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how do I install windows 98 from a hard drive any info help

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Name: sarra
Date: June 6, 2000 at 14:54:04 Pacific
Subject: how do I install windows 98 from a hard drive any info help
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i know i have to install windows 98 from the CD-Rom but how I can Reload the windows 98 from the Hard drive ..to skipe using the CD-Rom ..I did Read one time on this web site computing .net about the instructions but I really forget any info I would be very much appeciated...


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Response Number 1
Name: Robert Wright
Date: June 6, 2000 at 14:57:37 Pacific
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Sara to do this, and yes it is done quite often, you need to fisrt copy the contence of the win98 folder from the cd rom, to the harddrive, then run the setup.exe from the dir on the hard drive that you coppied the files to. Its very usefull to install like this, its faster, and you will never have to insert your win98 cd when installing devices and such, if you need more help email me

good luck
fixittt@hotmail.com


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Response Number 2
Name: bob b
Date: June 6, 2000 at 16:17:51 Pacific
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BOOTDISK
You can make one from a friends system. Goto add and remove, start-up disk
Or Bootdisk.com and micronpc.com have downloadable bootdisks.
Note: Win95 start-up disk has no CD support but win98 start-up disk has.
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FORMATTING HARDDRIVE
Insert a wins boot disk with CD support
Select START COMPUTER WITH CD-ROM SUPPORT.
At A:\> type
A:\> format c:/s enter
Press y then enter to ALL DATA WILL BE LOST
Press enter at Volume Label (you can label it later)
Goto loading windows or
Remove disk and reboot (from HDD command prompt C:\ only)
Note: there are a few ways to format HDD this is only one.

LOADING WINDOWS from CD Rom
Insert a wins boot disk with CD support
Select START COMPUTER WITH CD-ROM SUPPORT.
At A:\>
Type D:\>setup enter (win95)
Or E:\>setup enter (win98)
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LOADING WINDOWS 95/98 from harddrive
Insert a wins boot disk with CD support
Select START COMPUTER WITH CD-ROM SUPPORT.
Note: 9x Is for the version you are loading, ie 95/98 do not type X
At a:\> type
A:\>c:\ enter then type
C:\>md win9x Enter then type
C:\>cd win9x Enter then type
C:\win9x>Copy D:\win95 (or for wins98 E:\win98) enter then
C:\win9x>Setup enter
Note: if you’re drivers for sound cards, modems, printers
Are on CD Rom you may have to load them from Device Manager
Cd not recognised till last reboot (win95).


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Response Number 3
Name: shilsman
Date: June 6, 2000 at 19:47:01 Pacific
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Actually, the best way is to copy the CABS from \windows\options\cabs . The setup program is there and as long as you can access the drive with those cabs and the drive you install to (boot drive) is large enough, you can install win98 to it.


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