re: Windows 98SE Boot
Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 11:50 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(4444 messages posted)
Here's how your post looks:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1238089504
The first 2 paragraphs here are worth reading:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1217046552
Jeri wrote:
|I purchased a used[...]Computer[...]
|Upon attempting to check the system out
|I can only get as far as the Gateway Logo screen.
|The system then sends me to a screen which has the following on it:
|Missing or Corrupt File, WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
|Attempt to repair by starting windows setup, using "original" setup CDROM.
|Well, hence the problem, I am not the original owner.
|It seems to me that the prior owner just removed their copy of the software,
|am I correct in assuming this?
|
No. It's still there--kinda.
My bet is they screwed up the OS so badly they didn't want to fix it.
|Can I just install the copy I have from my children's computer?
|
In the opinion of Microsoft: No.
In the opinion of the United States Supreme Court:
Yes--if you have the Certificate of Authenticity that came with the computer.
cache of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine#Microsoft_v._Zamos
In my opinion: You should be using Free Software like Linux
that doesn't have stupid Certificates of Authenticity and Windows Product Keys
--and in the recent versions,
Windows Product Activation and Windows Genine DISAdvantage;
Free Software doesn't restrict what you can do with it.
cache of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software#Open_source_software_vs._free_software
cache of http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html#content
Ahem. To get back on-script for this site:
In 1998/1999 you _couldn't_ buy an x86 computer without Windoze on it.
It is obvious that the hardware has a valid M$ licence.
If you want Win98 on it, put it on there
and tell anybody who bitches about it to go pound sand.
|I can get into the BIOS [CMOS Setup] screen
|
Keep looking until you find the Boot Precedence part of CMOS Setup.
(It will be called by some other name--but it's there.)
It is also possible you already have all that you need you need on the hard drive:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1179356889
If you have any questions, add them to *THIS* thread and use the QuickLink button
to reference the page about which you have questions.
BEFORE YOU START ANY OF THIS,
make sure you have in hand the Windows Product Key
(also mentioned on that page).
- Written in response to:
- Windows 98SE Boot (Jeri: Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 10:45 am)
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