megaxxx 00 | permalink

A customer has a computer running Windows 98 (I know, cringe) and needs to take some data off the computer to put on a new laptop. I've tried using USB, but Windows 98 doesn't have USB storage dri...

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/237198/best-way-to-get-data-off-a-computer-with-no-support-for-usb-or-ethernet ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to erase my hard drive and start over.

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by rogus | permalink

Information and help with formating and erasing the computer information and starting over.

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Tip 5 - Data Recovery Tutorial: How to Slave a Hard Drive – DTI Data Recovery

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jean - Pierre du Plessis | permalink

This is a tutorial from Jacqui Best about the proper procedure for slaving your hard drive prior to running data recovery software on it. This would also be the procedure to follow if you were to run speed clone to sector clone a noisy drive or if you have a partition problem and need to …

For further reading: https://dtidatarecovery.com/how-to-slave-hard-drive/ ^[5]

Tip 6 - Can I move my old computer's hard drive to my new computer? - Ask Leo!

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ripomatiner | permalink

Usually you can take the internal hard disk of an old computer and install it as an additional drive in a new one. There's also a more flexible alternative.

For further reading: https://askleo.com/can_i_move_my_old_computers_hard_drive_to_my_new_computer/ ^[6]

Tip 7 - erase windows 98 hard drive

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lars Hansson | permalink

erase windows 98 hard drive free download - Eraser 6.0.10: Fully erase data from your hardrive, and much more programs.
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For further reading: http://en.softonic.com/s/erase-windows-98-hard-drive ^[7]