Clean Install

I am trying to install Windows 98 on a hard drive that I have wiped clean and
reformatted. I'm confident that the partition and format was done properly as
it brought me up to the point of entering the 11 letter label.

My problem is when I type the command for setup this is what is displayed;

"Please wait while setup initializes.
Windows setup requires 'largest executable program size' to be at least
442368 bytes to run."

It then returns to the prompt.

I have a sneaky suspicion that the 98 CD that I bought online from Pronetcd
is not an operating system disk. Does anyone know how I can check it to be
sure?

Any help at all will be appreciated.

Open the case and remove and reseat the memory modules. If this doesn't
help, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289727

Ben

"woodbndr" wrote in message ...
I am trying to install Windows 98 on a hard drive that I have wiped clean and
reformatted. I'm confident that the partition and format was done properly as
it brought me up to the point of entering the 11 letter label.

My problem is when I type the command for setup this is what is displayed;

"Please wait while setup initializes.
Windows setup requires 'largest executable program size' to be at least
442368 bytes to run."

It then returns to the prompt.

I have a sneaky suspicion that the 98 CD that I bought online from Pronetcd
is not an operating system disk. Does anyone know how I can check it to be
sure?

Any help at all will be appreciated.

Thanks that got me a little farther down the road by using the /im switch..

I got it to go on and tell me it was going to do some checking on my
computer and then said "Setup cannot find SCANDISK.EXE. The file may be
damaged or missing."

Maybe another indicator I have a bad CD?



"Ben Myers" wrote:

Open the case and remove and reseat the memory modules. If this doesn't
help, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289727

Ben

"woodbndr" wrote in message ...
I am trying to install Windows 98 on a hard drive that I have wiped clean and
reformatted. I'm confident that the partition and format was done properly as
it brought me up to the point of entering the 11 letter label.

My problem is when I type the command for setup this is what is displayed;

"Please wait while setup initializes.
Windows setup requires 'largest executable program size' to be at least
442368 bytes to run."

It then returns to the prompt.

I have a sneaky suspicion that the 98 CD that I bought online from Pronetcd
is not an operating system disk. Does anyone know how I can check it to be
sure?

Any help at all will be appreciated.

Try copying the setup files to your HD. Use the following commands after
booting to the floppy boot disk. Assumes you only have one HD partition and
that the CD drive ends up being E:\

sys c:
md c:\win98
copy e:\win98\*.* c:\win98

When the copying finishes, reboot the machine after removing the floppy
disk. At the C:\ prompt:

cd win98
setup /?

Depending on the version, different switches are available. I disable all
the optional stuff like scandisk, setup disk, billboards, etc.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"woodbndr" wrote in message
...
Thanks that got me a little farther down the road by using the /im
switch..

I got it to go on and tell me it was going to do some checking on my
computer and then said "Setup cannot find SCANDISK.EXE. The file may be
damaged or missing."

Maybe another indicator I have a bad CD?



"Ben Myers" wrote:

Open the case and remove and reseat the memory modules. If this doesn't
help, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289727

Ben

"woodbndr" wrote in message
...
I am trying to install Windows 98 on a hard drive that I have wiped
clean and
reformatted. I'm confident that the partition and format was done
properly as
it brought me up to the point of entering the 11 letter label.

My problem is when I type the command for setup this is what is
displayed;

"Please wait while setup initializes.
Windows setup requires 'largest executable program size' to be at least
442368 bytes to run."

It then returns to the prompt.

I have a sneaky suspicion that the 98 CD that I bought online from
Pronetcd
is not an operating system disk. Does anyone know how I can check it to
be
sure?

Any help at all will be appreciated.

I'm gettin closer. Every time I run it I add a couple of switches and it goes
a little farther. I'm all the way to the screen now. Oughta get it installed
by Christmas.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

Try copying the setup files to your HD. Use the following commands after
booting to the floppy boot disk. Assumes you only have one HD partition and
that the CD drive ends up being E:\

sys c:
md c:\win98
copy e:\win98\*.* c:\win98

When the copying finishes, reboot the machine after removing the floppy
disk. At the C:\ prompt:

cd win98
setup /?

Depending on the version, different switches are available. I disable all
the optional stuff like scandisk, setup disk, billboards, etc.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"woodbndr" wrote in message
...
Thanks that got me a little farther down the road by using the /im
switch..

I got it to go on and tell me it was going to do some checking on my
computer and then said "Setup cannot find SCANDISK.EXE. The file may be
damaged or missing."

Maybe another indicator I have a bad CD?



"Ben Myers" wrote:

Open the case and remove and reseat the memory modules. If this doesn't
help, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289727

Ben

"woodbndr" wrote in message
...
I am trying to install Windows 98 on a hard drive that I have wiped
clean and
reformatted. I'm confident that the partition and format was done
properly as
it brought me up to the point of entering the 11 letter label.

My problem is when I type the command for setup this is what is
displayed;

"Please wait while setup initializes.
Windows setup requires 'largest executable program size' to be at least
442368 bytes to run."

It then returns to the prompt.

I have a sneaky suspicion that the 98 CD that I bought online from
Pronetcd
is not an operating system disk. Does anyone know how I can check it to
be
sure?

Any help at all will be appreciated.

"woodbndr" wrote in message
...
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I have a sneaky suspicion that the 98 CD that I bought online from
Pronetcd
is not an operating system disk. Does anyone know how I can check it to be
sure?

Any help at all will be appreciated.

Assuming it is a genuine Microsoft product, it should have a part number on
it somewhere - from memory, these are about nine or ten characters long,
sometimes all digits, sometimes the odd letter. Publish that, and someone
surely will be able to tell you. (I don't have a list to hand I'm afraid.)

Did you ever get it installed?

woodbndr isn't likely to read your message, since the last post was three
weeks ago and s/he hasn't returned. That very fact suggests that the problem
was resolved, though it is nice to get follow-up/feedback, eh?

Do you have a similar problem, or are you just curious, s?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"***** charles" wrote in message
t...
Did you ever get it installed?