Author Topic: Windows 98 not installing... (Read 10301 times)

Arc · « **on:** May 20, 2006, 02:03:34 PM »

I've been trying to install windows 98 SE on my computer, but after the setup checks my hard drive for errors, it will say "Please remove all floppy disks from you computer and restart." The problem is, there are no floppy disks in the drive. I have switched out the floppy disk drive, and the hard drive, yet I still get the same prompt. Any ideas? :-?

GX1_Man · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2006, 03:14:38 PM »

Is it a genuine Windows CD? What are the specifics and history of the machine/ Why was a reinstall necessary? how is the drive partitioned and formatted?

Arc · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2006, 03:23:05 PM »

lets see...

Yes it's a genuine windows 98 se disk, the same one i used to intsall windows on this computer about 1 year ago.
The machine has a PIII 600MHz other than that it's a TINY, I'm not sure of the model, all I know is that the company sold out.
I had to reinstall because the hard drive that was in it, died, I'm guessing the motor went out in it,
and, the new hard drive has one, FAT32, partition.

+ the cd drive is a BenQ 52x24x52 burner

Fed · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2006, 03:54:39 PM »

Quote

"Please remove all floppy disks from you computer and restart."

So do you restart? Then what happens?

Arc · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2006, 03:57:42 PM »

I restart, and it will do the same thing, and tell me to restart, and I'm stumped

Fed · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2006, 04:09:28 PM »

Have a read of this http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm and follow through to the 98 link as well.
Let us know how you go.

Arc · « **Reply #6 on:** May 20, 2006, 04:23:47 PM »

Ok, I formated the hard drive in FAT32 again, and went back to the windows setup, scandisk starts, runs through, finds no errors. I continue, it will copy the files needed for setup and then say "Please remove all floppy disks from you computer and restart."

* whoo that was an exhilarating failure *

Fed · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2006, 04:54:24 PM »

At what step in the link below are you re-starting?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000569.htm

Arc · « **Reply #8 on:** May 20, 2006, 04:56:11 PM »

at step 5, just after the disk check

Fed · « **Reply #9 on:** May 20, 2006, 05:11:34 PM »

Step 5
Press Enter to start the check and this should start the Microsoft Windows 98 setup installation. Microsoft Windows 98 will start by checking the hard disk drive for any errors; once completed, press the Continue button to start the installation.

So you don't get a 'continue' button?
Just a message telling you to re-start.

Arc · « **Reply #10 on:** May 20, 2006, 05:13:39 PM »

that's it, no contine, just a stupid message...

Fed · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2006, 05:25:04 PM »

Is the disk a full version 98SE or a stripped down version specific to your particular computer?

Arc · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2006, 05:28:23 PM »

It came with the computer, but it still hass all the drivrs the normal disks do, so Im pretty sure it's the full version

Fed · « **Reply #13 on:** May 20, 2006, 05:40:17 PM »

The only difference between now & one year ago is your HDD, perhaps 98 is not recognising it?
I believe there is some HDD size limitation with 98 too but it's not something I've had any experiences with.
You could try a boot disk from bootdisks.com I suppose.
Hang in there, someone will have an answer for you.

Arc · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2006, 05:44:41 PM »

I just finished downloading a boot disk, i'm going to go try that out, if that wont work, I guess i'll try out suSE linux for a while eh

Fed · « **Reply #15 on:** May 20, 2006, 05:52:00 PM »

You could also try borrowing a 98SE disk.

GX1_Man · « **Reply #16 on:** May 20, 2006, 06:13:27 PM »

You'd be better off witth linux.

A lot of those "restore" CD's don't work if the original hardware has changed - including the hard drive. Compaq and HP are notorious for this. As a matter of fact I had a Compaq come through a few years ago that did the same thing.

Arc · « **Reply #17 on:** May 20, 2006, 06:29:27 PM »

well, i guess i can learn some new commands for linux, I can also look into Wine as well if I want to play any windows games on linux.

Thanks for the help guys!

Fed · « **Reply #18 on:** May 20, 2006, 06:52:35 PM »

If you have the space then partion your HDD so you can still put windows on it if you want.
(If anyone ever figures out why you can't)

Arc · « **Reply #19 on:** May 20, 2006, 07:04:46 PM »

I was planing on it, but i set aside 2 gigs, hope thats enough to install xp

GX1_Man · « **Reply #20 on:** May 20, 2006, 07:41:11 PM »

Barely.

Arc · « **Reply #21 on:** May 20, 2006, 07:53:31 PM »

that's what i figured, but i have a blank 40 gig hard drive that I can install everything else for windows on

GX1_Man · « **Reply #22 on:** May 20, 2006, 07:57:45 PM »

It's always better to install Windows first in a dual boot system. When it installs it overwrites the MBR. 9Not a good neighbor!)

2k_dummy · « **Reply #23 on:** May 21, 2006, 05:34:53 AM »

Last ditch effort.
boot from floppy
sys c:
c:
md win98
change to cd drive, navigate to win98 directory and copy all files to c:\win98
remove floppy and cd and reboot
cd\win98
install

GX1_Man · « **Reply #24 on:** May 21, 2006, 07:04:48 AM »

Change last instruction from install to setup.

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