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re: win98 startup floppy problem Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 2:46 pm Posted by GM (6055 messages posted) download one from www.bootdisk.com [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: win98 startup floppy problem Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 2:50 pm Posted by Blaine (5 messages posted) Great idea. Thanks. How do I boot it up with the disk and bypass the standard startup so I can reformat once I download the boot disk? F8? Thanks again. P.S. - I'm going to have to save the bootdisk to a floppy on my laptop. That's not a problem, right? Anyhow..you're awesome and I appreciate the help. On Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 2:46 pm, GM wrote: >download one from www.bootdisk.com > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: win98 startup floppy problem Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 7:10 pm Posted by MrCharlie (4474 messages posted) Here's all the info and links you need: Two choices for you: -1- Try EZRELOAD, it's an automated Windows boot disk for all operating systems. It will partition and format your hard drive and quickly install Windows with 2 clicks of your mouse, bacically it's "goof proof". You can download EZRELOAD right off the website, it's not free, $3.99, but well worth it if you are not familiar with the procedures. MrCharlie -2- Instructions: Format your Hard Drive and Install Windows: NOTE: Please read and understand these instruction before you begin. You will need your Windows CD and key, a boot disk, if you need a boot disk, download the one you need to your desktop and put a blank formatted floppy in your A drive then double click the file you downloaded and this will make the boot disk. 98seOEM-bootdisk or ME-OEM-bootdisk or BootDisk.com download the OEM one. You can also make one by going to the 'Add / Remove Programs' in your Control Panel and click on the Startup Disk. You also may need your driver disks or floppys for your motherboard, sound card, video card, modem, etc. Back up all the information from your hard drive that you want to keep, on floppys, zip disk, cds, etc; because you are about to wipe your hard drive clean. With your computer off, put the boot disk in and turn on your computer. First chose will be about cd-rom support, choose no cd-rom support and hit enter. You will end up at the A prompt A:\>. At the A:\> type: format C:, then hit enter. (For a quick format type: format C: /Q). You will be asked to confirm this, type y and hit enter. You are now formatting your hard drive. When it is done with formatting, you may be asked about a volume label, just hit enter for none. Reboot by hitting Ctrl,Alt,Delete. After it reboots,you will be asked about cd-rom support, choose start with cd-rom support and hit enter. You will end up at the A prompt A:\> again. Put your Windows cd in. At the A:\> type E:and hit enter. Note: E may be the cd-rom letter and is visable right above the A prompt somewhere and may look like this DriveE:=DriverMscd001 unit0. If E doesn't work try D:, F:,etc; take note of which letter it is. At the E:\> type setup and hit enter. After scan disk runs you will come up to view log or exit, use the <- or -> arrow keys to highlight exit and then hit enter. The installation process has begun, follow the instuctions that come up on the screen. If you are asked to create a Startup Disk, click cancel in the next window, you already have one. After the installation has begun and the files are being copied onto your hard drive you can take out the floppy boot disk. After the installation is completed, take out the Windows cd, right click on My Computer and choose Properties, Device Manager, see if there are any ?,!, etc by any of the devices. If so you will have to install the drivers for that device. Also check that your video card driver is installed. Not just the Microsoft one. To set your colors and screen area, right click on a blank area of your desktop and choose Properties, go to Settings, make any changes there. That's about it. Your installation may differ slightly but this is the bacis procedure. MrCharlie On Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 2:40 pm, Blaine wrote: >Trying desperately to reformat and reinstall win98. Have to, as have a program I >can only run on win98 that I can't lose. (Yeah, I know..it's stupid. I have a laptop >w/ XP that I use for almost everything.) > Creating a startup disk, it stalls out at 97% and I get a file copy error message >that says "Setup detected an error while reading C:\WINEBD2.400\EBD\EBD.CAB." > Anybody have any idea? I'll dance at your wedding if you can help. > Thanks so much- > blaine [Reply or follow-up to this message] Format Hard drive and Install Windows Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 6:06 pm Posted by MrCharlie (4474 messages posted) Format your Hard Drive and Install Windows: NOTE: Please read and understand these instruction before you begin. You will need your Windows CD and key, a boot disk, if you need a boot disk, download the one you need to your desktop and put a blank formatted floppy in your A drive then double click the file you downloaded and this will make the boot disk. 98seOEM-bootdisk or ME-OEM-bootdisk or BootDisk.com download the OEM. You can also make one by going to the 'Add / Remove Programs' in your Control Panel and click on the Startup Disk. If you don't know your Windows Product Key, download this small file: DownloadToDesktop&DoubleClick. You also may need your driver disks or floppys for your motherboard, sound card, video card, modem, etc. Back up all the information from your hard drive that you want to keep, on floppys, zip disk, cds, etc; because you are about to wipe your hard drive clean. Instructions: Format your hard drive With your computer off, put the boot disk in and turn on your computer. First chose will be about cd-rom support, choose no cd-rom support and hit enter. You will end up at the A prompt A:\>. At the A:\> type: format C: /Q, then hit enter. (If unable to do a quick format, the standard format will be performed) You will be asked to confirm this, type y and hit enter. You are now formatting your hard drive. When it is done with formatting, you may be asked about a volume label, just hit enter for none. Reboot by hitting Ctrl,Alt,Delete. After it reboots,you will be asked about cd-rom support, choose start with cd-rom support and hit enter. You will end up at the A prompt A:\> again. Put your Windows cd in. At the A:\> type E:and hit enter. Note: E may be the cd-rom letter and is visable right above the A prompt somewhere and may look like this DriveE:=DriverMscd001 unit0. If E doesn't work try D:, F:,etc; take note of which letter it is. At the E:\> type setup and hit enter After scan disk runs you will come up to view log or exit, use the <- or -> arrow keys to highlight exit and then hit enter. The installation process has begun, follow the instuctions that come up on the screen. If you are asked to create a Startup Disk, click cancel in the next window, you already have one. After the installation has begun and the files are being copied onto your hard drive you can take out the floppy boot disk. After the installation is completed, take out the Windows cd, right click on My Computer and choose Properties, Device Manager, see if there are any ?,!, etc by any of the devices. If so you will have to install the drivers for that device. Also check that your video card driver is installed. Not just the Microsoft one. To set your colors and screen area, right click on a blank area of your desktop and choose Properties, go to Settings, make any changes there. That's about it. Your installation may differ slightly but this is the bacis procedure. MrCharlie On Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 7:10 pm, MrCharlie wrote: > >Here's all the info and links you need: > > >Two choices for you: > >-1- >Try >EZRELOAD, it's an automated >Windows boot disk for all operating systems. It will partition and format your hard >drive and quickly install Windows with 2 clicks of your mouse, bacically it's "goof >proof". You can download EZRELOAD right off the website, it's not free, $3.99, but >well worth it if you are not familiar with the procedures. MrCharlie > >-2- >Instructions: > >Format your Hard Drive and Install Windows: > >NOTE: >Please read and understand these instruction before you begin. > >You will need your Windows CD and key, a boot disk, if you need a boot disk, download >the one you need to your desktop and put a blank formatted floppy in your A drive >then double click the file you downloaded and this will make the boot disk. > >98seOEM-bootdisk or ME-OEM-bootdisk >or BootDisk.com download the OEM >one. You can also make one by going to the 'Add / Remove Programs' in your Control >Panel and click on the Startup Disk. >You also may need your driver disks or floppys for your motherboard, sound card, >video card, modem, etc. >Back up all the information from your hard drive that you want to keep, on floppys, >zip disk, cds, etc; because you are about to wipe your hard drive clean. >With your computer off, put the boot disk in and turn on your computer. > >First chose will be about cd-rom support, choose no cd-rom support and hit enter. >You will end up at the A prompt A:\>. >At the A:\> type: format C:, then hit enter. (For a quick format type: format >C: /Q). >You will be asked to confirm this, type y and hit enter. >You are now formatting your hard drive. >When it is done with formatting, you may be asked about a volume label, just hit >enter for none. >Reboot by hitting Ctrl,Alt,Delete. >After it reboots,you will be asked about cd-rom support, choose start with cd-rom >support and hit enter. >You will end up at the A prompt A:\> again. >Put your Windows cd in. >At the A:\> type E:and hit enter. >Note: E may be the cd-rom letter and is visable right above the A prompt somewhere >and may look like this DriveE:=DriverMscd001 unit0. If E doesn't work try >D:, F:,etc; take note of which letter it is. >At the E:\> type setup and hit enter. >After scan disk runs you will come up to view log or exit, use the <- or -> arrow >keys to highlight exit and then hit enter. >The installation process has begun, follow the instuctions that come up on the screen. >If you are asked to create a Startup Disk, click cancel in the next window, >you already have one. >After the installation has begun and the files are being copied onto your hard drive >you can take out the floppy boot disk. >After the installation is completed, take out the Windows cd, right click on My Computer >and choose Properties, Device Manager, see if there are any ?,!, etc by any of the >devices. If so you will have to install the drivers for that device. Also check that >your video card driver is installed. Not just the Microsoft one. >To set your colors and screen area, right click on a blank area of your desktop and >choose Properties, go to Settings, make any changes there. >That's about it. Your installation may differ slightly but this is the bacis procedure. >MrCharlie > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Format Hard drive and Install Windows Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 6:12 pm Posted by MrCharlie (4474 messages posted) Format your Hard Drive and Install Windows: NOTE: Please read and understand these instruction before you begin. You will need your Windows CD and key, a boot disk, if you need a boot disk, download the one you need to your desktop and put a blank formatted floppy in your A drive then double click the file you downloaded and this will make the boot disk. 98seOEM-bootdisk or ME-OEM-bootdisk or BootDisk.com download the OEM. You can also make one by going to the 'Add / Remove Programs' in your Control Panel and click on the Startup Disk. If you don't know your Windows Product Key, download this small file: DownloadToDesktop&DoubleClick. You also may need your driver disks or floppys for your motherboard, sound card, video card, modem, etc. Back up all the information from your hard drive that you want to keep, on floppys, zip disk, cds, etc; because you are about to wipe your hard drive clean. Instructions: Format your hard drive With your computer off, put the boot disk in and turn on your computer. First chose will be about cd-rom support, choose no cd-rom support and hit enter. You will end up at the A prompt A:\>. At the A:\> type: format C: /Q, then hit enter. (If unable to do a quick format, the standard format will be performed) You will be asked to confirm this, type y and hit enter. You are now formatting your hard drive. When it is done with formatting, you may be asked about a volume label, just hit enter for none. Reboot by hitting Ctrl,Alt,Delete. After it reboots,you will be asked about cd-rom support, choose start with cd-rom support and hit enter. You will end up at the A prompt A:\> again. Put your Windows cd in. At the A:\> type E:and hit enter. Note: E may be the cd-rom letter and is visable right above the A prompt somewhere and may look like this DriveE:=DriverMscd001 unit0. If E doesn't work try D:, F:,etc; take note of which letter it is. At the E:\> type setup and hit enter After scan disk runs you will come up to view log or exit, use the <- or -> arrow keys to highlight exit and then hit enter. The installation process has begun, follow the instuctions that come up on the screen. If you are asked to create a Startup Disk, click cancel in the next window, you already have one. After the installation has begun and the files are being copied onto your hard drive you can take out the floppy boot disk. After the installation is completed, take out the Windows cd, right click on My Computer and choose Properties, Device Manager, see if there are any ?,!, etc by any of the devices. If so you will have to install the drivers for that device. Also check that your video card driver is installed. Not just the Microsoft one. To set your colors and screen area, right click on a blank area of your desktop and choose Properties, go to Settings, make any changes there. That's about it. Your installation may differ slightly but this is the bacis procedure. MrCharlie [Reply or follow-up to this message] Partition and Format Hard drive, Install Windows Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 6:15 pm Posted by MrCharlie (4474 messages posted) Partition and Format your Hard Drive, Install Windows: NOTE: Please read and understand these instruction before you begin. You will need your Windows CD and key, a boot disk, if you need a boot disk, download the one you need to your desktop and put a blank formatted floppy in your A drive then double click the file you downloaded and this will make the boot disk. 98seOEM-bootdisk or ME-OEM-bootdisk or BootDisk.com download the OEM. You can also make one by going to the 'Add / Remove Programs' in your Control Panel and click on the Startup Disk. If you don't know your Windows Product Key, download this small file: DownloadToDesktop&DoubleClick. You also may need your driver disks or floppys for your motherboard, sound card, video card, modem, etc. Back up all the information from your hard drive that you want to keep, on floppys, zip disk, cds, etc; because you are about to wipe your hard drive clean. Partition your hard drive 1. With your computer off boot your bootdisk in and turn on your computer 2. You will come to a question about cd-rom support, choose no cd-rom support and press enter 3. At the A prompt (A:\>) type fdisk and press enter 4. Do you wish to enable large disk support, choose YES and press enter 5. Choose 1, Create DOS Partition, press enter 6. Choose 1, Create Primary DOS Partition, press enter 7. Do you wish to use maxium size for Primary DOS Partitiopn and make it active, yes, press enter 8. Reboot your computer, press ctrl, alt, delete 9. You will end up back at the 'A' prompt, follow the instructions for format Format your hard drive and install Windows You are at the A prompt A:\>. At the A:\> type: format C: /Q, then hit enter. (If unable to do a quick format, the standard format will be performed) You will be asked to confirm this, type y and hit enter. You are now formatting your hard drive. When it is done with formatting, you may be asked about a volume label, just hit enter for none. Reboot by hitting Ctrl,Alt,Delete. After it reboots, you will be asked about cd-rom support, choose start with cd-rom support and hit enter. You will end up at the A prompt A:\> again. Put your Windows cd in. At the A:\> type E:and hit enter. Note: E may be the cd-rom letter and is visable right above the A prompt somewhere and may look like this DriveE:=DriverMscd001 unit0. If E doesn't work try D:, F:,etc; take note of which letter it is. At the E:\> type setup and hit enter After scan disk runs you will come up to view log or exit, use the <- or -> arrow keys to highlight exit and then hit enter. The installation process has begun, follow the instuctions that come up on the screen. If you are asked to create a Startup Disk, click cancel in the next window, you already have one. After the installation has begun and the files are being copied onto your hard drive you can take out the floppy boot disk. After the installation is completed, take out the Windows cd, right click on My Computer and choose Properties, Device Manager, see if there are any ?,!, etc by any of the devices. If so you will have to install the drivers for that device. Also check that your video card driver is installed. Not just the Microsoft one. To set your colors and screen area, right click on a blank area of your desktop and choose Properties, go to Settings, make any changes there. That's about it. Your installation may differ slightly but this is the bacis procedure. MrCharlie [Reply or follow-up to this message] EZReload Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 6:23 pm Posted by MrCharlie (4474 messages posted) Try EZRELOAD, it's an automated Windows boot disk for all operating systems. It will partition and format your hard drive and quickly install Windows with 2 clicks of your mouse, bacically it's "goof proof". You can download EZRELOAD right off the website, it's not free, $3.99, but well worth it if you are not familiar with the procedures. MrCharlie [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Format Hard drive and Install Windows Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 9:29 pm Posted by Alsouth (2 messages posted) What happens when I type in setup, and there is a message of bad command or file names. Is there anything wrong? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Format Hard drive and Install Windows Monday, December 29, 2003 at 6:12 pm Posted by MrCharlie (4474 messages posted) Are you at the correct cd letter when you type that? On Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 9:29 pm, Alsouth wrote: >What happens when I type in setup, and there is a message of bad command or file >names. Is there anything wrong? > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Format Hard drive and Install Windows Monday, December 29, 2003 at 6:24 pm Posted by MrCharlie (4474 messages posted) also try using setup.exe On Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 9:29 pm, Alsouth wrote: >What happens when I type in setup, and there is a message of bad command or file >names. 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