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creating win98 boot disk using CD
Name: Daniel Praid Date: February 12, 2002 at 03:25:33 Pacific
Comment:
I currently have a 'blank' PC and would like to install win98 on it. However I only have the Win98 CD and a Win2k machine. the blank PC can only boot from floppy - I've serched the net and can only find instructions which assume that you already have win98 installed on the PC (whats the point of creating a boot disk to install 98 if you need 98 to create them from !!??) Please help - is there anyway to create the boot disk from the CD alone?
Name: tom Date: February 12, 2002 at 03:31:41 Pacific
Reply:
when starting pc, keep hitting Del key till it takes u to the bios screen, change the order of boot up device to cd-rom, save changes and start pc with cd in.
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Response Number 2
Name: Daniel Praid Date: February 12, 2002 at 03:33:08 Pacific
Reply:
As I stated above - the PC doesn't have the option to boot from CD-ROM
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Response Number 3
Name: Jim Date: February 12, 2002 at 03:50:35 Pacific
Reply:
Is there some reason why you cannot boot from a floppy (to ANY OS) and then run "setup" from the CD?
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Response Number 4
Name: mesich Date: February 12, 2002 at 03:51:49 Pacific
Reply:
Daniel,
Yes you can create a bootdisk from the CD.
Or you can go to http://www.bootdisk.com
To create it from a CD. Put CD in PC and select browse this cd. Select tools>mtsutil>fat32ebd. Insert a floppy and select fat32ebd. A boot disk will now be created.
Good Day! Mesich
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Response Number 5
Name: Daniel Praid Date: February 12, 2002 at 03:53:13 Pacific
Reply:
I could install win2k but the setup program won't work from this due to incompatibilites between the 2 OS's
Unless anyone knows different!?
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Response Number 6
Name: Daniel Praid Date: February 12, 2002 at 04:30:50 Pacific
Reply:
Creating from fat32edb causes some issues in win2000 - states that the program is trying to access the HD and fails.
I've downloaded the boot disk from bootdisk.com and now installing Win98 okay
Many Thanks Mesich !!
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Response Number 7
Name: mesich Date: February 12, 2002 at 05:25:36 Pacific
Reply:
Daniel,
You are welcome. Post back if you need anymore help.
Good Day! Mesich
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Response Number 8
Name: bob b Date: February 12, 2002 at 17:12:00 Pacific
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