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Widows 98 CD or Boot up disc
I had a Gate Way computer donated to my day care that was set up for Windows
98. When I turn it on it has a blank screen gives me the error message operating system not found. I have a newer computer that does not have a floppy disk drive, how can I get a copy of a floppy disk or a cd to boot up this computer? Lora |
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Widows 98 CD or Boot up disc
You can get a utility for creating a boot floppy at www.bootdisk.com.
However, you will need access to a machine with a floppy drive to be able to use it. Can you remove the floppy drive from the W98 machine, install it in the newer computer, create the boot floppy and test it, then move the drive back to the W98 machine? You would not have to mount the drive in the newer computer - simply open the case and connect the cables while you run the utility to create the floppy. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "nanlora" wrote in message ... I had a Gate Way computer donated to my day care that was set up for Windows 98. When I turn it on it has a blank screen gives me the error message operating system not found. I have a newer computer that does not have a floppy disk drive, how can I get a copy of a floppy disk or a cd to boot up this computer? Lora |
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Widows 98 CD or Boot up disc
You can get a utility for creating a boot floppy at www.bootdisk.com.
However, you will need access to a machine with a floppy drive to be able to use it. Can you remove the floppy drive from the W98 machine, install it in the newer computer, create the boot floppy and test it, then move the drive back to the W98 machine? You would not have to mount the drive in the newer computer - simply open the case and connect the cables while you run the utility to create the floppy. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "nanlora" wrote in message ... I had a Gate Way computer donated to my day care that was set up for Windows 98. When I turn it on it has a blank screen gives me the error message operating system not found. I have a newer computer that does not have a floppy disk drive, how can I get a copy of a floppy disk or a cd to boot up this computer? Lora |
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Widows 98 CD or Boot up disc
I borrowed a friends usb floppy drive and tried the disk at bootdisk.com. I
got the message remove disk and press any key to restart. I pressed enter and got the same message operating system not found. "Jeff Richards" wrote: You can get a utility for creating a boot floppy at www.bootdisk.com. However, you will need access to a machine with a floppy drive to be able to use it. Can you remove the floppy drive from the W98 machine, install it in the newer computer, create the boot floppy and test it, then move the drive back to the W98 machine? You would not have to mount the drive in the newer computer - simply open the case and connect the cables while you run the utility to create the floppy. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "nanlora" wrote in message ... I had a Gate Way computer donated to my day care that was set up for Windows 98. When I turn it on it has a blank screen gives me the error message operating system not found. I have a newer computer that does not have a floppy disk drive, how can I get a copy of a floppy disk or a cd to boot up this computer? Lora |
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Widows 98 CD or Boot up disc
I borrowed a friends usb floppy drive and tried the disk at bootdisk.com. I
got the message remove disk and press any key to restart. I pressed enter and got the same message operating system not found. "Jeff Richards" wrote: You can get a utility for creating a boot floppy at www.bootdisk.com. However, you will need access to a machine with a floppy drive to be able to use it. Can you remove the floppy drive from the W98 machine, install it in the newer computer, create the boot floppy and test it, then move the drive back to the W98 machine? You would not have to mount the drive in the newer computer - simply open the case and connect the cables while you run the utility to create the floppy. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "nanlora" wrote in message ... I had a Gate Way computer donated to my day care that was set up for Windows 98. When I turn it on it has a blank screen gives me the error message operating system not found. I have a newer computer that does not have a floppy disk drive, how can I get a copy of a floppy disk or a cd to boot up this computer? Lora |
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Widows 98 CD or Boot up disc
"nanlora" wrote in message ...
I borrowed a friends usb floppy drive and tried the disk at bootdisk.com. I got the message remove disk and press any key to restart. I pressed enter and got the same message operating system not found. Please be advised that the downloads at http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm are programs that you download and double-click on a working Windows computer. They will not work if you simply copy them to a floppy disk. Ben |
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Widows 98 CD or Boot up disc
"nanlora" wrote in message ...
I borrowed a friends usb floppy drive and tried the disk at bootdisk.com. I got the message remove disk and press any key to restart. I pressed enter and got the same message operating system not found. Please be advised that the downloads at http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm are programs that you download and double-click on a working Windows computer. They will not work if you simply copy them to a floppy disk. Ben |
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