Installing Windoes 98SE

Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That was
the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install windows 98SE

But i cant, when msdos load, i type in

cd d:

but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old machine.
can anybody help.

regards

"=?Utf-8?B?UGludG8xdWs=?=" wrote in
:

Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That
was the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install
windows 98SE

But i cant, when msdos load, i type in

cd d:

but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old
machine. can anybody help.

regards


You'll have to install cd drivers first, since dos doesn't support CD's
natively.
http://www.pcguide.com/proc/setup/cddriver-c.html

"Pinto1uk" wrote in message
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Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That was
the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install windows 98SE

But i cant, when msdos load, i type in

cd d:

but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old machine.
can anybody help.

regards

If D is your cd drive, then you just need to type D: and press Enter.
You use the cd command to change directories, not drives.
You may also have to install CD drivers to get it working.

hi, where can i get this particular disk from?

"Ingeborg" wrote:

"=?Utf-8?B?UGludG8xdWs=?=" wrote in
:

Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That
was the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install
windows 98SE

But i cant, when msdos load, i type in

cd d:

but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old
machine. can anybody help.

regards


You'll have to install cd drivers first, since dos doesn't support CD's
natively.
http://www.pcguide.com/proc/setup/cddriver-c.html

"Pinto1uk" wrote:

Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That was
the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install windows 98SE

But i cant, when msdos load, i type in

cd d:

but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old machine.
can anybody help.

You need to have real-mode drivers for your CD installed and running.
Go to www.bootdisk.com and download a bootdisk that includes CD
drivers. You can boot from that to begin your upgrade, or look at
their config.sys and autoexec.bat files, do similar things to yours
and copy the driver files they invoke to your disk, and you should be
able to use your CD from DOS.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)

"Pinto1uk" wrote in message
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hi, where can i get this particular disk from?

"Ingeborg" wrote:

"=?Utf-8?B?UGludG8xdWs=?=" wrote in
:

Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That
was the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install
windows 98SE

But i cant, when msdos load, i type in

cd d:

but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old
machine. can anybody help.

regards


You'll have to install cd drivers first, since dos doesn't support CD's
natively.
http://www.pcguide.com/proc/setup/cddriver-c.html


you will need to use a bbot disk with cdrom support ...

www.bootdisk.com

hi, im not a very experienced computer user, so im lost. i tried to install
the drivers from the cd, but with what command?
there is no comman such as setup or install on the floppy.

sorry for the troubles.


"Tim Slattery" wrote:

"Pinto1uk" wrote:

Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That was
the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install windows 98SE

But i cant, when msdos load, i type in

cd d:

but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old machine.
can anybody help.

You need to have real-mode drivers for your CD installed and running.
Go to www.bootdisk.com and download a bootdisk that includes CD
drivers. You can boot from that to begin your upgrade, or look at
their config.sys and autoexec.bat files, do similar things to yours
and copy the driver files they invoke to your disk, and you should be
able to use your CD from DOS.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)

"Pinto1uk" wrote in message
...
hi, im not a very experienced computer user, so im lost. i tried to
install
the drivers from the cd, but with what command?
there is no comman such as setup or install on the floppy.

sorry for the troubles.


"Tim Slattery" wrote:

"Pinto1uk" wrote:

Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That
was
the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install
windows 98SE

But i cant, when msdos load, i type in

cd d:

but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old
machine.
can anybody help.

You need to have real-mode drivers for your CD installed and running.
Go to www.bootdisk.com and download a bootdisk that includes CD
drivers. You can boot from that to begin your upgrade, or look at
their config.sys and autoexec.bat files, do similar things to yours
and copy the driver files they invoke to your disk, and you should be
able to use your CD from DOS.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)



if you have gotten your boot disk s recommended....

when you boot the computer up , you should end up at the A: prompt ....and
the cdrom should drivers should be already installed

now you have to find your cdrom : I can't remember where www.bootdisk.com
disks default to install the CD
so you might have to try the hard way to find it...

type D: and hit enter key ...and repeat until one DOES NOT give the
invalid drive error ... you have found your cdrom
(i know this seems clunky , but since i can't remember where the CD installs
....its better than nothing : )

type "setup" and hit enter key ...install should start

"Pinto1uk" wrote in message
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hi, im not a very experienced computer user, so im lost. i tried to
install
the drivers from the cd, but with what command?

If you use the correct booting floppy it includes
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS which on booting
instal drivers to enable the CD.

there is no comman such as setup or install on the floppy.

SETUP.EXE is on the Instal CD, not the floppy.
So if your CD is drive X do
X:SETUP.EXE

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

You want to do a FRESH Install? Are you pure Windows or OEM, such as
Compaq? If you are OEM, then you can get back to factory condition by
using their recovery CD, such as QuickRestore, which may contain
proprietary drivers and add-ons. Otherwise...

http://www.hexff.com/index.html How to Clean Install
This first has it all, but..
(a) Perhaps don't do the 2.5 swap file thing, &
(b) You may rather have multiple partitions, &
(c) Attend it's warning: Have any non-Windows peripheral drivers
available to install afterwards. Here...
http://www.pchelpandconsulting.com/links/windows.html WinDrvExpert
http://www.jermar.com/wdrvbck.htm WinDrvBckup free version
Those two supposedly back up all currently installed drivers, such that
they can be reinstalled. I never tried it but have seen a favorable
report.

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html Badour has one
http://aumha.org/win4/a/clean.htm Aumha has one
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=250928 How to Reinstall Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193902
How to Reinstall Windows into a new folder

"Setup.txt", located in the same folder as "Setup.exe", either on CD or
hard drive. This instructs how to run it from a folder on the hard
drive, but "hexff" says it better.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...71&Product=w98
"SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup

Get a Startup Diskette from
http://www.bootdisk.com/ , if you don't already have one from "Control
Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Startup Disk tab". Test the Startup
Diskette. Boot it, put in a CD and "DIR" the CD. It will say which
letter is the CD. (Otherwise, it is likely one letter higher than
normal.)

Here is what I know of those Installation CD's. The full list of
capabilities of each type of CD is as follows, says Harper. Each
requires a valid Product key. "Proof" means it must see you had a prior
version. So, if it isn't sitting there, expect to insert a floppy or
earlier CD.

FULL VERSION: Will perform either clean install or upgrade of existing
OS. Does not ask for proof of ownership of an earlier version.

UPGRADE VERSION: Will perform either clean install or upgrade of
existing OS. Will ask for proof of ownership of an earlier version if
one is not installed.

WIN98 SE UPDATES: Will only install if Windows 98 is present on the hard
drive. Cannot be used for a clean install at all.

OEM VERSION: Only installs on a clean, fresh-formatted hard drive. May
be customized to include or omit components that would be found/not
found on a retail CD.

Be sure of your ProductKey...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
ProductKey "12345-12345-12345-12345-12345"

(1) "START, Run, RegEdit"
(2) Click plus signs beginning at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", & ending with
"Windows".
(3) Click "CurrentVersion" in the left pane under "Windows".
(4) Look in right pane for ProductKey.

That is the one that was used to install your current Windows. Jot it
down, as it may work if different from the one on your Windows 98 Manual
or CD case.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Pinto1uk" wrote in message
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| Hi, i have been exprementing with DOS 6.22 for a couple of weeks. That
was
| the only operating system on my hard drive. Now i want to install
windows 98SE
|
| But i cant, when msdos load, i type in
|
| cd d:
|
| but the messge i get is invalid drive specification. It is a old
machine.
| can anybody help.
|
| regards