hi, i have a Sony VAIO PCG-Z505R Latop. Native OS Windows 98 CPU Type 366MHz Intel Pentium II HDD Comments 6.4 GB fixed hard drive Standard Memory 64 MB (non-removable) . i bought a usb external dvd drive LG GSA-E40L. im trying to install window 98. im trying to boot the CD from Dos but it doesnt work. i tried the duse and other method. i only have 1 usb port, so that i mean i have to take out the floppy and put in the CD. is there anyway i can install window 98? and how? thank you for ur help

Can you copy the entire /win98 directory from the CD to the HDD?

If you can't manage to load the CD win98 directory onto the HD and install from there, then see this: http://www.mesich.com/ Under How To's, see third item down (Load Windows with swapable drives). DerekW

Try the Panasonic USB Drivers, in this package, WinRAR should be able to extract the files: http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products...

i might be misinterpreting your question but check your bios settings under setup and see if you can switch the boot order with CD-ROM at the top, then you should be able to boot from the cd, i believe the win98 disk is bootable. -CG

i was able to boot from C. but i got this error msg. i tried to boot from usb external dvd drive LG GSA-E40L. i follow the instruction from this website: http://www.mesich.com/ this is what i put for my config.sys DEVICE=C:\USBASPI.SYS.SYS /D:MSCD001 FOR AUTOEXEC.BAT I PUT C:\MSCDEX.exe /D:MSCD001 aspi for uhci/uhci usb mass-storage version 1.07 usbaspi : invalid parameter string. c:\c:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd0001 device driver not found: 'mscd0001'. no valid cdrom device drivers selected. what should i do? what can i do to detect the usb external dvd rom in dos? thank you

I have not checked thoroughly nor do I know your system but this looked very odd to me: USBASPI.SYS.SYS I think it should just be USBASPI.SYS Cut out the last .SYS and see if this helps. DerekW