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reinstalling win98 OEM
Name: Mauro Date: August 28, 2000 at 13:31:55 Pacific
Comment:
Hello, How can I reinstal a OEM win 98? I have the disks. but when I try to reinstall it there is a msg saying there is a doubled disk but I dont have it. Help....
Name: wcr3d Date: August 28, 2000 at 18:11:51 Pacific
Reply:
Could you post exactly what the screen tells you. This would help on determining the problem. There are no double disks in the OEM version. You get a Start-up (Boot disk) and the CD. There are some problems if you have compressed the drive before trying to install. Check to see if it is saying "Double Space". HTH, wcr3d
Summary: I want to reinstall win98 OEM se without deleting my harddisk. I know that it is possible by deleting afew files such as IO.SYS but witch else? ...
Summary: Since you have reinstalled Win98 multiple times (reasons unknown) perhaps it is time for a clean start. Backup all you critical data, reformat the drive and start anew....