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Dos/win98
Name: Olu Date: November 1, 2002 at 06:47:19 Pacific OS: DOS CPU/Ram: 233MHz/128MB
Comment:
I tried installing Win98 on a DOS machine. It kept telling me "Packed files are corrupt" when I run set-up from the CDROM.
Name: Korax Date: November 1, 2002 at 07:37:52 Pacific
Reply:
Probably the cd's bad, otherwise cant help you. :( but i need some version of DOS either 5.0,6.0, or 6.22(i think its and upgrade though). send it to korax318@yahoo.com please, i really need this so i can fix up my old 486, 90Mhz computers.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: November 1, 2002 at 11:44:15 Pacific
Reply:
Are you using an orginal Microsoft windows cd?
If not, you are using a copy and it probably is no good, because MS doctor their cds so they cannot be easily copied without a hard struggle.
Good luck - keep us posted.
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Response Number 3
Name: Preston Date: November 1, 2002 at 18:31:47 Pacific
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You have to boot your computer using a Windows98 boot disk. The boot disk will load all the software needed to run setup from the CD. If you're booting your computer using an older version of DOS or Windows on the hard drive, that's the problem.
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Response Number 4
Name: name Date: November 3, 2002 at 10:50:24 Pacific
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Mike, you're full of beans. Microshaft does NOT make their cd's hard to copy, I copied several of my 98 discs so I can carry around a good copy without banging up the original.
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Response Number 5
Name: Olu Date: November 4, 2002 at 08:55:56 Pacific
Reply:
Yup, I'm using my burnt copy, but I've used this a zillion times on other PC's without this error. And also, I'm booting with the WIN98 disk.
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