MurkCity

Im having problems installing Win98 on an a computer without an OS...i turn the computer on it trys to load windows 95 (which im guessing was on it before i got it) but then it goes back to the black screen saying the file vmm32.xvd is missing you may have to reinstall windows...

so eventally i find an setup disk an its Windows 98 so i put it in the drive an rebot the computer but it doesnt load the setup disk in the cd drive

THINKS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• I dont know what letter the cd-rom drive is
• When the computer boots it says the cd drive is there an installed
• I dont have a floopy boot disk i thought you can just run it from the cd
• I have ran chkdsk & ScanDisk

If any one can give me some information on this
Any Help Is appeciated

hitech

enter bios to make sure your boot priority is set to first-cdrom second-floppy-third-hardrive, save changes and exit here is a common list of bios keys
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm
if your 98 does not boot go here
http://www.bootdisk.com/
you will need an operational pc with a floppy drive. on the main page, at the top click on bootdisks where it says dos/windows etc. download 98se oem. have a formatted floppy in the drive and double click on the file from bootdisk. have the floppy in your 98 machine, power pc and select boot with cdrom support. take note of your cdrom letter that will probably be D: at the a prompt, type format c: notice the space after format. when it is through with the format, at the a prompt, type D:, at the D: prompt, type setup and you should be on your way.
hitech

MurkCity

So just go to Bootdisk.com an download that Windows 98 seom to the floopy disk..then go to the other computer im working on an insert the floppy disk into drive..an reboot the computer? or access command promote an tell it to run the floppy?

hitech

No, you will have to get that 98 download to a pc that has a floppy drive and double click on it and it will extract files to your floppy. if your floppy disk has files on, it won't hurt to format it first. right click on it in my computer. don't forget to format c: first. correction- your cd drive will probably be E: this will make a bootable floppy, so have it in the problem pc and power up. follow directions in previous post
hitech

MurkCity

Dont mean to give you all this trouble
what do you mean by format c:
format c: on the computer that doesnt work?

the section i quoted explain this more...cause it kinda confussed me

hitech

yes, on the computer that does not work. boot to your 98 floppy, choose start computer with cdrom support. at the A:\> prompt, type format C: to erase your 95 installation. when the format is done, at the A:\> prompt type E: with your 98 disc in the cdrom, type setup- press enter.

kodi

Try hitech's advice in his first post before you try to make a boot floppy.
Set your bios as he instructed then insert the windows cd and then restart the computer