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How do I respond to "insert disk" when "setup" runs?
Every now and then something happens and I'm told to run "setup" again. Sometimes "setup" says "insert disk." So far that hasn't been a problem, but I want to know what to do if it becomes one. I have an IBM A20m 2820 running W 98 SE. Windows came on the computer so I don't have a disk. What do I do? Somebody suggested copying the CAB files to a disk and inserting that. Would that work? Phil |
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How do I respond to "insert disk" when "setup" runs?
Usually the cab files are on the pc in \win98 or \windows\options\cabs
on most of the insert disk prompts there is a browse button that you can point the installer to the folder containing your cabs. try start find files n folders *.cab to find a list of 50+ almost consecutively numbered cab files, that folder should be your install folder Luck -- - Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://www.safer-networking.org AVG free antivirus http://free.grisoft.com/ Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com Panda online AntiSpyware Scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387 Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/ links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "Phil James" wrote in message ... Every now and then something happens and I'm told to run "setup" again. Sometimes "setup" says "insert disk." So far that hasn't been a problem, but I want to know what to do if it becomes one. I have an IBM A20m 2820 running W 98 SE. Windows came on the computer so I don't have a disk. What do I do? Somebody suggested copying the CAB files to a disk and inserting that. Would that work? Phil |
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How do I respond to "insert disk" when "setup" runs?
"Phil James" wrote in message
... Every now and then something happens and I'm told to run "setup" again. Sometimes "setup" says "insert disk." So far that hasn't been a problem, but I want to know what to do if it becomes one. First of all, do not do this without good reason. Very nearly all the installation routines begin with SETUP.EXE i.e. this is the name of the master EXEcutable that controls the installation, including that for the Win98 Operating System. You should not run (or rerun) any of these without knowing why, and that it would do you more good than harm. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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How do I respond to "insert disk" when "setup" runs?
Don Phillipson voiced his/her/it's humble opinion in
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion on Fri 01 Dec 2006 10:30:56a: "Phil James" wrote in message ... Every now and then something happens and I'm told to run "setup" again. Sometimes "setup" says "insert disk." So far that hasn't been a problem, but I want to know what to do if it becomes one. First of all, do not do this without good reason. Very nearly all the installation routines begin with SET UP.zl9i.e.thisisthenameofthe master EXEcutable that controls the installation, including that for the Win98 Operating System. You should not run (or rerun) any of these without knowing why, and that it would do you more good than harm. Are you as think as I drunk you are? :0) Later...... LabRat...... |:^{) |
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