Copying/Buring files into DOS

[NathanC]

Ok, I'll open up with I'm VERY new to the computer experience, outside from game's, internet, and simple matinence. The man guiding me in this excellent experience gave me a test.

After a month and a half, I finally got a Pentium 3 to run windows 98, and have it fully operational. Now he want's me to get the setup files, onto my DOS, format the computer, and run the setup, and re-install windows 98, without the CD.

I could have bastardized what he told me. But any idea of what I'm talking about and what to do?

Thank's!

[patio]

The only way to do this without using the CD would be to copy the Windows i386 directory onto a freshly created partition...boot back into DOS...change drives to the new partition and run setup from there...
Is this Homework ? ?

[NathanC]

Now, I can make a partition once window's is already installed using the DOS correct?

It is in a way. But he said to use all mean's and recourses that I can to get this done.

That mean's you guy's=)

[patio]

Now, I can make a partition once window's is already installed using the DOS correct?

No. You misunderstood....the partition containing the i386 files would have to be created before the fact in order to install Windows...

[NathanC]

How woul I go about getting said i386 files onto the partition without having the OS installed?

[Salmon Trout]

How woul I go about getting said i386 files onto the partition without having the OS installed?

Custom bootable CD or pen drive maybe...

[NathanC]

Custom bootable CD or pen drive maybe...

I have neither..