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Old July 19th 06, 07:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Pete
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Default install wireless adapter

I am trying to install a wireless network adapter in my windows 98 computer.
It appears that some files are needed from the windows 98 cd. My computer
came with windows installed and no cd. It did come with a restore cd but that
appearently does not have the required files on it.
Is there any way to install the adapter without the cd

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Old July 19th 06, 07:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Philip Herlihy
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Default install wireless adapter

Some machines have the necessary files tucked away on the hard disk. Try
looking for a folder like C:\I386 or C:\Windows98 or whatever. Otherwise
you'll probably need to buy a CD on EBay, or borrow one.

If I remember correctly you'll need a series of CAB files with names
beginning "net..." and I think you may need nos 7 to 10. If you do a
"Find..." for *.cab you may get lucky.

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"Pete" wrote in message
...
I am trying to install a wireless network adapter in my windows 98
computer.
It appears that some files are needed from the windows 98 cd. My computer
came with windows installed and no cd. It did come with a restore cd but
that
appearently does not have the required files on it.
Is there any way to install the adapter without the cd



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Old July 19th 06, 08:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
PCR
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Default install wireless adapter

If you are lucky, the CD .cab files were copied to your hard drive. The likely location is... C:\Windows\Options\CABS.

"START button, Find, F/F, Win98*.cab" (That's asterisk-dot-cab.)

If 55 of them show up, the folder that contains them is a copy of the
Installation CD. Likely, Windows will know this already. Otherwise, when
a CD is requested, direct the requestor to that folder.


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Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
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"Pete" wrote in message ...
| I am trying to install a wireless network adapter in my windows 98 computer.
| It appears that some files are needed from the windows 98 cd. My computer
| came with windows installed and no cd. It did come with a restore cd but that
| appearently does not have the required files on it.
| Is there any way to install the adapter without the cd
|
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Old July 20th 06, 11:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Jeff Richards
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Default install wireless adapter

Very often, the message you are seeing is incorrect and the required files
are actually on the installation disk supplied with the new hardware. Try
telling the installation procedure to look on that disk (or in that folder,
depending on where you are installing from)
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Jeff Richards
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"Pete" wrote in message
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I am trying to install a wireless network adapter in my windows 98
computer.
It appears that some files are needed from the windows 98 cd. My computer
came with windows installed and no cd. It did come with a restore cd but
that
appearently does not have the required files on it.
Is there any way to install the adapter without the cd



 




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