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Win 98 boot CD
Hi, I have XP installed on my PC, but would like to install Win 98 on a
different logical drive as I have some software that won't run in XP. I have a legitimate backup copy of 98 (original disk lost), and legitimate product key, but the CD is non-bootable. How can I make a bootable CD to install Windown 98? I have no floppy drive. PC is 2.8GHz AMD K7 with 512Mb RAM. Thanks for any help. |
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You are probably going to run into a bunch of problems. Have you tried the
software in compatibility mode? If not, right click the shortcut or the program's .exe file, select properties and see if there is a compatibility tab. I am not going to comment on the bootable CD because I have never tried it personally. You can install a floppy boot drive for less than $15. Possible problems: Your disk is probably NTFS and W98 cannot use it--go to MVP Doug Knox' web site: http://www.dougknox.com and click on: Win XP tips in the left pane. In the right pane, click on Install 98/ME after XP. 2.8 GHz processor--see this article: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312108 W98 does not support HDs over 137 GB--how large is your hard drive? W98 requires a boot partition on a primary partition or W98 must be installed on a primary partition. Finally, there is a good possibility that you will not be able to find W98 drivers for your hardware. -- 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 "TSLAdmin" wrote in message ... Hi, I have XP installed on my PC, but would like to install Win 98 on a different logical drive as I have some software that won't run in XP. I have a legitimate backup copy of 98 (original disk lost), and legitimate product key, but the CD is non-bootable. How can I make a bootable CD to install Windown 98? I have no floppy drive. PC is 2.8GHz AMD K7 with 512Mb RAM. Thanks for any help. |
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Stuff you'll need:
1. Win98 startup diskette (bootdisk.com) 2. Win98 install CD 3. Access to a PC with a floppy drive, has a burner, runs Nero for burning or similar. 4. Blank CDR or CDRW Nero can make a boot CD using the startup diskette as its source information. Or you make an image of the startup diskette with WinImage, and rename the file extension so its compatible with Nero. Make a boot CD with either of these. If you want, you can copy the Win98 install CD to the same media. The only catch is, you have to leave the session open when making the boot CD. Use Nero's ISO 9660 writing format when copying the 98 install CD. Then close the session. I would use a 3rd party boot manager for what you're attempting. Win98 must be installed to a primary and active partition. Won't work on a dos logical drive. Your current XP boot files are installed to the primary, active partition. Most 3rd party boot managers and some partition managers have the capability of hiding partitions. In this case, you want to hide XP's boot partition, then install Win98 to an active primary partition of your own making. "TSLAdmin" wrote in message ... Hi, I have XP installed on my PC, but would like to install Win 98 on a different logical drive as I have some software that won't run in XP. I have a legitimate backup copy of 98 (original disk lost), and legitimate product key, but the CD is non-bootable. How can I make a bootable CD to install Windown 98? I have no floppy drive. PC is 2.8GHz AMD K7 with 512Mb RAM. Thanks for any help. |
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