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Install Windows 98 on Compaq 7730

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Name: Josh
Date: November 8, 2003 at 11:42:05 Pacific
Subject: Install Windows 98 on Compaq 7730
OS: formatted
CPU/Ram: Pentium MMX 48 mb ram
Comment:

I have a formatted Compaq Armada 7730 which i am tring to install windows 98 on, but i can't figure out how to get it to run the cdrom. I can boot with a 98 startup disk, but it does not install any cdrom drivers because i have to take out the floppy drive to put in the cdrom drive. I think i have the correct driver for the cdrom called CPQLTECD.SYS, but i'm not sure how to use it.


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Response Number 1
Name: OtheHill
Date: November 8, 2003 at 11:46:33 Pacific
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If you have access to a CD burner why don't you put the windows floppy files on CD. Should solve your problem.


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Response Number 2
Name: Josh
Date: November 8, 2003 at 11:49:49 Pacific
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The formatted computer will not boot from cdrom


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Response Number 3
Name: broni
Date: November 8, 2003 at 12:00:54 Pacific
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Josh
Check HERE


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Response Number 4
Name: x86
Date: November 8, 2003 at 15:17:34 Pacific
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http://web14.compaq.com/falco/detail.asp?FAQnum=FAQ4860


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Response Number 5
Name: FZWG
Date: November 8, 2003 at 15:18:42 Pacific
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With no option to use Floppy Disk Drive and CD-ROM Drive at the same time,first obtain a bootdisk for the Operating System being installed.

Assuming Fdisk was used on the Hard Disk Drive to create a ‘container’ for the active partition, and that the Hard Disk Drive was formatted (Format C:) to prepare the partitioned area for Operating System storage.

Start laptop with bootdisk and select: ‘Start PC without CD-ROM Support’ if the option is presented.

Step 1: Install Command.com on the C:\ drive to make the Hard Drive bootable.

At the A:\> prompt, key in:
SYS C:
Press: Enter. (A message with ‘System Transferred’ appears after this command is done. To check the Hard Disk Drive for the Command.com file, At the A:\> prompt key in: C: and press: Enter. At C:\>, key in: DIR, and press: Enter. Command.com should show up on C:)

Step 2: Copy the oakcdrom.sys and mscdex.exe files from the bootdisk to the Hard Disk Drive C:.

At the A:\> prompt, key in:
copy a:oakcdrom.sys c:
Press: Enter.

Back at A:\>, key in:
Copy a:mscdex.exe c:
Press: Enter.

A message: ‘1 file copied’ appears after each action.

Step 3: Create the Autoexec.bat and the Config.sys files.

At A:\>, key in:
Edit
Press: Enter.

In the Edit program, key in:
C:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001
Press: Alt+F to access the ‘File’ menu.
Press the A key to access the ‘Save As’ dialogue box.
In the ‘Save As’ dialogue box, key in:
C:\autoexec.bat
Press: Enter. The info is now saved as the Autoexec.bat file.

Next, press Alt+F to access the ‘File’ menu again.
Press the N key to create a new document.
In the new document, key in:
Device=c:oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001
Press: Alt+F to get back to the ‘File’ menu.
Press: A to ‘Save As’.
In the ‘Save As ‘ dialogue, key in:
C:\config.sys
Press: Enter. Info is saved as the Config.sys file.
Press Alt+F and key in X to exit the Edit program.

[Note 1: as an optional step, while creating the Autoexec.bat file, /L:X can be added to establish the CD-ROM Drive letter. For example, to create the Autoexec.bat file and establish the CD-ROM letter as ‘M’, the following entry is used:
C:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /L:M
Press: Enter.]

[Note 2: the autoexec.bat file can be checked using the following command at the C:\> prompt:
Type autoexec.bat
Press Enter.

The config.sys file is checked the same way:
Type config.sys
Press Enter.]


Shut down PC, remove the Floppy Disk Drive, and place the CD-ROM drive in the laptop bay.

Start the laptop, and this time, boot to the C:\> prompt.

Step 4: Install Operating System.

At C:\>, key in:
D:
Press Enter. (Where D: is the CD-ROM drive)

Now, at D:\>, key in:
Setup
Press Enter.

Install Operating System.



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Response Number 6
Name: Echo
Date: November 8, 2003 at 17:59:49 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Compaq has a ready made Softpaq for this purpose (SP9090.exe) found Here

Follow its instructions.


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