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Windows 98 setup
Name: Bart Date: October 30, 2002 at 07:48:02 Pacific OS: DOS CPU/Ram: 32 Mb
Comment:
I want to install win 98 on my computer, it has a 20 Gb harddrive, 32 Mb ram (I am not sure about that, it also could be 64 Mb or 128 Mb) and it is a P 1 122 Mhz. But after I entered my windows serial number, the setup asks the win 98 cd, when the cd is in the cd rom drive, it can't detect it, can anybody help me how I can install win 98 and I can get my cd rom back. My last OS was Windows 95, I formatted the drive before I installed 98 because there was a virus on the computer. Thanx
Name: Gene Date: October 30, 2002 at 07:53:27 Pacific
Reply:
try copying the cd to the hard drive and di install from there.
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Response Number 2
Name: Bart Date: October 30, 2002 at 07:58:08 Pacific
Reply:
Thanx, just one little question, can you explain how you can copy something in MS Dos, I never did something like that before so... Can somebody please explaine this, that would be a great help. thanx
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Response Number 3
Name: Gene Date: October 30, 2002 at 08:19:47 Pacific
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assuming the cd drive is drive "D" at the command prompt type copy d:\*.* c:\*.*
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Response Number 4
Name: Bart Date: October 30, 2002 at 08:26:05 Pacific
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Thanx, I let know if it worked.
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Response Number 5
Name: Steve Dunn Date: October 30, 2002 at 08:59:47 Pacific
Reply:
2 things - 1. Are you using a win98 boot floppy to noot the PC to start the install? And if so, are you choosing the 'with CD support' option? - because you need CD drivers loaded to have access to CD Rom in Dos mode.
2. Win98 install CD is bootable - if you change settings in bios to boot from CD, you can just install from there.
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Response Number 6
Name: mesich Date: October 30, 2002 at 14:26:39 Pacific
Reply:
Hi All,
To copy the Win98 CD to the harddrive check out the link below.
Name: Derek Date: October 30, 2002 at 14:56:40 Pacific
Reply:
STOP STOP STOP "READ THIS"
Hope it's not too late.
DO NOT do as suggested by #3.
This will copy all your Windows CD files and folders into the C: root directory (amongst all the others residing there) which is insanity.
You need to copy them into a specific folder.
Use post by mesich!!!!
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Response Number 8
Name: mesich Date: October 30, 2002 at 16:52:36 Pacific
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Gene, No hard feelings but copying the CD to the hard drive using the commands given in response #3 will do just as Derek stated, placing all of the files on the root directory.
Derek, Thanks for the response I missed that. Hope you continue to "watch my back"!!
Thanks again.
Good Day All! Mesich
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Response Number 9
Name: Derek Date: October 30, 2002 at 17:31:41 Pacific
Reply:
No trouble, just watch mine (I often dive off into one of "my lectures" having missed the bit where a poster said he/she had already done that).
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Response Number 10
Name: Gene Date: October 31, 2002 at 07:04:35 Pacific
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My appolgize you are correct it would cause unneeded files to be copied to the hard disk.
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