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Pistol Pete -- 98 shrinking yet?
Name: Eric Date: August 24, 2003 at 18:47:59 Pacific OS: DOS CPU/Ram: 486/50MHz, 20MB RAM
Comment:
Pistol Pete ---
I know you are probably busy, but on August 18th I left a post about trying to get 98 to install on my old laptop. You said you were going to type up those instructions, but so far, nothing. The last we heard from you was on the 19th. I would appreciate any help you have. Thank you very much (ahead of time) for taking your time to type that up for me!
Name: mesich Date: August 25, 2003 at 10:02:14 Pacific
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Hi everyone,
Sorry I will not be of any help here. You are attempting to install Win98 on a laptop with a 50Mhz processor, 20Gb RAM and a hard drive that is only 120Mb.
Win98 minimum hard drive space is 195Mb. Minimum requirement for the processor is 66Mhz.
I shall follow this post along with the other one as I am very curious of how this can be done especially on a 120Mb hard drive.
Regards, Mesich
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Response Number 4
Name: litz (by don) Date: August 25, 2003 at 13:00:37 Pacific
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the only way it can be done effectively is by using 98Lite...although I am sure I responded to this earlier
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Response Number 5
Name: Eric Date: August 25, 2003 at 14:07:14 Pacific
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don, yes you did respond to this earlier. I do not want to purchase 98Lite in order to install it on this old laptop. I wanted the 98Micro install, but you need the full version for that. Pistol Pete said that he had a method of doing this and that he would type it out and post it here.
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Response Number 6
Name: litz (by don) Date: August 25, 2003 at 16:23:34 Pacific
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you can use the trial version...you just have to install Windows with the DOS switches to eliminate memory and hard drive requirements...choose "custom' install and install just the basics...and then after it install you would use the 98lite trial to clean Windows up so it runs wells...I swear I have seen Windows98 running on a 386 done up with 98lite
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Response Number 7
Name: Eric Date: August 25, 2003 at 19:32:13 Pacific
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Yes, but the problem is that the harddrive is too small in the first place for it to install. Pistol Pete said he had a method... but it seems to be taking awhile for him to respond with his instructions.
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Response Number 8
Name: Don Date: August 25, 2003 at 20:20:52 Pacific
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alright man...I don't know what to say...other than email me and I will get you straightened out with the 98Lite
i just checked and it will install down to 50MB, and you'll need about 50 for your swapfile...so it will work with Lite pC, and I can help you get it done
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Response Number 9
Name: Eric Date: August 26, 2003 at 12:26:40 Pacific
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I sent you an e-mail.
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Response Number 10
Name: litz (by don) Date: August 26, 2003 at 16:49:58 Pacific
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it must not have went thru...because i didn't get it
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Response Number 11
Name: Eric Date: August 26, 2003 at 17:49:38 Pacific
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I re-sent it. Maybe you typed your e-maila ddress wrong. Try sending one to me, please. Thanx!
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Response Number 12
Name: Eric Date: August 26, 2003 at 19:09:04 Pacific
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