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Chris
June 7th 04, 10:19 PM
My son has a computer that he purchased used and there is
no OS disk, just Windows 98 loaded on it. He is adding a
wireless card and the computer is asking for a file from
the OS disk. Is there any way to take care of this
without purchasing a new OS?
Hugh Candlin
June 7th 04, 11:00 PM
Chris > wrote in message ...
> My son has a computer that he purchased used and there is
> no OS disk, just Windows 98 loaded on it. He is adding a
> wireless card and the computer is asking for a file from
> the OS disk. Is there any way to take care of this
> without purchasing a new OS?

Search your hard drive for a number of CAB files.

Use WIN98*.CAB as the search term.

If found, point the install to that folder.
hawk
June 8th 04, 12:15 AM
I would say that your son got screwed. Who would buy a computer
without the OS CD? Well, maybe someone who had a CD with the OS.

hawk

Chris wrote:

> My son has a computer that he purchased used and there is
> no OS disk, just Windows 98 loaded on it. He is adding a
> wireless card and the computer is asking for a file from
> the OS disk. Is there any way to take care of this
> without purchasing a new OS?
Chris
June 8th 04, 03:33 PM
He didn't get screwed, he bought a computer from a
graduating senior at college for $25.
>-----Original Message-----
>I would say that your son got screwed. Who would buy a
computer
>without the OS CD? Well, maybe someone who had a CD with
the OS.
>
>hawk
>
>Chris wrote:
>
>> My son has a computer that he purchased used and there
is
>> no OS disk, just Windows 98 loaded on it. He is adding
a
>> wireless card and the computer is asking for a file
from
>> the OS disk. Is there any way to take care of this
>> without purchasing a new OS?
>
>.
>
Test Man
June 8th 04, 04:25 PM
Cos sometimes manufacturers sell PCs without an install OS CD so the son
most probably HASN'T got screwed at all.

"hawk" > wrote in message
...
> I would say that your son got screwed. Who would buy a computer
> without the OS CD? Well, maybe someone who had a CD with the OS.
>
> hawk
>
> Chris wrote:
>
> > My son has a computer that he purchased used and there is
> > no OS disk, just Windows 98 loaded on it. He is adding a
> > wireless card and the computer is asking for a file from
> > the OS disk. Is there any way to take care of this
> > without purchasing a new OS?
>