MS-7.10 installation

[WallyLes]

CPU athlon 750mhz/256mbs.
"C" drive  Win98SE   (8 ghs)
"D" drive  MS-DOS 7.10   (6gbs)
"E" drive  vacant     (6gbs)
       I installed the MS-DOS 7.10 full version from 2 floppy disks. The computer booted to the MS-DOS 7.10 window  (even though I had selected the boot to Win98 option during the installation).  At the C prompt (I thought I should have the D prompt)    I typed WIN and the following dialog boxes appeared (in order):
      1   Microsoft Registry Checker
           Registry Repair  Results
Windows found an error in your system files and was unable to fix the problem. Try deleting some files to free up some disk space on your Window s drive. If that doesn't work then you will need to install Windows  to a new directory.
     2   Registry file was not found. Registry Services  may be inoperative for this session. XMS cache problem.
     3    Your display adapter is not configured properly. to correct this problem. click ok  to start the Hardware Installation Wizard.  
   Clicking  started the Add New Hardware Wizard but new dialog box appeared
     4  Windows Registry checker.
Windows encountered an error accessing  the sys registry. Windows will restart and repair the system registry for you.
     Computer shuts down ,  The Windows logo appears momentarily, the the MS-DOS 7.10  window appears with the C prompt. Typing Win  recycles the above ,again
.Can someone offer some help ---and hope.

[johnwill]

MS-DOS only installs on the primary boot drive.  You replaced the windows files with the MS-DOS boot files.  Try booting from the Windows startup disk (you did make one, right?) and typing SYS C: to see if that fixes it.

[WallyLes]

Thank you  johnwill for your reply.
     I typed in SYS C:  and  the reply was:
     
      System transferred    A:\
     
      I tried:
                 A:\ Win
                 Bad command
                 
                 C:\Win
                 Bad command

     

[merlin_2]

was the d ...drive formated with a ms-dos 7.10 boot disk?and fdisked..?link>http://newdos.yginfo.net/msdos71/index.htm

[WallyLes]

Thank you merlin 2
       The d drive wac not formatted with an MS-Dos 7.10  boot disk.
       
        I assumed DOS could be installed to any extended logical partition since I was not interested in booting to DOS  at startup. I'm trying to boot to Win98 at startup..
        I don't recall seeing MS-DOS 7.10 boot disks. Do you mean the 2  MS-DOS 7.10  installation disks?

[merlin_2]

have a look at the website i gave you ms-dos7.10 can be run on top of win98se> screenshots>http://newdos.yginfo.net/msdos71/scrshot.htm

[WallyLes]

I have been reading  the MS-DOS 7.10 Knowledge Base articles E1 and E2 but have been unable to start Win98 from the MS-DOS 7.10   'C' prompt.  How do I find the Win98 path?

      Thank you for your patience.

[merlin_2]

wally have tried and tested ms_dos7.10...to do it download the iso image from the website  and burn it to a cd/rw disk...use nero to do this big file nero?....to get win98 back you may have to format you hard drive ....msdos 7.10 takes over you system? i would when you have burnt the iso image to disk is to drag it on to the hard drive you wish to use it on...

[WallyLes]

merlin 2.     My MS-DOS 7.10 appears to be operating normally.My problem is with Win98. Since I don.t have one of those newfangled CD/RW's, could I just reinstall Win98 to the C drive (using Deltree c:\windows first)?.  Or don"t it work that way?.
Thank you again .

[2k dummy]

Try cd\windows
      win

[WallyLes]

      merlin 2 and 2k dummy
     You were right on.
      cd\windows
      win
booted  to Win98. After cleaning up a few () in Device Manager  and reinstalling the Sound Blaster drivers, the computer is back to normal.
     Thank you  both for your patience and suggestions.