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98SE freeze during installation
Name: mike moore Date: June 22, 2003 at 10:18:15 Pacific OS: 98SE CPU/Ram: 128
Comment:
Hi, Im trying to change the Japanese OS of Win98 on a Thinkpad and replace it with an English version Of 98SE. So far :
1. I ran an fdisc -ok 2. I reformatted using format c :/s - ok 3 .I tried to instal a brand new full version of 98SE . All went well until the final stage ; at 11 mins to completion it froze. i turned the power on and off several times no luck . I reinstalled twice and it froze at exactly the same point which is just at the start of the last instal sequence " setting up hardware and finalizing settings " Cant find any advice perusing the help menu in safe mode . Can anyone offer advice? Many thanks
Name: mickey Date: June 22, 2003 at 10:53:38 Pacific
Reply:
Make sure that there is no anti-virus option enabled in the Bios. You can reactivate it after the install finishes.
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Response Number 2
Name: Ghostman 1 Date: June 23, 2003 at 14:49:09 Pacific
Reply:
To me it sounds like you have a corrupt install disk. It shouldn't freeze up... Does is always freeze at the same point ? If so,then try another setup disk.
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Response Number 3
Name: mike moore Date: June 24, 2003 at 02:30:39 Pacific
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hi mickey, thanks for the help. Im a novice at this and cant find bios anywhere in Help or info about how to access it on these pages . It may be a dumb question but where do I look and what do i do to disable?
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