[lug] OT but desperate (win 98 won't boot)

[Calvin Dodge]

On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 07:48:21PM -0700, luke p wrote:
> I would suggest, if possible, to take that drive out of the computer, and 
> place it in another win computer as a secondary (or slave) drive, use the 
> drive that works to get the data you need, make your backups, etc.. then 
> throw the drive back in its origional comp, format and install. should be 
> the easiest way to wipe the mess on the drive, though your method of 
> installing windows could be another problem.

For sure - even if you install Windows into a new directory, the install program will pick up an unknown amount of info from the original directory.


> I've sometimes had problems installing using the setup directly off the cd, 
> what i would suggest is (if you don't already know, but you seem like you 
> know what your doing, so sorry if it might seem watered down)
> i always start with a clean drive, off of the cd boot to a dos prompt, make 
> the dirs c:\windows\options\cabs
> then copy off of the cd everything in the \win98\ directory into the \cabs\ 
> directory and then go to the \cabs\ dir, run the setup from there, and that 
> should work better.

And if you ever install hardware or software (like some network protocols), you won't have to go hunting for that fershlugginer Win98 CD - the system will pick up the files it needs from the cabs directory.

Calvin
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