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hey all.
i am doing a clean install for a mate of mine and i have a problem.
i will be installing windows 98.
i have formatted the computer in ms dos mode but when i restart the computer it tells me 'insert system disk and try again'.
it seems to be searching for the floopy however i am wanting to install off a cd
could i have some help? thanks in advance
set the motherboard to boot from CD
In fdisk did you make the disk active menu #2 and how did you formaat it with a floppy.
its only a 10 gig hdd.
i went to start the shut down in ms-dos mode and then when the dos came up i type format c:
Set the bios to boot from cd and the win98 setup will startQuote:
Originally posted by chinook_apache@15 January 2004 - 19:24
its only a 10 gig hdd.
i went to start the shut down in ms-dos mode and then when the dos came up i type format c:
http://support.jp.dell.com/jp/jp/faq...s/100229-4.gif
Right try the bios thing but if I recall this Windows version wasn't bootable from the cd rom oh as the machine got a floppy drive.
I think it was a bootable cd version for that. I had 98 se a long time ago back in the ice age and I still have the 98 se disk. :DQuote:
Originally posted by cwctv@15 January 2004 - 13:31
Right try the bios thing but if I recall this Windows version wasn't bootable from the cd rom oh as the machine got a floppy drive.
hey all.
thanks for the feedback.
the thing is i downloaded a boot disk for windows 98 se...and i inserted that in the floppy from then on i booted from the cd.
the thing is my windows 98 se was not a normal one....it has windows 98 se on it and also windows me :ph34r:
so thanks for the feedback and i have managed to install windows 98 se...just getting some updates and installing some apps for it.
thanks again :)
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I think it was a bootable cd version for that. I had 98 se a long time ago back in the ice age and I still have the 98 se disk.
I DON'T see "se" mentioned anywhere here glad you got they anyway.Quote:
i will be installing windows 98.
se can be very important :lol: :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by cwctv@15 January 2004 - 23:40
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I think it was a bootable cd version for that. I had 98 se a long time ago back in the ice age and I still have the 98 se disk.
I DON'T see "se" mentioned anywhere here glad you got they anyway.Quote:
i will be installing windows 98.
why not just boot to a 98 boot disk that has cd rom support, and run D:\setup.exe
? :unsure:
http://www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one.
Very well said, second that. B)Quote:
Originally posted by Sparsely@15 January 2004 - 21:20
why not just boot to a 98 boot disk that has cd rom support, and run D:\setup.exe
? :unsure:
http://www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one.
Very well said, second that. B) [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by skelley521+15 January 2004 - 18:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (skelley521 @ 15 January 2004 - 18:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Sparsely@15 January 2004 - 21:20
why not just boot to a 98 boot disk that has cd rom support, and run D:\setup.exe
? :unsure:
http://www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one.
Ya me too guys but doesn't the win 98 drivers change the cdrom to E:\ :lol: I still get buggered up by that. I useuall y boot from win98 sec disk tho
Depends, some do and some don't, but if it does it will notify you of this.
Good point though ;)
it will tell you what the cdrom device name is...
Exactly my point.....lol ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Sparsely@15 January 2004 - 21:58
it will tell you what the cdrom device name is...
Sparsley oh I know but Im working on two at a time sometimes, I load one go get anouther Beer and miss all that . :P . My wife brings home broken computers like some bring home stray cats. You know uncle Bobs neibour' s friends computer is not working so here's one more . And they never have the drivers :(Quote:
Originally posted by Sparsely@15 January 2004 - 18:58
it will tell you what the cdrom device name is...
I should point out this is a hobby I don't charge any thing its fun. I just wish I could get some newer ones to work on :frusty:
lol :lol:
what a fun life you live
:P
Well I dont golf :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by Sparsely@15 January 2004 - 20:20
lol :lol:
what a fun life you live
:P