re: corrupt cab files ?
Monday, March 13, 2006 at 11:36 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by C K
(6910 messages posted)
It is a hardware problem. Could be caused by any piece of hardware without a more
specific error code. Memory or CD drive, cable etc. If those are OK, then you are
looking at a device on the motherboard being defective. In that case, it isn't worth
repairing. I would remove the memory module(s), clean the contacts with a pencil
eraser, reinstall them and try again. If that doesn't help here is a mem tester
to try:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
If no problems are found, then you are looking at a CD ROM/cabling issue or the motherboard
is bad.
On Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 3:08 pm, greg wrote:
>I have a strange problem.
>I am trying to install windows 98 on a newly formated hard drive This is on a Toshiba
>Tecra 8100 500mhz with
>64mb ram laptop and 10gb hard drive
>I got it used and it came with xp which was working fine
>untill I tried to install acrobat reader and I was getting
>corrupt cab error.
>Since I did not have an xp cd I formated the hard drive
>and tried to install windows 98 but I got stoped right at the begining with a corrupt
>setup cab file I tried to narrow down the problem and eliminated some of the ones
>already discussed here
>I copied the files to a partition that I made on the hard drive and tried to install
>from there in order to eliminate the cd but I have the same problem. I also tried
>loading
>other programs from different cd's with similar corrupt
>cab errors I also tried different linux version but they all had different errors.
>I also bought another larger 30mb hard drive and I still have the same problem
>I am trying to extract the files manually but I can only extract a couple of files
>before I get a corrupt cab error
>I am running out of things I can try.
>I was wondering if anyone came across this strange problem on a pc or especially
>on a laptop
>I ran scandisk many times without any errors
>This situation only leaves the memory or the motherboard combination.
- Written in response to:
- corrupt cab files ? (greg: Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 3:08 pm)
Responses to this message:
|
|
All messages in this thread [show all]
 |  | re: corrupt cab files ? (C K: Mon, Mar 13, 2006, 11:36 am) |
| |
| |
| |
Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum
|
|
