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shawn
May 27th 04, 04:21 AM
can someone tell me where i can get a win98 boot disk? i
am trying to load win 98 but am having problems. i
formatted the hard drive. i have a acer cd rom but do i
have to install the drivers for that cd rom first so i can
load win98 from the disk? if so, how do i do it? and of
corse when the system boots up it detects the drive but i
cant install win98 cause no driver for the cd rom. just
someone explaine to me how to load win98 back on my
machine please. this is making me go crazy. thanks to
whoever can assist me with this. please e-mail me with
instructions. thank you,

shawn

Ron Badour
May 27th 04, 04:34 AM
I don't do email support and you really should not ask for it. When a
response is posted in the newsgroup, a lot of people are going to review it
and make sure that the answer is correct or at least that it will not do any
harm to your PC. When you get an email, no one can review it to ensure it
has good information. Finally, when you use a valid email address in a
public newsgroup, chances are you are going to get tons of spam and emails
with a virus attached.

For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html


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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"shawn" > wrote in message
...
> can someone tell me where i can get a win98 boot disk? i
> am trying to load win 98 but am having problems. i
> formatted the hard drive. i have a acer cd rom but do i
> have to install the drivers for that cd rom first so i can
> load win98 from the disk? if so, how do i do it? and of
> corse when the system boots up it detects the drive but i
> cant install win98 cause no driver for the cd rom. just
> someone explaine to me how to load win98 back on my
> machine please. this is making me go crazy. thanks to
> whoever can assist me with this. please e-mail me with
> instructions. thank you,
>
> shawn

shawn
May 27th 04, 12:41 PM
sorry i did not know. i dont think my pc can have anymore
damage done to it. thanks anyway.


>-----Original Message-----
>I don't do email support and you really should not ask
for it. When a
>response is posted in the newsgroup, a lot of people are
going to review it
>and make sure that the answer is correct or at least that
it will not do any
>harm to your PC. When you get an email, no one can
review it to ensure it
>has good information. Finally, when you use a valid
email address in a
>public newsgroup, chances are you are going to get tons
of spam and emails
>with a virus attached.
>
>For information on installing W98, go to:
>http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
>
>
>--
>Regards
>
>Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
>Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>Knowledge Base Info:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>
>"shawn" > wrote in message
...
>> can someone tell me where i can get a win98 boot disk? i
>> am trying to load win 98 but am having problems. i
>> formatted the hard drive. i have a acer cd rom but do i
>> have to install the drivers for that cd rom first so i
can
>> load win98 from the disk? if so, how do i do it? and of
>> corse when the system boots up it detects the drive but
i
>> cant install win98 cause no driver for the cd rom. just
>> someone explaine to me how to load win98 back on my
>> machine please. this is making me go crazy. thanks to
>> whoever can assist me with this. please e-mail me with
>> instructions. thank you,
>>
>> shawn
>
>
>.
>

Ron Badour
May 27th 04, 01:49 PM
Not a problem--take a look at my instructions and they should help.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"shawn" > wrote in message
...
> sorry i did not know. i dont think my pc can have anymore
> damage done to it. thanks anyway.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I don't do email support and you really should not ask
> for it. When a
> >response is posted in the newsgroup, a lot of people are
> going to review it
> >and make sure that the answer is correct or at least that
> it will not do any
> >harm to your PC. When you get an email, no one can
> review it to ensure it
> >has good information. Finally, when you use a valid
> email address in a
> >public newsgroup, chances are you are going to get tons
> of spam and emails
> >with a virus attached.
> >
> >For information on installing W98, go to:
> >http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
> >
> >
> >--
> >Regards
> >
> >Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> >Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> >Knowledge Base Info:
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
> >
> >"shawn" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> can someone tell me where i can get a win98 boot disk? i
> >> am trying to load win 98 but am having problems. i
> >> formatted the hard drive. i have a acer cd rom but do i
> >> have to install the drivers for that cd rom first so i
> can
> >> load win98 from the disk? if so, how do i do it? and of
> >> corse when the system boots up it detects the drive but
> i
> >> cant install win98 cause no driver for the cd rom. just
> >> someone explaine to me how to load win98 back on my
> >> machine please. this is making me go crazy. thanks to
> >> whoever can assist me with this. please e-mail me with
> >> instructions. thank you,
> >>
> >> shawn
> >
> >
> >.
> >

May 27th 04, 02:35 PM
i just have one question.......do i have to load my cd rom
drivers before i install win98 back on to my machine.


>-----Original Message-----
>Not a problem--take a look at my instructions and they
should help.
>
>--
>Regards
>
>Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
>Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>Knowledge Base Info:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>
>"shawn" > wrote in
message
...
>> sorry i did not know. i dont think my pc can have
anymore
>> damage done to it. thanks anyway.
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >I don't do email support and you really should not ask
>> for it. When a
>> >response is posted in the newsgroup, a lot of people
are
>> going to review it
>> >and make sure that the answer is correct or at least
that
>> it will not do any
>> >harm to your PC. When you get an email, no one can
>> review it to ensure it
>> >has good information. Finally, when you use a valid
>> email address in a
>> >public newsgroup, chances are you are going to get tons
>> of spam and emails
>> >with a virus attached.
>> >
>> >For information on installing W98, go to:
>> >http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Regards
>> >
>> >Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
>> >Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>> >Knowledge Base Info:
>> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>> >
>> >"shawn" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> can someone tell me where i can get a win98 boot
disk? i
>> >> am trying to load win 98 but am having problems. i
>> >> formatted the hard drive. i have a acer cd rom but
do i
>> >> have to install the drivers for that cd rom first so
i
>> can
>> >> load win98 from the disk? if so, how do i do it? and
of
>> >> corse when the system boots up it detects the drive
but
>> i
>> >> cant install win98 cause no driver for the cd rom.
just
>> >> someone explaine to me how to load win98 back on my
>> >> machine please. this is making me go crazy. thanks to
>> >> whoever can assist me with this. please e-mail me
with
>> >> instructions. thank you,
>> >>
>> >> shawn
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

Ron Badour
May 27th 04, 02:44 PM
Make the boot disk per the information provided in my instructions. If the
boot disk doesn't work with the generic drivers, there are instructions on
how to alter the disk to include specific drivers.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

> wrote in message
...
> i just have one question.......do i have to load my cd rom
> drivers before i install win98 back on to my machine.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Not a problem--take a look at my instructions and they
> should help.
> >
> >--
> >Regards
> >
> >Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> >Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> >Knowledge Base Info:
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
> >
> >"shawn" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> sorry i did not know. i dont think my pc can have
> anymore
> >> damage done to it. thanks anyway.
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >I don't do email support and you really should not ask
> >> for it. When a
> >> >response is posted in the newsgroup, a lot of people
> are
> >> going to review it
> >> >and make sure that the answer is correct or at least
> that
> >> it will not do any
> >> >harm to your PC. When you get an email, no one can
> >> review it to ensure it
> >> >has good information. Finally, when you use a valid
> >> email address in a
> >> >public newsgroup, chances are you are going to get tons
> >> of spam and emails
> >> >with a virus attached.
> >> >
> >> >For information on installing W98, go to:
> >> >http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Regards
> >> >
> >> >Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> >> >Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> >> >Knowledge Base Info:
> >> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
> >> >
> >> >"shawn" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> can someone tell me where i can get a win98 boot
> disk? i
> >> >> am trying to load win 98 but am having problems. i
> >> >> formatted the hard drive. i have a acer cd rom but
> do i
> >> >> have to install the drivers for that cd rom first so
> i
> >> can
> >> >> load win98 from the disk? if so, how do i do it? and
> of
> >> >> corse when the system boots up it detects the drive
> but
> >> i
> >> >> cant install win98 cause no driver for the cd rom.
> just
> >> >> someone explaine to me how to load win98 back on my
> >> >> machine please. this is making me go crazy. thanks to
> >> >> whoever can assist me with this. please e-mail me
> with
> >> >> instructions. thank you,
> >> >>
> >> >> shawn
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Curt Christianson
May 28th 04, 01:06 PM
That's exactly what I had to do with this old Packard Bell Ron. The drivers
provided on the W98 boot disk didn't have the necessary CD-ROM drivers. I
had to d/l the drivers off the web, and add them to the floppy, then modify
CONFIG.SYS.
Curt

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"Ron Badour" > wrote in message
...
> Make the boot disk per the information provided in my instructions. If
the
> boot disk doesn't work with the generic drivers, there are instructions on
> how to alter the disk to include specific drivers.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> Knowledge Base Info:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > i just have one question.......do i have to load my cd rom
> > drivers before i install win98 back on to my machine.
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Not a problem--take a look at my instructions and they
> > should help.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Regards
> > >
> > >Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> > >Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> > >Knowledge Base Info:
> > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
> > >
> > >"shawn" > wrote in
> > message
> > ...
> > >> sorry i did not know. i dont think my pc can have
> > anymore
> > >> damage done to it. thanks anyway.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >I don't do email support and you really should not ask
> > >> for it. When a
> > >> >response is posted in the newsgroup, a lot of people
> > are
> > >> going to review it
> > >> >and make sure that the answer is correct or at least
> > that
> > >> it will not do any
> > >> >harm to your PC. When you get an email, no one can
> > >> review it to ensure it
> > >> >has good information. Finally, when you use a valid
> > >> email address in a
> > >> >public newsgroup, chances are you are going to get tons
> > >> of spam and emails
> > >> >with a virus attached.
> > >> >
> > >> >For information on installing W98, go to:
> > >> >http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >--
> > >> >Regards
> > >> >
> > >> >Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
> > >> >Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
> > >> >Knowledge Base Info:
> > >> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
> > >> >
> > >> >"shawn" > wrote in message
> > >> ...
> > >> >> can someone tell me where i can get a win98 boot
> > disk? i
> > >> >> am trying to load win 98 but am having problems. i
> > >> >> formatted the hard drive. i have a acer cd rom but
> > do i
> > >> >> have to install the drivers for that cd rom first so
> > i
> > >> can
> > >> >> load win98 from the disk? if so, how do i do it? and
> > of
> > >> >> corse when the system boots up it detects the drive
> > but
> > >> i
> > >> >> cant install win98 cause no driver for the cd rom.
> > just
> > >> >> someone explaine to me how to load win98 back on my
> > >> >> machine please. this is making me go crazy. thanks to
> > >> >> whoever can assist me with this. please e-mail me
> > with
> > >> >> instructions. thank you,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> shawn
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >.
> > >> >
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>


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