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emachine fresh reload
Name: Stan Date: September 30, 2002 at 07:03:38 Pacific OS: windows 98 CPU/Ram: 128
Comment:
I have an emachine and am trying to do a fresh reload of windows 98. I am using a full version disk of win98 se not the restore disk. I get a message that says, windows setup requires largest executable program size to be at least 442368 bytes to run. The normal windows setup.exe is only 5.57KB. How do I get around this?
Name: Jason Date: September 30, 2002 at 07:07:53 Pacific
Reply:
The real setup file is in the win98 directory on the CD. The one in the root directory is just a stub pointing to it.
Either one should work fine though, I don't know why you're getting that error. Where are you running it from? (DOS or Windows)
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Response Number 2
Name: stan Date: September 30, 2002 at 07:26:33 Pacific
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I have run it from the windows 98 cd and from the cab files I put on the computer. I have zeroed the drive fdisk and formatted it.I have loaded many machines before and never seen this message. It just so happens that the setup.exe on the restore disk is a fairly large file. I want to use the cabs off the windows 98 cd. I am trying to load from dos. I am starting up from my startup disk.
Summary: I have a MSI 6119 with Win98SE and the second USB port does not recognise (although I know it is chucking out power so not totally dead!) The machine has had a fresh reload. ...
Summary: First of all, you should not delete the windows folder. you need to back up whatever you have, format your drive and do a fresh reload. You will be surprised at how smoothly this will work. Craig...
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