problem reinstalling win98 because of disc-compression

ten foot wish · 01-11-2005, 03:20 PM

hello all.
i reformatted my hard drive while saving "important" programs --(format c:/s)
the problem comes when i insert my windows98 disc. after a few steps, i get the message saying
your computer may have a disc-compression program installed on it. Because this system may contain an existing operating system or data, setup cannot continue
i tried to format again, but it wouldnt work.
so! does anyone out there understand my problem? if so, pleeease let me know. i miss my computer.
oh and by the way, i am not super tech-minded so if you could refrain from confusing me with the jargon, i would be able to put your advice to use.
merci bien
oblio

**kodi** · 01-11-2005, 06:34 PM

Boot up with a floppy boot disc, if you don't have one you can download one from bootdisk.com. Then format your hardrive then insert your 98 disk and install.

01-11-2005, 03:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
ten foot wish Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1 OS: win98	problem reinstalling win98 because of disc-compression hello all. i reformatted my hard drive while saving "important" programs --(format c:/s) the problem comes when i insert my windows98 disc. after a few steps, i get the message saying your computer may have a disc-compression program installed on it. Because this system may contain an existing operating system or data, setup cannot continue i tried to format again, but it wouldnt work. so! does anyone out there understand my problem? if so, pleeease let me know. i miss my computer. oh and by the way, i am not super tech-minded so if you could refrain from confusing me with the jargon, i would be able to put your advice to use. merci bien oblio

01-11-2005, 06:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,408 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Boot up with a floppy boot disc, if you don't have one you can download one from bootdisk.com. Then format your hardrive then insert your 98 disk and install. __________________ Brian