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Cannot install OS
Name: pinewood Date: December 3, 2005 at 10:15:29 Pacific OS: Not sure CPU/Ram: Not Sure
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My PC was orignally an Amitech 900 with Win98. Recently I changed it to a Win XP Pro. Then I wanted to change it back, but I had to order a CD Rom (Win 98 SE) as I did not have the original CD. I was messing about with the PC, (as you do), and during that process I think I managed to delete XP Pro, (when I keyed in fdisk and format etc). I didn't mind that but I have been trying to to install win 98 for two days now, but keep getting messages on dos such as 'missing operating system'. I think it has about 33% usage, (maybe that means something). Right now I have on hand a Win98SE CD, a Win 98 Recovery CD, a Microsoft Win 98 CD which came with the computer, a start-up and a MS boot disk. The latest messages are 'invalid media type reading drive c; abort,retry,fail? Does anyone one know what I could do now to get an OS?
Name: dolph Date: December 3, 2005 at 10:28:27 Pacific
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You loss data when FDISK make its job. So, now you need FORMAT the C: drive... Insert boot disk and type FORMAT C: /U to prepare C: to take files on the Win98SE install procedure
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Response Number 2
Name: dolph Date: December 3, 2005 at 10:41:47 Pacific
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If "...invalid media type..." message still appear, go to FDISK and choice the 3 option "Delete partition...", at the next menu, choice the 4 option "Delete Non-Dos partirion"... After this procedure, you must create C: partition again with first menu on FDISK and activate it as logical drive. Then format it and install Win98SE. When you make Win-XP installation, maybe the process make C: as NTFS system file unit. So, DOS can't work with it...
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Response Number 3
Name: pinewood Date: December 3, 2005 at 10:51:37 Pacific
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Followed your advice, now it reads: 'Parameter not correct - c'.
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Response Number 4
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: December 3, 2005 at 11:18:55 Pacific
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