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re: "Installing on machine with NO operating system"
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 5:39 pm
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Posted by john (15 messages posted)


I can finally get off your back. I copied W95 from my old Presario to the laptop then installed w98 on top of it and everything worked out fine. Thanks again for all your trouble which was most appreciated. John


On Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 7:52 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>|I meant to ask if you recommend doing what MS lays out in KB article 221829
>|re: installing on machine with NO operating system,
>| john
>
>You sure can ask some vague questions.
>...and AGAIN:
>a **LINK** is appreciated so that I don't have to Google it myself.
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221829
>
>You seem to be asking if I am going to second-guess Microsoft
>about how to install Microsoft Windows 98.
>
>Fact is, I don't find microsoft.com to be especially user-friendly
>and I find this site to be more usable:
>cache of http://www.windowsreinstall.com/win98/install98cd/indexfullpage.htm

>
>Here's the pre-flight:
>cache of http://installchecklist.windowsreinstall.com

>
>
>You DO realize that at this point
>you are going to need a non-update CD to do this. Right?
>
>You DO have all your updated device drivers downloaded
>and copied to removeable media. Right?


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"Installing on machine with NO operating system" (gewg_: Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 7:52 pm)

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-Reinstalling Win98 on laptop (john: Wed, Jan 23, 2008, 2:31 pm)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 on laptop (J.R.: Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 8:25 am)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 on laptop (john: Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 2:17 pm)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 on laptop -- Insert startup Disk 2 (gewg_: Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 4:06 pm)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 on laptop -- Insert startup Disk 2 (john: Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 9:16 pm)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 -- "cannot find any of the qualifying products" (gewg_: Fri, Jan 25, 2008, 11:20 am)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 -- "cannot find any of the qualifying products" (john: Fri, Jan 25, 2008, 4:00 pm)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 -- "cannot find any of the qualifying products" (gewg_: Fri, Jan 25, 2008, 4:49 pm)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 -- "cannot find any of the qualifying products" (john: Sat, Jan 26, 2008, 4:33 pm)
*re: Reinstalling Win98 -- "cannot find any of the qualifying products" (gewg_: Sat, Jan 26, 2008, 7:25 pm)
-re: Reinstalling Win98 -- "cannot find any of the qualifying products" (john: Sat, Jan 26, 2008, 5:59 pm)
-"Installing on machine with NO operating system" (gewg_: Sat, Jan 26, 2008, 7:52 pm)
*re: "Installing on machine with NO operating system" (john: Wed, Jan 30, 2008, 5:39 pm)
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