reinstalling windows 98

Thanks. I think it is a OEM CD.I tried your suggestion and still no luck.

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

Is the drive letter for the CD E: ??

Is the CD in the drive and is it a retail or OEM CD ??

If above is yes then this should start setup
E:\Win98\setup
Note: No after E:

This is assuming your at and A: prompt.
--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"William" wrote in message
...
Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so I
can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the
drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also E:\Setup.exe
and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to get
my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am still
getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be
appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while
installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot process
on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be a
note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD
drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or an OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from the
Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or a
win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows 98,
and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i would
like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain, '98,
with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id also
like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really grateful,
thank
you!

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of them says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic tools), and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive letter is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but not E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so I can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also E:\Setup.exe and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am still getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be a note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or an OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from the Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or a win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows 98, and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i would like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain, '98, with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really grateful, thank
you!

Thanks guys,I really appreciate your patience and understanding. This is what
I am seeing after I reboot and load the temp drivers, Drive E=Driver MSCDOO1
unit 0. Now under this I am still seeing drive A:\ and this is where I am
changing the letter to E. This is why I have been using E as my CD ROM
letter. I tried to use F as the drive letter as you suggested and got the
message Invalid drive specification.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of them says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic tools), and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive letter is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but not E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so I can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also E:\Setup.exe and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am still getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be a note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or an OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from the Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or a win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows 98, and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i would like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain, '98, with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really grateful, thank
you!

Try the following:
at the A: prompt type CD E:

Then use explorer and see what is on the E:drive
If you see a folder called Win98 then at the E: prompt type cd\win98

Now at the E:\win98 prompt type setup.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"William" wrote in message
...
Thanks guys,I really appreciate your patience and understanding. This is
what
I am seeing after I reboot and load the temp drivers, Drive E=Driver
MSCDOO1
unit 0. Now under this I am still seeing drive A:\ and this is where I am
changing the letter to E. This is why I have been using E as my CD ROM
letter. I tried to use F as the drive letter as you suggested and got the
message Invalid drive specification.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of them
says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic tools),
and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive letter
is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but not
E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so I
can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the
drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in
E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also E:\Setup.exe
and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to
get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am still
getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the
same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be
appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while
installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot
process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be a
note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD
drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up
process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or an
OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from the
Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or a
win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows 98,
and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i would
like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain, '98,
with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id
also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really
grateful, thank
you!

Thanks for your suggestion. I tried it and got invalid directory.I also
checked the ram drive,it is virtual drive D.From everything I have found and
with the suggestions that have been offered, everything sounds like it should
have worked. Is it possible that I am doing something wrong or maybe missing
something. I have used this disk to reinstall windows 98 before and it seems
as well as I can remember that after formatting i just typed in E:\ and
changed the drive and then typed in setup and it started, but for some reason
it is not working this time.

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

Try the following:
at the A: prompt type CD E:

Then use explorer and see what is on the E:drive
If you see a folder called Win98 then at the E: prompt type cd\win98

Now at the E:\win98 prompt type setup.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"William" wrote in message
...
Thanks guys,I really appreciate your patience and understanding. This is
what
I am seeing after I reboot and load the temp drivers, Drive E=Driver
MSCDOO1
unit 0. Now under this I am still seeing drive A:\ and this is where I am
changing the letter to E. This is why I have been using E as my CD ROM
letter. I tried to use F as the drive letter as you suggested and got the
message Invalid drive specification.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of them
says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic tools),
and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive letter
is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but not
E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so I
can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the
drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in
E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also E:\Setup.exe
and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to
get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am still
getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the
same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be
appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while
installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot
process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be a
note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD
drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up
process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or an
OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from the
Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or a
win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows 98,
and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i would
like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain, '98,
with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id
also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really
grateful, thank
you!

That is a bad command Jon. To change partitions, one types: E: (or
whatever) and hits enter. Once in the partition, one changes
directories by typing: CD Windows (or whatever) and hitting enter. Been a
while since you loaded 98, right :-)

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...
Try the following:
at the A: prompt type CD E:

Then use explorer and see what is on the E:drive
If you see a folder called Win98 then at the E: prompt type cd\win98

Now at the E:\win98 prompt type setup.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"William" wrote in message
...
Thanks guys,I really appreciate your patience and understanding. This is
what
I am seeing after I reboot and load the temp drivers, Drive E=Driver
MSCDOO1
unit 0. Now under this I am still seeing drive A:\ and this is where I
am
changing the letter to E. This is why I have been using E as my CD ROM
letter. I tried to use F as the drive letter as you suggested and got the
message Invalid drive specification.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of them
says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic tools),
and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive
letter is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but not
E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so I
can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the
drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in
E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also E:\Setup.exe
and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to
get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am still
getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the
same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be
appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while
installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot
process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be
a note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD
drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up
process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or an
OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from
the Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or a
win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows
98, and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i
would like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain, '98,
with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought
it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id
also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really
grateful, thank
you!

Please follow the directions I gave and if necessary, print them out. I
would make a new floppy boot disk as described (it doesn't create a ram
drive which often confuses people). Once you get to the end of the boot,
look at the screen and see what letter was assigned to the CDRom drive. At
the A: prompt, type that letter--for example, D: and hit enter. To
see what is on the D: drive, type: Dir and hit enter. If you see a
directory you want to change to, type: CD setup and hit
enter. You can always tell what directories and files are available by
using the Dir command--great when you get lost.
--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"William" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your suggestion. I tried it and got invalid directory.I also
checked the ram drive,it is virtual drive D.From everything I have found
and
with the suggestions that have been offered, everything sounds like it
should
have worked. Is it possible that I am doing something wrong or maybe
missing
something. I have used this disk to reinstall windows 98 before and it
seems
as well as I can remember that after formatting i just typed in E:\ and
changed the drive and then typed in setup and it started, but for some
reason
it is not working this time.

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

Try the following:
at the A: prompt type CD E:

Then use explorer and see what is on the E:drive
If you see a folder called Win98 then at the E: prompt type cd\win98

Now at the E:\win98 prompt type setup.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"William" wrote in message
...
Thanks guys,I really appreciate your patience and understanding. This
is
what
I am seeing after I reboot and load the temp drivers, Drive E=Driver
MSCDOO1
unit 0. Now under this I am still seeing drive A:\ and this is where I
am
changing the letter to E. This is why I have been using E as my CD ROM
letter. I tried to use F as the drive letter as you suggested and got
the
message Invalid drive specification.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of
them
says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic
tools),
and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive
letter
is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the
same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but
not
E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so
I
can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get
the
drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in
E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also
E:\Setup.exe
and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to
get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am
still
getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the
same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be
appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while
installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot
process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will
be a
note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt
CD
drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up
process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or
an
OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from
the
Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or
a
win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior
to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows
98,
and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i
would
like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain,
'98,
with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought
it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id
also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really
grateful, thank
you!

Thanks you are correct Ron. Been awhile since I have used Dos.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
That is a bad command Jon. To change partitions, one types: E: (or
whatever) and hits enter. Once in the partition, one changes
directories by typing: CD Windows (or whatever) and hitting enter. Been
a while since you loaded 98, right :-)

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...
Try the following:
at the A: prompt type CD E:

Then use explorer and see what is on the E:drive
If you see a folder called Win98 then at the E: prompt type cd\win98

Now at the E:\win98 prompt type setup.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"William" wrote in message
...
Thanks guys,I really appreciate your patience and understanding. This is
what
I am seeing after I reboot and load the temp drivers, Drive E=Driver
MSCDOO1
unit 0. Now under this I am still seeing drive A:\ and this is where I
am
changing the letter to E. This is why I have been using E as my CD ROM
letter. I tried to use F as the drive letter as you suggested and got
the
message Invalid drive specification.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of
them says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic
tools), and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive
letter is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but not
E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so
I can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the
drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in
E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also
E:\Setup.exe and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to
get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am
still getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the
same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be
appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while
installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot
process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be
a note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD
drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up
process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or
an OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from
the Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or
a win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior
to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows
98, and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i
would like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain,
'98, with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought
it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id
also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really
grateful, thank
you!

Hi Jon,

You may be a victum of not putting spaces where they are needed.
When they say type in "cd\win98" they really mean type in the cd
and then a space and then type in \win98 and then hit the return key.
If you are tryping to run the setup command you should be in the
directory on the cd that is the WIN98 directory off the root. If you
are in the correct place and you do a "dir" command, you should see
lots of files including the "cab" files. If you do not, you are not in the
correct location.

charles.....


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...
Try the following:
at the A: prompt type CD E:

Then use explorer and see what is on the E:drive
If you see a folder called Win98 then at the E: prompt type cd\win98

Now at the E:\win98 prompt type setup.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"William" wrote in message
...
Thanks guys,I really appreciate your patience and understanding. This is
what
I am seeing after I reboot and load the temp drivers, Drive E=Driver
MSCDOO1
unit 0. Now under this I am still seeing drive A:\ and this is where I
am
changing the letter to E. This is why I have been using E as my CD ROM
letter. I tried to use F as the drive letter as you suggested and got
the
message Invalid drive specification.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of
them
says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic
tools),
and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive
letter
is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but not
E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so
I
can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the
drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in
E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also
E:\Setup.exe
and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to
get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am
still
getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the
same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be
appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while
installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot
process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be
a
note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD
drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up
process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or
an
OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from
the
Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or
a
win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior
to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows
98,
and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i
would
like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain,
'98,
with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought
it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id
also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really
grateful, thank
you!

Thanks guys. I do appreciate all of your suggestions. I think I have found my
problem. I beleive my Windows 98 CD is bad. Could someone tell me where I can
purchase a new one?

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

Thanks you are correct Ron. Been awhile since I have used Dos.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
That is a bad command Jon. To change partitions, one types: E: (or
whatever) and hits enter. Once in the partition, one changes
directories by typing: CD Windows (or whatever) and hitting enter. Been
a while since you loaded 98, right :-)

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message
...
Try the following:
at the A: prompt type CD E:

Then use explorer and see what is on the E:drive
If you see a folder called Win98 then at the E: prompt type cd\win98

Now at the E:\win98 prompt type setup.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"William" wrote in message
...
Thanks guys,I really appreciate your patience and understanding. This is
what
I am seeing after I reboot and load the temp drivers, Drive E=Driver
MSCDOO1
unit 0. Now under this I am still seeing drive A:\ and this is where I
am
changing the letter to E. This is why I have been using E as my CD ROM
letter. I tried to use F as the drive letter as you suggested and got
the
message Invalid drive specification.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

William, to add to Jon:

After you boot from the diskette -- you'll see two messages; one of
them says
what is the Ramdrive letter (it is the drive with the diagnostic
tools), and
the other one -- what is CDROM letter.

If the standard Startup Disk (diskette) is using, then CDROM drive
letter is
always one letter higher than Ramdrive letter, and (because of the same
reason) -- one letter higher than CDROM letter in the working system.

So probably you use the wrong CDROM letter, and it has to be F: but not
E:

I assume you see
E:\
prompt, and type yourself only:

setup

in this line, so the whole line you see is "E:\setup".
Then type not E: command at mine step 3, but F: instead.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:02:10 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Yes that is pretty much what I am doing.After I reformat, I reboot so
I can
load the temp drivers for CD ROM support. When this is done I get the
drive
letter A:\.I change this to E:\ and after this I have typed in
E:\Setup
and also E:\Win98\setup and also tried E:\CD Win98 also
E:\Setup.exe and I
always get Bad command or file name.

"Mikhail Zhilin" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700, "William"
wrote:

Hello, I too have reformatted my hard drive and I am now trying to
get my
windows 98 reinstalled. I have tried your suggestions and I am
still getting
the same results. Every time I try to reinstall Windows I get the
same
message,Bad command or file name.Any help or suggestions will be
appreciated.

William, please, step by step:

What you are doing, and what you are typing (verbatim) while
installation.
Something like:

=====
1. Boot from the diskette.
2. Type:
format C:
3. After format is finished, type:
E:
setup
4. At this moment I get a message "Bad command or file name"
=====

--
Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
======

"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

The Windows setup disk made during install will do this.

If not you can get a windows setup disk from www.bootdisk.com

Make sure that bios is set to boot from A: (floppy ) first.
You can enter bios by using ctrl -del during the initial boot
process on
most computers. Some uses F1 or F10 keys. Typically there will be
a note
saying what to do during initial boot to get to bios.

Insert the floppy in drive a: Restart the computer.
At the A: prompt type format C:
This will format the C drive.
Insert the Win98 CD in the CD drive and type at the a: prompt CD
drive
letter for CD drive) \Win98\setup.

Note: The drive letter for the CD will appear during boot up
process.

WARNING: Make sure you have the Retail full version of win98 or
an OEM
version before doing this. You cannot make a clean install from
the Retail
upgrade version without a qualifying product (Win 3.1 diskset or
a win95
CD).
You also need the product code. It can easily be obtained prior
to
formatting the drive. It cannot be obtained after doing this.

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"monkey" wrote in message
...
i wonder if anyone can help me- i have a computer with windows
98, and i
would like to re-install it (im selling the computer) but i
would like to
wipe all of my information from it, so that its just plain,
'98, with none
of
my files or changes, just as it would have been when i bought
it.

someone told me i need to format my hard drive to do this- id
also like to
know how to do that is anyone can explain it to me!

if anyone has any ideas how i could do this i'd be really
grateful, thank
you!