windows 98 floppy disk version
 

I have a windows 98 CD version, but my laptop won't boot from a cd and
there's no way to make it.

Is there any way I can make or get Windows 98 on floppy disks?

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

Best/easiest way is to create an Emergency Boot Disk on another 98 pc. Boot
to that floppy and choose CD Rom support in the menu that appears. You can
then run the Setup program off the cd which btw is typically E: as the boot
disk creates a ramdisk using the cd's normal D: designation.

"DanT" wrote in message
...
I have a windows 98 CD version, but my laptop won't boot from a cd and
there's no way to make it.

Is there any way I can make or get Windows 98 on floppy disks?

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

Do you have a laptop where you can only use the floppy drive OR the CD
drive, not both at once? Do you not have the original installation media
(which should be a bootable CD)? What you need to do is use a CD writing
program that can make a bootable CD from a Windows Emergency Boot Disk
(EBD.) Normally, you boot to a floppy EBD, then use it to access the
installation CD. If you can't use a floppy drive, you need to make a
bootable CD version of the EBD and use that instead.

Pretty sure all major CD writing programs have the ability to make bootable
CDs from floppy images. Roxio, for sure, and Nero, Sonic.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"DanT" wrote in message
...
I have a windows 98 CD version, but my laptop won't boot from a cd and
there's no way to make it.

Is there any way I can make or get Windows 98 on floppy disks?

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

I have a Win 98 CD but my laptop wont boot from the CD drive, thats why I
want to know if there is any way to get Win 98 floppy disks or get my CD onto
floppy disks.
Using the disk from inside Windows 98 isn't an option because the OS won't
boot.


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Do you have a laptop where you can only use the floppy drive OR the CD
drive, not both at once? Do you not have the original installation media
(which should be a bootable CD)? What you need to do is use a CD writing
program that can make a bootable CD from a Windows Emergency Boot Disk
(EBD.) Normally, you boot to a floppy EBD, then use it to access the
installation CD. If you can't use a floppy drive, you need to make a
bootable CD version of the EBD and use that instead.

Pretty sure all major CD writing programs have the ability to make bootable
CDs from floppy images. Roxio, for sure, and Nero, Sonic.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"DanT" wrote in message
...
I have a windows 98 CD version, but my laptop won't boot from a cd and
there's no way to make it.

Is there any way I can make or get Windows 98 on floppy disks?

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

You didn't confirm for me: You have a CD but you do not have a floppy drive?
At least not at the same time? If that's the case, you need to use a CD
writing program such as Roxio to make a bootable CD version of the floppy
startup disk (EBD.) You then make your laptop boot to the CD drive (you may
need to change BIOS settings to accomplish this.) Once the Startup disk has
loaded, with CD support, you then do your FDISK, FORMAT, etc., and then when
it's time to install, you insert the Windows CD and run Setup from the WIN98
folder on the CD.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

"DanT" wrote in message ...
I have a windows 98 CD version, but my laptop won't boot from a cd and
there's no way to make it.

Is there any way I can make or get Windows 98 on floppy disks?

If the laptop has both a floppy and a CD drive, go to
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and create a Windows
98 boot floppy. Use it to start the laptop, select "Start with CD
support", insert your Windows 98 CD, type "setup" and press
"Enter".

Ben

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

no, i have a start up disk. What I need is the FLOPPY DISK VERSION OF WINDOWS
98 instead. My BIOS settings do not allow for the booting of CDs.
I already have the CD version of Windows 98.
Is there any way to download the OS onto FLOPPY DISKS or can i use my CD
version to transfer it to FLOPPY DISKS?

My Laptop only allows for the use of one drive at a time, and since windows
won't boot because it's corrupt and won't boot CD's on startup I have to use
my FLOPPY DRIVE.

"Ben Myers" wrote:

"DanT" wrote in message ...
I have a windows 98 CD version, but my laptop won't boot from a cd and
there's no way to make it.

Is there any way I can make or get Windows 98 on floppy disks?

If the laptop has both a floppy and a CD drive, go to
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and create a Windows
98 boot floppy. Use it to start the laptop, select "Start with CD
support", insert your Windows 98 CD, type "setup" and press
"Enter".

Ben

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:20:02 -0700, DanT
wrote:

no, i have a start up disk. What I need is the FLOPPY DISK VERSION OF WINDOWS
98 instead. My BIOS settings do not allow for the booting of CDs.
I already have the CD version of Windows 98.
Is there any way to download the OS onto FLOPPY DISKS or can i use my CD
version to transfer it to FLOPPY DISKS?

My Laptop only allows for the use of one drive at a time, and since windows
won't boot because it's corrupt and won't boot CD's on startup I have to use
my FLOPPY DRIVE.

Dan,

Try this:

Boot to Dos or use your Win98 Boot diskette then add these lines to
your autoexec.bat and config.sys files:

To Config.sys:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICEHIGH=C:\windows\command\Oakcdrom.sys /D:MSCD001

To Autoexec.bat:
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001

Remove your startup disk and boot to Dos Command Prompt Only now you
should be able to access the CDrom. It may be one drive letter
higher than normal. ie D: to E:

After booting to Dos Command Prompt you can get into Windows Safe
Mode with CDrom support by entering:
Win.com /d:m

These lines provide CDrom Dos support for my DVD and CDRW drives.
They work on most CDroms.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

it doesn't work the my computer says it cannot locat win.com so it can't
boot, and a bunch of other files like himem.sys are missing.

But would you happen to know where I could get win98 OS on floppy disks?

"Bill Watt" wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:20:02 -0700, DanT
wrote:

no, i have a start up disk. What I need is the FLOPPY DISK VERSION OF WINDOWS
98 instead. My BIOS settings do not allow for the booting of CDs.
I already have the CD version of Windows 98.
Is there any way to download the OS onto FLOPPY DISKS or can i use my CD
version to transfer it to FLOPPY DISKS?

My Laptop only allows for the use of one drive at a time, and since windows
won't boot because it's corrupt and won't boot CD's on startup I have to use
my FLOPPY DRIVE.

Dan,

Try this:

Boot to Dos or use your Win98 Boot diskette then add these lines to
your autoexec.bat and config.sys files:

To Config.sys:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICEHIGH=C:\windows\command\Oakcdrom.sys /D:MSCD001

To Autoexec.bat:
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001

Remove your startup disk and boot to Dos Command Prompt Only now you
should be able to access the CDrom. It may be one drive letter
higher than normal. ie D: to E:

After booting to Dos Command Prompt you can get into Windows Safe
Mode with CDrom support by entering:
Win.com /d:m

These lines provide CDrom Dos support for my DVD and CDRW drives.
They work on most CDroms.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

windows 98 floppy disk version
 

The Win98 folder alone on the CD, is 124 MB, that's about 124
diskettes.

I'm not sure what you are trying to do with the CD, a re-install or
something else. Anyway you might consider this:

The only two files you need to boot to Dos Command Prompt Only with
CDrom support are Mscdex.exe and Oakcdrom.sys. They are on the
startup diskette. Copy those two from A:\ to C:\. Remove the other 3
lines in the Config.sys file. Then change the remaining two lines to
this:
Config.sys file.
C:\Oakcdrom.sys /D:MSCD001
Autoexec.bat file.
C:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001

Those lines provide CDrom support for my DVD and CDRW drives.
They work on most CDroms.

Remove the diskette and boot to Command Prompt Only and see if you
can access the CD. If so, you can run Setup on the CD from Dos to
over install and replace missing files. Then it should boot. Or,
knowing you can now install the OS from the CD you could format the
drive and then do a clean install. Before you do, copy the
autoexec.bat, config.sys, Mscdex.exe and Oakcdrom.sys files to a
floppy so you can copy them back. Then run Setup.exe on the CD.

The idea is to boot to Dos with CDrom support without using a floppy
so you can access the CD. With your limitation you are unable to
boot with the CDrom.

If you format make sure you will be able to access the CD this way
BEFORE you format and that you can copy the four files back as the
Format will erase them. Use Format /s to put the system files on the
HDD. Format.com is on the Startup diskette.

An easy way to re-install is when you can access the CD from Dos
copy just the Win98 folder on the CD to your HDD then boot to Dos
and run Setup.exe from that folder. There are two Setup.exe files on
the CD the other one is only a shortcut. Whenever Windows needs
something from the CD it will look in that folder first. You won't
need the CD at all.

MD Win98 (creates the folder first).
Copy D:\Win98 C:\Win98

If you are unsure of anything post back.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:48:03 -0700, DanT
wrote:

it doesn't work the my computer says it cannot locat win.com so it can't
boot, and a bunch of other files like himem.sys are missing.

But would you happen to know where I could get win98 OS on floppy disks?

"Bill Watt" wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:20:02 -0700, DanT
wrote:

no, i have a start up disk. What I need is the FLOPPY DISK VERSION OF WINDOWS
98 instead. My BIOS settings do not allow for the booting of CDs.
I already have the CD version of Windows 98.
Is there any way to download the OS onto FLOPPY DISKS or can i use my CD
version to transfer it to FLOPPY DISKS?

My Laptop only allows for the use of one drive at a time, and since windows
won't boot because it's corrupt and won't boot CD's on startup I have to use
my FLOPPY DRIVE.

Dan,

Try this:

Boot to Dos or use your Win98 Boot diskette then add these lines to
your autoexec.bat and config.sys files:

To Config.sys:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICEHIGH=C:\windows\command\Oakcdrom.sys /D:MSCD001

To Autoexec.bat:
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001

Remove your startup disk and boot to Dos Command Prompt Only now you
should be able to access the CDrom. It may be one drive letter
higher than normal. ie D: to E:

After booting to Dos Command Prompt you can get into Windows Safe
Mode with CDrom support by entering:
Win.com /d:m

These lines provide CDrom Dos support for my DVD and CDRW drives.
They work on most CDroms.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/