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Name: trinity121x
Date: July 25, 2005 at 12:05:53 Pacific
Subject: trying to get on to the internet
OS: windows se98
CPU/Ram: intel 192mb

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hi i've been having problems with this old laptop. I doesn't have a cd drive and only a floppy drive. I've been trying to acess the internet but the computer won't complete the installation of the hardware because it says i'm missing a protman.dos and i have no clue what that is. It request for the windows 98SE cd but the previous owner never gave it to me ... please someone help mee.... thanks!
trinity

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Response Number 1

Name: Rick McNabb
Date: July 25, 2005 at 12:34:40 Pacific
Subject: trying to get on to the internet

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You answered your own question...it needs to read the protman.dos file off of the Win98SE CD.
When you get this message. click on details - it will tell you source and destination for the file.
If networking components have been installed on this machine before it may still be in the destination location. You can tell it to look there and see if it finds it, BUT you really need to get a Win98SE CD if you are going to use this OS.
Rule #1 Good computers don't go down.
Rule #2 There is no such thing as a good computer.

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Response Number 2

Name: Dan Penny
Date: July 25, 2005 at 12:47:38 Pacific
Subject: trying to get on to the internet

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Without a CDROM, it makes things more difficult, but only a bit.
If you're not in a position to purchase a CDROM drive for the machine, and you have access to another desktop machine or similar, one of the least expensive ways to get the appropriate data onto/running from the laptop hard disk is to buy a 2.5" : 3.5" disk IDE adapter cable. These are generally only a couple of dollars.
You temporarily "mount" the laptop hard disk into the larger machine. You then create a directory in the root (directory) of that drive for your setup files. (ie; 98SE) Copy your CD contents and/or any other setup files to this directory.
Return the laptop drive to the unit. Boot normally, then run the setups you need. When it asks for a location of the files (usually "Have Disk"), point it to the directory/setup file(s) which you created while on the larger machine. Once it "finds" the source files, any subsequent requirements for the CD will automatically be pointed back to that directory. ie; No hands file loads.
It's a good day when you learn something

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Response Number 3

Name: trinity121x
Date: July 25, 2005 at 16:06:43 Pacific
Subject: trying to get on to the internet

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i didn't know you could do that thanks alot!!!
trinity

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