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install Windows 98 SE to formatted HD
Name: Patrick Date: September 20, 2001 at 09:39:01 Pacific
Comment:
I have a formatted hard drive and a Windows 98 SE CD. How do I install the windows 98 SE when the computer does not recognize the CD ROM? I also have 6 windows 3.1 disks. What FDISK do I use to partition the hard drive?
Name: Jim Bob Date: September 20, 2001 at 10:11:07 Pacific
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Firstly you need to make sure the system can access the cd-rom drive ? If it can you can use a win98 boot disk made form another system to boot the machine with. Run setup.exe from the boot disk and the system should locate the CD-ROM. Check your bios to see if a CD-ROM drive is recognised !
Jim
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Response Number 2
Name: Dan Penny Date: September 20, 2001 at 11:39:56 Pacific
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Are you loading 98 or 3.1? If the drive is already formatted, fdisking it will make you have to re-format. If it's set up OK, and the way you want it, skip the fdisk. Does your BIOS give you the option to boot from the CD (for 98SEthat is)? (If it's an IDE or EIDE CDROM, not a proprietary drive). If so, set your boot sequence to CDROM, A, C. Put the CD in the drive and continue the boot, then run setup.
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Response Number 3
Name: kassabk Date: September 20, 2001 at 13:24:59 Pacific
Summary: Whenever I try to re install Windows 98 SE it gets through the first 3 steps and then It keeps on giving me this Error Message: W98 Setup Failure in SetupX.DLL at 0002:56FF and then it says USER.EXE ...
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