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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows 3.x/9x/ME => Topic started by: Cityscape on June 29, 2009, 02:29:43 PM

Title: 98Se bootdisk help!
Post by: Cityscape on June 29, 2009, 02:29:43 PM

Hi I'm trying to install 98SE. It does not boot by it's self, and i always use a 98se bootdisk and then at the prompt (A:\>) type the command needed to install.

My problem is that I've somehow forgot what to type or how to type it!
Does anyone know what i need to type?

Title: Re: 98Se bootdisk help!
Post by: hot dog on June 29, 2009, 02:35:58 PM

the command to run the installation is:   setup.exe

Just be sure the installation CD is inserted when you type it.  When you press enter, it will scan your hard drive for error before starting the installation....just let it run and when the scan is done, just press "exit" and it will go into the installation..

But you may have problems installing it without formatting the drive first..

If I were you I would type:  format c:     first, press enter and let it format the drive..

Try starting the installation without formatting and see what happens  ;)

Title: Re: 98Se bootdisk help!
Post by: hot dog on June 29, 2009, 02:42:17 PM

and be sure when you boot up the bootdisk, select, "start with CD rom support", otherwise the installation disk will not be read..

Title: Re: 98Se bootdisk help!
Post by: Cityscape on June 29, 2009, 02:52:29 PM

Okay my problem was I was typing D:setup.exe instead of R:setup.exe.
I forgot that my bootdisk always labels the CD drive as R: for some reason.

thanks anyway :)

Title: Re: 98Se bootdisk help!
Post by: hot dog on June 29, 2009, 03:22:40 PM

It labels your CD as R because you are probably using a boot disk with RAM DISK support....   The contents of the bootdisk are loaded into RAM, and that area of RAM is given the drive letter "R",in your case.

However, the boot disk I use is given the drive letter "D", so it bumps up the CD drive one letter...."E"

Title: Re: 98Se bootdisk help!
Post by: patio on July 01, 2009, 05:27:09 PM

Reading the autoexec.bat and config.sys file in any text editor from the floppy will tell you ahead of time what drive letter is assigned to the CD drive....
But R is the most common with OEM boot floppies...