Installing Windows 98 SE

I recently purchased a second hand laptop (an IBM
ThinkPad 380ED) and Windows was completely messed up. It
would not let me open Internet Explorer or Windows Media
Player. I ran Active@KillDisk to completely wipe out
everything on my hard drive. Now that I have done this,
it won't let me reinstall Windows. How do I do this?! I
really miss my laptop!!! Please e-mail me with your
response!! Thank you!!

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What procedure are you using when you re-install Windows, what point of the
process are you getting to when you run into trouble, and what exactly
happens when the installation 'won't let' you continue?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Kathy" wrote in message
...
I recently purchased a second hand laptop (an IBM
ThinkPad 380ED) and Windows was completely messed up. It
would not let me open Internet Explorer or Windows Media
Player. I ran Active@KillDisk to completely wipe out
everything on my hard drive. Now that I have done this,
it won't let me reinstall Windows. How do I do this?! I
really miss my laptop!!! Please e-mail me with your
response!! Thank you!!

Try starting the computer with a boot floppy.
Then run "setup.exe" from the Win98 directory
of the Windows 98 CD.

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

Ben

"Kathy" wrote in message =
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I recently purchased a second hand laptop (an IBM=20
ThinkPad 380ED) and Windows was completely messed up. It=20
would not let me open Internet Explorer or Windows Media=20
Player. I ran Active@KillDisk to completely wipe out=20
everything on my hard drive. Now that I have done this,=20
it won't let me reinstall Windows. How do I do this?! I=20
really miss my laptop!!! Please e-mail me with your=20
response!! Thank you!!

I boot the computer with a boot disk with cd rom
accessibility. With the Windows 98 SE installation disk
in the cd rom drive I type e:\setup. It then tells me
that it was a bad or illegal prompt and won't let me do
anything else. I have tried this several times and it
just doesn't seem to work.

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E-mail support not available - sorry.

What procedure are you using when you re-install
Windows, what point of the
process are you getting to when you run into trouble,
and what exactly
happens when the installation 'won't let' you continue?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Kathy" wrote in message
...
I recently purchased a second hand laptop (an IBM
ThinkPad 380ED) and Windows was completely messed up.
It
would not let me open Internet Explorer or Windows
Media
Player. I ran Active@KillDisk to completely wipe out
everything on my hard drive. Now that I have done
this,
it won't let me reinstall Windows. How do I do
this?! I
really miss my laptop!!! Please e-mail me with your
response!! Thank you!!


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Firstly, check that E: really is the CD-ROM drive. Do
E:
DIR
and make sure the listing you get is the correct listing for the root folder
of the Windows 98 SE installation CD.

The drive letter used for the CD should be displayed on screen during the
boot process - it might not be E. If there is some uncertainty, or if you
can't see this information, get a utility for creating a new bootdisk at
www.bootdisk.com - this one will put the CD-ROM drive at R so there's no
doubt.

If the listing you get is correct for the CD, then look for SETUP.EXE. If it
isn't there you might not be using the proper CD, or you might find setup in
a sub-folder. For instance, if it's in \WIN98 the your command needs to be
E:\Win98\Setup
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Kathy" wrote in message
...
I boot the computer with a boot disk with cd rom
accessibility. With the Windows 98 SE installation disk
in the cd rom drive I type e:\setup. It then tells me
that it was a bad or illegal prompt and won't let me do
anything else. I have tried this several times and it
just doesn't seem to work.