Author Topic: 98SE setup error! (Read 15123 times)

Cityscape · « **on:** September 10, 2009, 02:50:44 PM »

Hi I get this error when trying to start 98SE setup:
"Windows Setup requires 7340032 bytes av"

What does this mean and what can I do?

I'm trying to install on a 20 GB hard drive on a PC with 350 Mhz CPU and 382 MB RAM.

manadude2 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2009, 02:52:56 PM »

After you FDISK, you need to format the drive to install Windows 98.

Cityscape · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2009, 02:56:27 PM »

what do i type to format it?

manadude2 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2009, 02:58:26 PM »

Actually it sounds as if something has gone wrong with either your partitioning or your format. I suggest you run FDisk again and check the size of your primary partition. If this is OK try formatting it again. If it is still no good try deleting all partions and starting over from scratch.

Cityscape · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:02:13 PM »

I rebooted setup and it now says "Error. Setup cannot install Windows 98 on your computer. An error occurred while creating partitions on your hard disk. Press ENTER to quit setup"

And when i hit enter it takes me back to the command line.

What do i do?

Allan · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:03:31 PM »

Quote from: Cityscape on September 10, 2009, 02:56:27 PM

what do i type to format it?

format c: /s

Cityscape · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:05:46 PM »

Quote from: Allan on September 10, 2009, 03:03:31 PM

format c: /s

says "Bad command or file name"

Allan · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:09:04 PM »

Have you created a primary partition with fdisk?

Cityscape · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:11:21 PM »

no, i have a raw hard drive with no data or file system on it.

Allan · « **Reply #9 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:14:07 PM »

Okay, let's start at the beginning. Please tell us everything that you are doing and why you are doing it. Please start with why you are installing the OS and the condition of the HD and computer itself (ie, is it known to be a good computer and hd).

Cityscape · « **Reply #10 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:24:40 PM »

It's a used computer I just bought, with the specs i listed at the beginning.
The main hard drive is in good condition, it had Linux installed on it when i bought it then i formatted it and installed XP for a week. I've decided to install 98SE because XP was too slow and I have old games I'd like to play that only work on 95 or 98. the computer is good except XP seemed to think that my 5.25 inch floppy drive was a 3.5 inch one and did not recognize my 3.5 one. That does not matter though because I'm using a bootable 98 CD and not a boot floppy. I erased XP completely and now my HDD is raw with no OS or file system.

I've never installed 98 before although growing up a lot of the computers around me were 95 and 98 machines.

I need to get 98 installed, so what do i do?

Allan · « **Reply #11 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:33:02 PM »

Boot to the 98 cd and you should get to a command prompt. Type fdisk (press ENTER). Choose the option to create a primary dos partition. After it is created format it as a system partition (format c: /s). Then you should be good to go. I'm pretty sure this is all the way it goes - I've done this a hundred times, but it's been a while (since XP was introduced).

BTW, the /s switch in the format command copies the system files to c: drive making it a bootable partition. But if it's the only partition I'm not sure you need the switch, I just don't remember. If you have a problem formatting with the /s switch try just: format c:

Cityscape · « **Reply #12 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:37:21 PM »

says "Do you wish to enable large disk support (Y/N)"

should I or should I not?

And just to let you know i will be tri-booting with XP and Linux (install XP next and then Linux).

Allan · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:41:31 PM »

Cityscape · « **Reply #14 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:44:15 PM »

It now says i have NTFS partitions and asks whether they should also be treated as large?

Allan · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2009, 03:46:18 PM »

I thought you said it was a raw drive.

Cityscape · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2009, 06:16:51 PM »

I is but I also had a 3.2 GB disk and a 500 MB disk.

I've now run fdisk like you told me and everything seems to be fixed.
I'll let you know if it isn't.

Allan · « **Reply #17 on:** September 11, 2009, 05:48:59 AM »

Okay - good deal. Hope it's all working.

Cityscape · « **Reply #18 on:** September 11, 2009, 02:11:52 PM »

Well that problem was fixed but I now have a worse problem.

I always get the attached error message, but often for different files.

Anyone know anything about this?

[attachment deleted by admin]

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #19 on:** September 11, 2009, 02:33:52 PM »

Could be a CD problem (Is this a burned or a pressed disk? ) and/or CD drive and/or RAM

Cityscape · « **Reply #20 on:** September 11, 2009, 03:10:02 PM »

Quote from: Salmon Trout on September 11, 2009, 02:33:52 PM

Could be a CD problem (Is this a burned or a pressed disk? ) and/or CD drive and/or RAM

I burned the CD from an ISO and i found the CD was corrupt.

I re-burned it and I now have 98 SE installed.

Thanks all.

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #21 on:** September 11, 2009, 04:44:46 PM »

Where did you get the ISO from?

Allan · « **Reply #22 on:** September 11, 2009, 05:36:03 PM »

Quote from: Salmon Trout on September 11, 2009, 04:44:46 PM

Where did you get the ISO from?

What's the difference? He's in good shape now.

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #23 on:** September 12, 2009, 12:48:37 AM »

Quote from: Allan on September 11, 2009, 05:36:03 PM

What's the difference?

Because we don't help with piracy, and because downloaded ISOs can be corrupted.

Allan · « **Reply #24 on:** September 12, 2009, 06:55:12 AM »

Again, it's all over - what's the difference?

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #25 on:** September 12, 2009, 06:59:12 AM »

Quote from: Allan on September 12, 2009, 06:55:12 AM

Again, it's all over - what's the difference?

These threads are not just read by those who start them, and those who answer, they are indefinitely available to the whole world, and a clarification of forum policy may well have the effect of discouraging the type of question which cannot be answered.

Allan · « **Reply #26 on:** September 12, 2009, 07:01:54 AM »

Please. Now you're just being silly. The OP has solved his problem and the thread is essentially closed. I run a forum just like this one so I know all about discouraging posts involving illegal software. Your question makes no sense. But okay, let's just let it be, shall we?

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #27 on:** September 12, 2009, 07:07:58 AM »

Quote from: Allan on September 12, 2009, 07:01:54 AM

Please. Now you're just being silly.

Please do not address me thus.

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I run a forum just like this one

But not this one.

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let's just let it be, shall we?

see above.

Cityscape · « **Reply #28 on:** September 14, 2009, 08:49:33 PM »

Please Salmon Trout, could we in the the future refrain from arguing on the fourm. As you yourself said "they are indefinitely available to the whole world", so people who read this post in the future do not want to see a bunch of people arguing. They want a post with good information and not what's beginning to happen in this post.

And for your info a ISO does not mean it has anything to do with pirated software. I can rip an ISO from any Cd I want to (including 98, XP, Vista, Linux, Mac OS X...).

Quote from: Salmon Trout on September 12, 2009, 12:48:37 AM

Because we don't help with piracy.

Our job as a member of this forum is to help anyone who needs help. If someone is using an illegal copy of XP and he has a software install problem we (i would at least but I do hope others would) help him/her fix it.
I am certainly against anyone using illegal software. And if anyone came here asking where to download MS DOS or something I would certainly not help. This is the kind of situation where you "don't help with piracy", not telling someone "I won't help you because your not using genuine Windows".

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