Old P/C

deafasheck · 12-03-2006, 08:15 AM

Hi everyone, been away a long time My P/C is is fine but I bought one for My step father that has been reformatted and has no operating system I want to install 98 SE His choice, on there for Him what can I do ? I have tried to run the set up CD and no luck I need to know what floppies I need too make and what to type in when it asks for COMMAND LINE
thanks hope we can solve this here? everyone was great last time i was posting on here. have a good one...
PS: I have a 98 SE CD....

**carsey** · 12-03-2006, 08:17 AM

In the BIOs make sure the computer is set to boot from the CD drive first. Put the CD in the drive and check to see whether it manages to get to the setup pages.

Geekgirl · 12-03-2006, 10:44 AM

You may need a boot disk, go to Bootdisk.com and create a windows 98 boot disk

Place it in the floppy drive and boot, at the command promt type fdisk. Select option 4 to see if there is a partition on the drive if not you need to create one, then format the drive. Then insert the windows cd in to the drive, go to the d: prompt [or whichever your cdrom is ] at the D: prompt type SETUP. This should start installing windows for you, follow the prompts

Good luck

Jlp1928 · 12-03-2006, 12:27 PM

Hi Geekgirl is correct, The MS install CD for 98 does not boot. You can make a boot disk on any 98 system, borrow one from a friend or download one. MadBoot is a free download that will do the job, but there are plenty to be had.

12-03-2006, 08:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
deafasheck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: High Point, N.C. Posts: 11 OS: XP Home Sp2	Old P/C Hi everyone, been away a long time My P/C is is fine but I bought one for My step father that has been reformatted and has no operating system I want to install 98 SE His choice, on there for Him what can I do ? I have tried to run the set up CD and no luck I need to know what floppies I need too make and what to type in when it asks for COMMAND LINE thanks hope we can solve this here? everyone was great last time i was posting on here. have a good one... PS: I have a 98 SE CD....

12-03-2006, 10:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,183 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	You may need a boot disk, go to Bootdisk.com and create a windows 98 boot disk Place it in the floppy drive and boot, at the command promt type fdisk. Select option 4 to see if there is a partition on the drive if not you need to create one, then format the drive. Then insert the windows cd in to the drive, go to the d: prompt [or whichever your cdrom is ] at the D: prompt type SETUP. This should start installing windows for you, follow the prompts Good luck __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

12-03-2006, 08:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,678 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	In the BIOs make sure the computer is set to boot from the CD drive first. Put the CD in the drive and check to see whether it manages to get to the setup pages.

12-03-2006, 12:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jlp1928 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 440 OS: Win98, XP, 2000	Hi Geekgirl is correct, The MS install CD for 98 does not boot. You can make a boot disk on any 98 system, borrow one from a friend or download one. MadBoot is a free download that will do the job, but there are plenty to be had.