installing win98 plus

maggie · 08-22-2004, 07:38 PM

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I am having trouble installing win98 plus
My computer has a 20g hard drive 800 mhz 300 mg RAM. i have used fdisk to set my partition then formatted the C drive
when i try to run setup i get the message "this programe will not run in DOS mode" I notice that when I review the partitions it does not say FAT 32 but primary DOS partition. Also when I go into setup it does not list a primary drive just a primary slave drive. How do i get back to square one and start over with a master drive???

Ro1 · 08-22-2004, 07:40 PM

Check the jumper settings on the back of your hard drive. That will tell you more.

pip22 · 08-23-2004, 08:17 AM

The primary DOS partition will be FAT or FAT32 even though
it doesn't say so - don't worry about that.

If message says 98 Plus cannot be installed from DOS then it simply means
you have to start Windows first and run it from there I think. Alternatively it could mean you have to 'boot' your system with the 98Plus CD which will then run it's own setup , but I rather think the former is correct ( ie run CD from within Windows). It's like doing an upgrade to Windows in a sense, so it has to be done when Windows is running.

Pip

hilerjr · 08-23-2004, 08:39 AM

This sounds like the problem i have. *Thread:Help Installing Windows*Go to BIOS and check if everything installed*IDE MASTER,SLAVE* Is your hard drive SATA or IDE. Go to Advance BIOS features and click on >Boot device select...
First should be cd rom 3rd should be floppy. Dont use the boot disk that comes with Win 98.

maggie · 08-23-2004, 05:11 PM

Thanks to all that gave advice. I did all that you said - still won't load and now when I boot up I get the message that there is no operating system - yikes - I am going to try to start over if I can to see what i did wrong

**kodi** · 08-25-2004, 01:45 AM

You need to boot from a win98 boot disc(floppy).
When it prompts you choose run with cd support
Then place your CD in and wait for the (a ) prompt
Type the letter of your cdwith a colon(D:)
press enter then type setup then hit enter and away you go
Hope this works for you.

08-25-2004, 05:32 AM

Windows 98 Plus is not an operating system but an add on for screensavers and utilities.

See MS Plus

08-22-2004, 07:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
maggie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2 OS: win 98SE	installing win98 plus FONT=Arial]arial[/font] I am having trouble installing win98 plus My computer has a 20g hard drive 800 mhz 300 mg RAM. i have used fdisk to set my partition then formatted the C drive when i try to run setup i get the message "this programe will not run in DOS mode" I notice that when I review the partitions it does not say FAT 32 but primary DOS partition. Also when I go into setup it does not list a primary drive just a primary slave drive. How do i get back to square one and start over with a master drive???

08-22-2004, 07:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
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08-23-2004, 05:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
maggie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2 OS: win 98SE	Installing Win 98 plus Thanks to all that gave advice. I did all that you said - still won't load and now when I boot up I get the message that there is no operating system - yikes - I am going to try to start over if I can to see what i did wrong

08-25-2004, 01:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,396 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	You need to boot from a win98 boot disc(floppy). When it prompts you choose run with cd support Then place your CD in and wait for the (a ) prompt Type the letter of your cdwith a colon(D:) press enter then type setup then hit enter and away you go Hope this works for you. __________________ Brian

08-23-2004, 08:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
pip22 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 82 OS: XP	The primary DOS partition will be FAT or FAT32 even though it doesn't say so - don't worry about that. If message says 98 Plus cannot be installed from DOS then it simply means you have to start Windows first and run it from there I think. Alternatively it could mean you have to 'boot' your system with the 98Plus CD which will then run it's own setup , but I rather think the former is correct ( ie run CD from within Windows). It's like doing an upgrade to Windows in a sense, so it has to be done when Windows is running. Pip

08-23-2004, 08:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
hilerjr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13 OS: XP	This sounds like the problem i have. Thread:Help Installing WindowsGo to BIOS and check if everything installedIDE MASTER,SLAVE Is your hard drive SATA or IDE. Go to Advance BIOS features and click on >Boot device select... First should be cd rom 3rd should be floppy. Dont use the boot disk that comes with Win 98.

08-25-2004, 05:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
SPEEDO Guest Posts: n/a OS:	Windows 98 Plus is not an operating system but an add on for screensavers and utilities. See MS Plus