Installing Windows 98

I am passing on an older computer to my sister and wanted to give her a
"clean" computer. my son tried to remove the programs and in the process
deleted something that is needed by W98 to start. I have a Windows 98 CD but
there is no setup file on it. I need a floppy disk with the setup portion
that will access the needed files on the CD. Where can I get one or how do I
get around it. Thanks
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Don

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I am passing on an older computer to my sister and wanted to give her
a "clean" computer. my son tried to remove the programs and in the
process deleted something that is needed by W98 to start. I have a
Windows 98 CD but there is no setup file on it. I need a floppy disk
with the setup portion that will access the needed files on the CD.
Where can I get one or how do I get around it. Thanks

www.bootdisk.com

Galen
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Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.

If you are saying there is no setup.exe file on the W98 CD, then it is
probably a Companion CD and cannot be used to install W98. You can try to
locate a copy on the internet or an auction site like EBay.

If there is a setup.exe file on it (do a search), then you will need a
floppy start up disk which you can make with the Fat32ebd.exe file located
on the W98 CD: tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Don Milner" wrote in message
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I am passing on an older computer to my sister and wanted to give her a
"clean" computer. my son tried to remove the programs and in the process
deleted something that is needed by W98 to start. I have a Windows 98 CD
but
there is no setup file on it. I need a floppy disk with the setup portion
that will access the needed files on the CD. Where can I get one or how
do I
get around it. Thanks
--
Don

I've only heard of Win95 Companion CDs however the following site might
prove useful:

http://www.netpathway.com/~kramer/reinstall.html

"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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If you are saying there is no setup.exe file on the W98 CD, then it is
probably a Companion CD and cannot be used to install W98. You can try to
locate a copy on the internet or an auction site like EBay.

If there is a setup.exe file on it (do a search), then you will need a
floppy start up disk which you can make with the Fat32ebd.exe file located
on the W98 CD: tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd

-
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Don Milner" wrote in message
...
I am passing on an older computer to my sister and wanted to give her a
"clean" computer. my son tried to remove the programs and in the process
deleted something that is needed by W98 to start. I have a Windows 98 CD
but
there is no setup file on it. I need a floppy disk with the setup
portion
that will access the needed files on the CD. Where can I get one or how
do I
get around it. Thanks
--
Don