DBAN ran successfully. Which option from Restore CD?

[Anonymous]

I have finished running DBAN and it tells me the disk has been wiped.
Now I need to reinstall the operating system.
I inserted the Restore CD and turned on the PC. I am given 3 choices for the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu:
1. Restore Windows 98 - will format HDD
2. Restore Windows 98 - will not format HDD
3. Boot to DOS prompt from CD ROM
It is showing the default choice as #3.

Can someone explain which is the method to pick and why?

Thanks.

 

[Gralfus]

Since you just wiped the disk, it is blank and unformatted. Choice #1 says it will format the drive for you, so choose it. If it complains, you may need to partition the disk first using the FDISK program.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help.
It did complain with option 1. So I then chose option 3, ran fdisk and then went back to option 1. Everything loaded properly and the PC is back up and running.