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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows NT/2000 => Topic started by: richard10 on July 11, 2005, 02:46:31 PM

Title: loading Windows 98
Post by: richard10 on July 11, 2005, 02:46:31 PM
When I load windows 98 without the boot floppy, I get 'missing or corrupted files.'These include c:/windows/himem.sys,c:/windows/dblbuff.sys, and c:/windows/isfhlp.sys. Then I get the 'unable to load Windows, cannot find  win.com. All I am trying to do is reload windows 98. However, I can’t do  so . When   I try to specify the D drive, it comes  up with ‘invalid  drive specification’.
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: merlin_2 on July 11, 2005, 03:19:57 PM
Download a boot floppy from bootdisks.com. with cdrom driver, load the f/d  and then at the A:\> SYS  C:  a message will be displayed files transfered.....now format the hard drive ....A:\> format c:  with that is done .....use this command fdisk to make the partitons active......and then this >
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000569.htm
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: shazel on July 11, 2005, 08:15:48 PM
merlin_2
                  said right
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: richard10 on July 11, 2005, 10:16:29 PM
I tried downloading a boot floppy from bootdisks.com-how you do it?
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: Raptor on July 12, 2005, 03:58:43 AM
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I tried downloading a boot floppy from bootdisks.com-how you do it?


You do not know how to download or you do not know how to create a boodiskette?
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: richard10 on July 12, 2005, 10:48:15 AM
I don't know how to download a boot diskette.
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: Raptor on July 12, 2005, 10:59:03 AM
1. Go to http://bootdisk.com
2.  Click on Bootdisks in the following phrase : DOS/Windows9X/Me/NT/2K/XP Excellent Bootdisks (http://bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm)
3. Download Windows 98 OEM (http://www.troyedwards.com/downloads/BootDisks/boot98.exe), unless you are using SE. In which case you download this (http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~huey/Downloads/boot98se.exe) file.
4. Format a 1.44MB diskette
5. Run the installer
6. Follow instructions
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: richard10 on July 13, 2005, 05:07:04 PM
Now I get 'E drive not ready.
abort,retry,fail.'
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: merlin_2 on July 13, 2005, 05:53:13 PM
Change the *bios setup *.......boot from cdrom....win98 the best system in the world can handle it......take your poison



Computer  Key Command(s)  
Acer®  F1, F2, CTRL+ALT+ESC  
AST®  CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL  
Compaq® 8700  F10  
CompUSA®  DEL  
Cybermax®  ESC  
Dell® 400  F3  
Dell 400  F1  
Dell Dimension®  F2 or DEL  
Dell Inspiron®  F2  
Dell Latitude  Fn+F1 (while booted)  
Dell Latitude  F2 (on boot)  
Dell Optiplex  DEL  
Dell Optiplex  F2  
Dell Precision™  F2  
eMachine™  DEL  
Gateway® 2000 1440  F1  
Gateway 2000 Solo™  F2  
HP® (Hewlett-Packard)  F1, F2  
IBM®  F1  
IBM E-pro Laptop  F2  
IBM PS/2®  CTRL+ALT+INS after CTRL+ALT+DEL  
IBM Thinkpad® (newer)  Windows: Programs-Thinkpad CFG.  
Intel® Tangent  DEL  
Micron™  F1, F2, or DEL  
Packard Bell®  F1, F2, Del  
Sony® VIAO  F2  
Sony VIAO  F3  
Tiger  DEL  
Toshiba® 335 CDS  ESC  
Toshiba Protege  ESC  
Toshiba Satellite 205 CDS  F1  
Toshiba Tecra  F1 or ESC  
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: pcdoc4christ on July 13, 2005, 06:08:30 PM


<--- Is printing Merlin's list for future use.

Thanks M_2!
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: richard10 on July 19, 2005, 10:45:05 PM
When I hit the delete key, nothing  happens . Is this due to the favt that I have password active?  
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: viking on July 20, 2005, 01:25:56 AM
When you boot your computer WITH the boot floppy you can start windows?
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: Raptor on July 20, 2005, 04:42:47 AM
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When I hit the delete key, nothing  happens . Is this due to the favt that I have password active?  


No. As soon as you power on the computer, rapidly press the key required to enter the BIOS even your monitor is not yet displaying anything.
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: Jimmy on July 26, 2005, 05:08:46 AM
ugh lol i made another topic but i found this one and i tried what was offered but still have a problem...

I downloaded the boot file, i put it on a floppy. I put it on my broken computer and it brings up

LOAD FROM CDROM
LOAD FROM HARD DISK

i chose Cdrom and got to A:/> but when i type in sys c: it just says bad command of file name.

What do i do? lol thanks for help guys
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: Raptor on July 26, 2005, 06:25:10 AM
Has an OS been installed?
Title: Re: loading Windows 98
Post by: merlin_2 on July 27, 2005, 10:04:11 PM
If you have any more questions post again?