Install win98

[harley70]

I'm installing win98se for a friend. Formatted the HD and use a boot disk to install. I don't get asked for a product code but it starts to install anyway. I figure all is well. When I get to the point where it says remove floppy (start up disk) and windows will restart it trys to restart and then I get "invalid system disk" that just keeps repeating over and over. Why won't win98 restart and finish installing? I've tried it disk in, disk out,
and changed the boot sequence in bios many times with the same result. Anyone got a solution? I would appreciate it much.

[pcwizard]

Does it say to remove only the floppy or the cd as well?

Have you tried removing both?
Try booting off the floppy only and getting to a command prompt with cd-rom support.

type in scandisk /all /autofix
and/or
scandisk /all /surfacescan

[merlin_2]

What operating system was on the hard drive.......

did you format and fdisk the drive.

[harley70]

I tried removing one, both, everything. It says to remove all floppys from all drives. I had the same idea and tried removing both. No luck. I'm wondering now if maybe the floppy drive is bad. Would that explain the repetitive "invalid system disk" that keeps running down the screen until I put the floppy back in. It keeps scrolling down the page until I stop it. Never seen it before. Maybe I'll replace it and try that. I'm about through wasting time on it though. A favor is turning into a big deal. But I'm curious now and want to find out what is up. Thanks in advance.

[2k_dummy]

Try booting directly from the CD and restart the install process.