What to do after formatting C:

Discussion in 'Software' started by Lollyde, Feb 14, 2008.

  1. Lollyde

    Lollyde Private E-2

    Hi,
    I got my Mom a new computer and took her old Win 98 home to format and re-install Win 98 so I could give it to someone. The formatting went fine, so then I got her old Win 98 Boot cd, wasn't sure where to go from there so I copied the boot cd to C:, and then extracted it in C:. That seemed to work good, but then after rebooting the computer it started up great and then said "Searching for Boot Record from IDE 0 - ok"
    Next it said " Invalid System disk, Replace the disk and press any key"

    I tried the Boot disk in A: again, no good, I tried Win 98 install disk in D:, no good.
    Can you help? :(
    Thanks!
    Lauren
     
  2. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    Format C: again. A quick format should be OK, type format c: /q and press Enter. When it's done, reboot the PC and boot to either a Win98 boot floppy, or the Win98 install CD. If you boot to the CD, you'll get a prompt asking if you want to boot to the CD or the hard drive; choose the CD. Then it'll ask if you want to begin Win98 setup from the CD and some other options; select setup Win98. Then follow the on screen prompts. If booting to the floppy, choose "start computer with CD support". When you get to the A: prompt, put the Win98 disc in the CD drive. Wait a bit 'til it's done spinning. Then type D:\ and press Enter. Then type cd win98 and press Enter. Then type setup.exe and press Enter. Then follow the on-screen prompts. No sweat ;)
    Good luck! :major
     
  3. Lollyde

    Lollyde Private E-2

    Well that looks easy enough, thanks so much DLB!!!
     
  4. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    :D Glad that I could help. If you need any more help, or have questions, feel free to post and we'll do our best.
     

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