philo wrote:
"create_share" wrote in message
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Hi!

My CD Rom is not working and i don't have floppy in my Laptop. I have
window98 CD and a desktop computer with windows xp on it. I have removed

the

harddisk of my laptop and connected to the desktop. How can i transfer
system files on the first partition of the external harddisk from windows

98

CD so that i can boot from the harddisk directly?

Thanks!




Disconnect the harddrive from the desktop
and with just the laptop's HD connected...

Boot up with a cd support floppy and copy your win98 folder to the HD

also from the A: drive

issue the command sys C:

that should transfer the system files to make the drive bootable in the
laptop...
then when the drive is back in the laptop, it should boot .
You can then run setup from within the win98 folder


Note: if your desktop does not have a floppy, the win98 cd may be bootable

Because the drive is mounted in a USB enclosure that is unlikely to
work. The OP can try the Motto Hairu (AKA Panasonic) DOS USB drivers
and see if they will allow him to prepare the disk from a DOS session.
Or he can get a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch IDE Adapter and stick the disk on
the IDE controller in his desktop, these adapters can be bought for a
couple of dollars.

John