Can't setup

I had an old computer with Win95 and I tried installing Win98 over it but it
was looking for an upgrade version. (The Win98SE I have is the complete
version.) So I tried formating the hard drive but it gave some msg saying I
need to format it from drvspace since I had partially compressed drive C. I
put my Win98 startup disk in and rebooted to A: prompt. Then I ran FDISK and
deleted all partitions and created one primary partition with Fat32 and I
was able to format c: /u /c /s.
Then I put the Win98 CD in and typed "setup" at the A: prompt. It ran
scandisk and went thru the motions but gave the message "Setup has detected
a corrupt setup (.CAB) file and cannot continue." and brought me back to the
E: prompt (The drive that has the CD). There's nothing wrong with my CD. I
tried reinstalling Win95 and it gave a similar msg: "Setup could not
decompress this setup (.CAB) file and cannot continue."
So now I have neither Win98 or Win95. Please help.
Ron

"Ron Jacob" wrote in message
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I had an old computer with Win95 and I tried installing Win98 over it but
it
was looking for an upgrade version. (The Win98SE I have is the complete
version.) So I tried formating the hard drive but it gave some msg saying
I
need to format it from drvspace since I had partially compressed drive C.
I
put my Win98 startup disk in and rebooted to A: prompt. Then I ran FDISK
and
deleted all partitions and created one primary partition with Fat32 and I
was able to format c: /u /c /s.
Then I put the Win98 CD in and typed "setup" at the A: prompt. It ran
scandisk and went thru the motions but gave the message "Setup has
detected
a corrupt setup (.CAB) file and cannot continue." and brought me back to
the
E: prompt (The drive that has the CD). There's nothing wrong with my CD. I
tried reinstalling Win95 and it gave a similar msg: "Setup could not
decompress this setup (.CAB) file and cannot continue."
So now I have neither Win98 or Win95. Please help.
Ron

This specific error is noted in SETUP.TXT on the Win98 CD.

See
7. CAB FILE ERRORS DURING WINDOWS 98 SETUP.

Thanks, #3 helped, I was able to setup using MS-DOS instead of the Startup
disk. That's how I setup years ago. And I had the CD driver that came with
the computer. I thought MS-DOS was extinct. Luckily I still had those disks.
Why can't I setup using the Win98 startup? What is the purpose of that disk?
And if I want to setup WinXP, do I still need to setup from MS-DOS?


"Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
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"Ron Jacob" wrote in message
...
I had an old computer with Win95 and I tried installing Win98 over it
but
it
was looking for an upgrade version. (The Win98SE I have is the complete
version.) So I tried formating the hard drive but it gave some msg
saying
I
need to format it from drvspace since I had partially compressed drive
C.
I
put my Win98 startup disk in and rebooted to A: prompt. Then I ran FDISK
and
deleted all partitions and created one primary partition with Fat32 and
I
was able to format c: /u /c /s.
Then I put the Win98 CD in and typed "setup" at the A: prompt. It ran
scandisk and went thru the motions but gave the message "Setup has
detected
a corrupt setup (.CAB) file and cannot continue." and brought me back to
the
E: prompt (The drive that has the CD). There's nothing wrong with my CD.
I
tried reinstalling Win95 and it gave a similar msg: "Setup could not
decompress this setup (.CAB) file and cannot continue."
So now I have neither Win98 or Win95. Please help.
Ron

This specific error is noted in SETUP.TXT on the Win98 CD.

See
7. CAB FILE ERRORS DURING WINDOWS 98 SETUP.

Nah, MS-DOS is far from extinct. You should hear cquirke on the topic about
a new maintenance system for Windows that would be the successor to MS-DOS.
True MS-DOS is used in 9x systems (aka 95, 98, 98SE and even ME) while NT (NT
4.0, 2000, XP) all use a command.com prompt that is like MS-DOS but is not
actually true MS-DOS. I will let others explain it better.

"Ron Jacob" wrote in message
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: Thanks, #3 helped, I was able to setup using MS-DOS instead of the Startup
: disk. That's how I setup years ago. And I had the CD driver that came with
: the computer. I thought MS-DOS was extinct. Luckily I still had those
disks.
: Why can't I setup using the Win98 startup? What is the purpose of that
disk?
: And if I want to setup WinXP, do I still need to setup from MS-DOS?
:
:
: "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
: ...
:
: "Ron Jacob" wrote in message
: ...
: I had an old computer with Win95 and I tried installing Win98 over it
: but
: it
: was looking for an upgrade version. (The Win98SE I have is the complete
: version.) So I tried formating the hard drive but it gave some msg
: saying
: I
: need to format it from drvspace since I had partially compressed drive
: C.
: I
: put my Win98 startup disk in and rebooted to A: prompt. Then I ran
FDISK
: and
: deleted all partitions and created one primary partition with Fat32 and
: I
: was able to format c: /u /c /s.
: Then I put the Win98 CD in and typed "setup" at the A: prompt. It ran
: scandisk and went thru the motions but gave the message "Setup has
: detected
: a corrupt setup (.CAB) file and cannot continue." and brought me back
to
: the
: E: prompt (The drive that has the CD). There's nothing wrong with my
CD.
: I
: tried reinstalling Win95 and it gave a similar msg: "Setup could not
: decompress this setup (.CAB) file and cannot continue."
: So now I have neither Win98 or Win95. Please help.
: Ron
:
: This specific error is noted in SETUP.TXT on the Win98 CD.
:
: See
: 7. CAB FILE ERRORS DURING WINDOWS 98 SETUP.
:
:
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