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setup WIN98
Name: milesnuk Date: April 6, 2003 at 04:17:22 Pacific OS: win98 CPU/Ram: 32
Comment:
Hi Hope someone can help! I have a IBM laptop with ONLY A FLOPPY DRIVE NOTHING ELSE. I have used floppys to copy win98 CD from my CDROM DRiVE ON MY PC TO my laptop into the drictory C:\win98.booting using a boot disk. When i enter the windows 98 setup it all goes well but it stops at 7% what cab or file do you think i should copy again, becuase one must be currupt!there is no pop or anything. Please help cheers miles
Name: Bryco Date: April 6, 2003 at 05:09:37 Pacific
Reply:
You have 32mb RAM. I suspect that you need more in order to work the setup files.
When it is at 7% is the tower light still blinking or does the process actually halt?
I would suggest getting more RAM or using a different boot disk. One that sets up the himem to accomplish the task.
Bryan
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Response Number 2
Name: Orry Date: April 6, 2003 at 07:49:46 Pacific
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I got windows 98 to install with 15MB ram.
If you don't have windows on your pc I recommend recopying all the file from the cd to your pc again.
If you have windows on your pc I recommend going to C:\WINDOWS\Options\Cabs as a working copy of setup is in this folder.
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Response Number 3
Name: greg Date: April 6, 2003 at 10:34:59 Pacific
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Unless you get an error message, there is no way to tell what the problem is.
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Response Number 4
Name: Derek Date: April 6, 2003 at 17:41:36 Pacific
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It is by no means certain that you have a copy of setup in c:\windows\cabs. My W98SE has no such thing - but there's no harm looking.
Derel
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Response Number 5
Name: Derek Date: April 6, 2003 at 17:56:24 Pacific
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Milesnuk
Why do you keep reposting this exact same problem in different threads while the problem is still on the first page? It would help us to help you if we knew what ideas you have already tried, even if they didn't work.
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