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Can't install Windows 98 due to Hardware missing
I have an older laptop that I was given and it had Win 95 it worked. It
crahed one day and I have Win 98 SE on Disk and the boot up disk and I loaded Windows partially through the boot up disk but It won't fully load I know how to get windows installed but the problem I have is I have no CD-Rom drive being that the laptop is so Old is possible, I would like to know If I can install windows by floppy Or what ever else I can do Thanks Ryan |
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You can install Windows 95 from floppy. For other versions you need to find
a way to temporarily connect the machine to a CD. You can get CD drives that interface through the parallel port or other interfaces, or you can connect the machine over a network to another machine that has a CD drive. The network connection can use a NIC that connects to the parallel port or PCMCIA or similar. You can also directly connect to another machine using a serial or parallel port cable and special software such as Laplink. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Ryan A" Ryan wrote in message ... I have an older laptop that I was given and it had Win 95 it worked. It crahed one day and I have Win 98 SE on Disk and the boot up disk and I loaded Windows partially through the boot up disk but It won't fully load I know how to get windows installed but the problem I have is I have no CD-Rom drive being that the laptop is so Old is possible, I would like to know If I can install windows by floppy Or what ever else I can do Thanks Ryan |
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