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Install Win 98 SE on laptop
I purchased a new hard drive IBM Travelstar 6.0 Gb to go
in my son's laptop that only has a single drive (either 1.44 or CD-ROM). I tried to install Windows 98 SE as discussed below, but still having problems. I used edit.com on both autoexec.bat and setdram.bat to replace all references of A: with C:. When I rebooted (with Cnly option), the computer then indicated: "Invalid system disk. Replace the disk and press any key." Any suggestions? I read another post that suggested placing the mscdex001 driver in the autoexec.bat file. My memory on DOS is old and I'm not sure how to write a command to load the CD-ROM driver. Any thoughts? -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems You need EDIT.COM, usually found in the C:\Windows\Command folder on any Win9x machine....copy it to your floppy and from there to your laptop hard drive. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "sheppardwk" wrote in message ... I copied the Windows 98 Startup disk to C:. When it rebooted, it tried to find the A:. I tried to EDIT the *.bat files as indicated below, but the computer indicated it was a Bad Command. Do I need another file such as a DOS file? -----Original Message----- From a C:\ prompt: EDIT autoexec.bat and press Enter. EDIT config.sys and press Enter. After installation is complete, you can rename in Windows Explorer, or fromDOS....doesn't matter. I usually rename to autoexec.ba_ and config.sy_ From DOS it would be: REN c:\autoexec.bat autoexec.ba_ REN c:\config.sys config.sy_ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "sheppardwk" wrote in message ... Thanks for the help. I did in fact use FDISK and Format C: /S. Please refresh my memory - do you use the command "edit" and then the filename *.bat (for instance) to open the edit file? When renaming Autoexec.bat and Config.sys, do I use Windows Explorer? Also, should I rename them Autoexecold.bat and configold.sys or something else? Thanks again. -----Original Message----- Boot to the startup floppy. Do FDISK to create your partitioning (if necessary), FORMAT C: to format the disk and SYS C: if you don't use the /S option with FORMAT. Copy the whole of the contents of the floppy to the hard disk drive. Edit the BAT file(s) on the hard drive (EDIT)so that any references to A: are changed to C:. Shut down, remove the floppy, insert the CD. Reboot to the hard drive and install Windows from the CD. Rename AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS after the instal is finished (otherwise you will be forever booting in installation mode). -----Original Message----- My son's laptop has been acting up, so we decided to fdisk and format the harddrive. All went well; however, his Gateway Solo has an interchangeable 1.44 disk drive and a CD-ROM. When I inserted the Startup disk, I chose option 1 - start computer with CD-Rom support. The computer couldn't find the CD-Rom because the 1.44 disk was running at the time. I rebooted and tried to switch them out, but it indicated several errors. How can I install Windows 98 (on a CD) on a laptop with only 1 drive? I even tried to copy all the files off the startup disk to the C: and boot up from there. It seemed to work, but then indicated a read error on Drive A: and requested a Retry, Abort or Fail selection. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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"sheppardwk" wrote in message
... I purchased a new hard drive IBM Travelstar 6.0 Gb to go in my son's laptop that only has a single drive (either 1.44 or CD-ROM). I tried to install Windows 98 SE as discussed below, but still having problems. . . . memory on DOS is old and I'm not sure how to write a command to load the CD-ROM driver. Any thoughts? Go to www.bootdisk.com, download what looks likeliest for your purposes, make the apppropriate boot disk, then edit its AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS to meet your requirements. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Do you have any suggestions as to how I should edit the
files? In other words, my DOS is a bit rusty and I'm not sure exactly what changes need to be made. I would assume that I need to add a line to load the CD-ROM device driver from C:\, but I'm not sure exactly how to do it or where? -----Original Message----- "sheppardwk" wrote in message ... I purchased a new hard drive IBM Travelstar 6.0 Gb to go in my son's laptop that only has a single drive (either 1.44 or CD-ROM). I tried to install Windows 98 SE as discussed below, but still having problems. . . . memory on DOS is old and I'm not sure how to write a command to load the CD-ROM driver. Any thoughts? Go to www.bootdisk.com, download what looks likeliest for your purposes, make the apppropriate boot disk, then edit its AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS to meet your requirements. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) . |
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"sheppardwk" wrote in message
... Do you have any suggestions as to how I should edit the files? In other words, my DOS is a bit rusty and I'm not sure exactly what changes need to be made. I would assume that I need to add a line to load the CD-ROM device driver from C:\, but I'm not sure exactly how to do it or where? EDIT.COM is the standard DOS utility, with its own help file: or you could simply edit your boot floppy in a different PC (e.g. the one you used to download from www.bootdisk.com) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Is the W98 CD an OEM version (did it come with the laptop)? If so, chances
are it is a bootable CD and there might not be a need for a floppy start up disk. Watch the boot screen for the key to press to enter setup (the BIOS). Once in the BIOS, navigation instructions are listed on the screen. If there is a boot section (BIOS are different so there may not be one and you will have to look around), go there and make sure the CDRom drive is listed as the first boot device. Save the settings and exit. Boot with the W98 CD in the drive and follow the on screen prompts. -- 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 "sheppardwk" wrote in message ... I purchased a new hard drive IBM Travelstar 6.0 Gb to go in my son's laptop that only has a single drive (either 1.44 or CD-ROM). I tried to install Windows 98 SE as discussed below, but still having problems. I used edit.com on both autoexec.bat and setdram.bat to replace all references of A: with C:. When I rebooted (with Cnly option), the computer then indicated: "Invalid system disk. Replace the disk and press any key." Any suggestions? I read another post that suggested placing the mscdex001 driver in the autoexec.bat file. My memory on DOS is old and I'm not sure how to write a command to load the CD-ROM driver. Any thoughts? -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems You need EDIT.COM, usually found in the C:\Windows\Command folder on any Win9x machine....copy it to your floppy and from there to your laptop hard drive. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "sheppardwk" wrote in message ... I copied the Windows 98 Startup disk to C:. When it rebooted, it tried to find the A:. I tried to EDIT the *.bat files as indicated below, but the computer indicated it was a Bad Command. Do I need another file such as a DOS file? -----Original Message----- From a C:\ prompt: EDIT autoexec.bat and press Enter. EDIT config.sys and press Enter. After installation is complete, you can rename in Windows Explorer, or fromDOS....doesn't matter. I usually rename to autoexec.ba_ and config.sy_ From DOS it would be: REN c:\autoexec.bat autoexec.ba_ REN c:\config.sys config.sy_ -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "sheppardwk" wrote in message ... Thanks for the help. I did in fact use FDISK and Format C: /S. Please refresh my memory - do you use the command "edit" and then the filename *.bat (for instance) to open the edit file? When renaming Autoexec.bat and Config.sys, do I use Windows Explorer? Also, should I rename them Autoexecold.bat and configold.sys or something else? Thanks again. -----Original Message----- Boot to the startup floppy. Do FDISK to create your partitioning (if necessary), FORMAT C: to format the disk and SYS C: if you don't use the /S option with FORMAT. Copy the whole of the contents of the floppy to the hard disk drive. Edit the BAT file(s) on the hard drive (EDIT)so that any references to A: are changed to C:. Shut down, remove the floppy, insert the CD. Reboot to the hard drive and install Windows from the CD. Rename AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS after the instal is finished (otherwise you will be forever booting in installation mode). -----Original Message----- My son's laptop has been acting up, so we decided to fdisk and format the harddrive. All went well; however, his Gateway Solo has an interchangeable 1.44 disk drive and a CD-ROM. When I inserted the Startup disk, I chose option 1 - start computer with CD-Rom support. The computer couldn't find the CD-Rom because the 1.44 disk was running at the time. I rebooted and tried to switch them out, but it indicated several errors. How can I install Windows 98 (on a CD) on a laptop with only 1 drive? I even tried to copy all the files off the startup disk to the C: and boot up from there. It seemed to work, but then indicated a read error on Drive A: and requested a Retry, Abort or Fail selection. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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