win 98 question - thought someome here would know

please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win 98
group.

i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.

so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.

now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
to get the cd to kick in.

i tried several

cdwin 98

cdwin_98

setup

I am lost.

TIA



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____________________________________________

Kevin

Andrew
Wed Apr 02 13:10:17 PDT 2008

ok now that I've dusted off my dos user manual you have to type dir/p/w
that will let you see what is on the rout dir of the cd.
you have to type setup.exe
ps you can get all the dos commands by typing help ;)

"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
> 98 group.
>
> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>
> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>
> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
> to get the cd to kick in.
>
> i tried several
>
> cdwin 98
>
> cdwin_98
>
> setup
>
> I am lost.
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________________
>
> Kevin
>

Gordon
Thu Apr 03 13:15:08 PDT 2008

"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
> 98 group.

And how hard did you try?

microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion

philo
Thu Apr 03 13:18:36 PDT 2008


"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
98
> group.
>
> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>
> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>
> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
> to get the cd to kick in.
>
> i tried several
>
> cdwin 98
>
> cdwin_98
>
> setup
>
> I am lost.
>
> TIA
>
>
>

Watch the screen carefully to see which drive is assigned to the cdrom.

drive D: is usually a RAM drive

If (for example) drive E: is assigned to the cdrom...
at the C: prompt simply type and enter E:


now just type and enter setup

and the installation should begin


NOTE: There still are a number of win98 groups so you may want to post
thetre if you have add;l questions

Frank
Thu Apr 03 13:16:08 PDT 2008

Kevin Oye wrote:

> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
> 98 group.
>
> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use
> cd support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>
> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>
> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in
> here to get the cd to kick in.
>
> i tried several
>
> cdwin 98
>
> cdwin_98
>
> setup
>
> I am lost.
>
> TIA
>
>
>
Isn't it setup.exe?
Frank

Bob
Thu Apr 03 13:19:48 PDT 2008

"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in
>> here
> to get the cd to kick in.
>
> i tried several
>
> cdwin 98
>
> cdwin_98
>
> setup

I'm pretty sure it is setup. Do a DIR and see what shows upon the CD.

Carey
Thu Apr 03 13:40:23 PDT 2008

How to Install Windows 98 on a Computer with No Operating System
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221829/en-us

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

---------------------------------------------------------------

"Kevin Oye" wrote:

please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win 98
group.

i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.

so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.

now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
to get the cd to kick in.

i tried several

cdwin 98

cdwin_98

setup

I am lost.

TIA



--
____________________________________________

Kevin

Kevin
Thu Apr 03 14:06:52 PDT 2008

tried setup.exe I get a bad command or file name



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"Andrew" <haloman2@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eGx0JcclIHA.5280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> ok now that I've dusted off my dos user manual you have to type dir/p/w
> that will let you see what is on the rout dir of the cd.
> you have to type setup.exe
> ps you can get all the dos commands by typing help ;)
>
> "Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
> news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
>> 98 group.
>>
>> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
>> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
>> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>>
>> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd
>> rom.
>>
>> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in
>> here to get the cd to kick in.
>>
>> i tried several
>>
>> cdwin 98
>>
>> cdwin_98
>>
>> setup
>>
>> I am lost.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> ____________________________________________
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>

Kevin
Thu Apr 03 14:07:19 PDT 2008

didn't work out

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Toronto, Canada
T: (416) 247-2953
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"Frank" <fab@notspam.com> wrote in message
news:%237nJOeclIHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Kevin Oye wrote:
>
>> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
>> 98 group.
>>
>> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
>> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
>> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>>
>> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd
>> rom.
>>
>> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in
>> here to get the cd to kick in.
>>
>> i tried several
>>
>> cdwin 98
>>
>> cdwin_98
>>
>> setup
>>
>> I am lost.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>>
> Isn't it setup.exe?
> Frank

Frank
Thu Apr 03 14:13:41 PDT 2008

Kevin Oye wrote:
> tried setup.exe I get a bad command or file name
>
>
>
You need to be at the 'a" prompt.
Frank

Adam
Thu Apr 03 16:24:46 PDT 2008

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:57:19 -0400, "Kevin Oye"
<oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote:

>please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win 98
>group.
>
>i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
>formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
>support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>
>so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>
>now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
>to get the cd to kick in.
>
>i tried several
>
>cdwin 98
>
>cdwin_98
>
>setup
>
>I am lost.
>
>TIA

Sounds like you didn't change the BIOS to BOOT from the CD. Try this:

a. Go to your BIOS and change so the CD drive is the FIRST boot
device.

b. Shut Down system.

c. Place the Windows 98 CD in the CD drive, close door.

d. Restart. If things go correctly you should be on your way.

If all else fails and assuming your still running some version of
Winnows on this box try copying the entire contents of the Windows 98
CD to a new folder on the root drive. Once done, go to this folder and
there should be some obvious file setup.exe or something, so long I
forget and click on that and that may do it.

Once working ok with the new OS installed go back to BIOS and change
back to boot from the hard drive or the system will waste time trying
to start from the CD drive.

Jeff
Thu Apr 03 16:34:34 PDT 2008

The name of the executable is setup.

From the command prompt, type SETUP and press Enter ...




"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
> 98 group.
>
> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>
> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>
> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
> to get the cd to kick in.
>
> i tried several
>
> cdwin 98
>
> cdwin_98
>
> setup
>
> I am lost.
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________________
>
> Kevin
>

Jeff
Thu Apr 03 16:37:16 PDT 2008


"Frank" <fab@notspam.com> wrote in message
news:%23BaMY%23clIHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Kevin Oye wrote:
>> tried setup.exe I get a bad command or file name
>>
>>
>>
> You need to be at the 'a" prompt.
> Frank

If he is booting from a floppy that is true, else he needs to be at the
command prompt of the drive that is the CD ROM drive. Typically, the CD is
drive D or E.

Mike
Thu Apr 03 17:16:03 PDT 2008

"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:OrCbK7clIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> didn't work out
>
> --
> ____________________________________________
>
> Kevin Oye
> Toronto, Canada
> T: (416) 247-2953
> C: (647) 235-5056
> F: (905) 206-0690
> oyescontracting@inbox.com
> "Frank" <fab@notspam.com> wrote in message
> news:%237nJOeclIHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Kevin Oye wrote:
>>
>>> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
>>> 98 group.
>>>
>>> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
>>> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use
>>> cd support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>>>
>>> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd
>>> rom.
>>>
>>> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in
>>> here to get the cd to kick in.
>>>
>>> i tried several
>>>
>>> cdwin 98
>>>
>>> cdwin_98
>>>
>>> setup
>>>
>>> I am lost.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Isn't it setup.exe?
>> Frank
>


Boot from the Win 98 startup diskette.

Make a note of the CD drive letter allocation..

When you get to the A prompt, type the allocated letter of the CD drive,
followed by a colon..

Press <ENTER>

Now type <dir>

You should see the list of files contained on the Win 98 CD..

Type SETUP, then press <ENTER>

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Frank
Thu Apr 03 19:00:48 PDT 2008

Jeff Strickland wrote:

>
> "Frank" <fab@notspam.com> wrote in message
> news:%23BaMY%23clIHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>> Kevin Oye wrote:
>>
>>> tried setup.exe I get a bad command or file name
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> You need to be at the 'a" prompt.
>> Frank
>
>
> If he is booting from a floppy that is true, else he needs to be at the
> command prompt of the drive that is the CD ROM drive. Typically, the CD
> is drive D or E.
>
>
>
Yeah, he said 'start up disk", which I missed first read and then caught
on second read.
I'm only assuming he's referring to a floppy.
Frank

Kevin
Thu Apr 03 19:05:56 PDT 2008

I tried to boot from the CDROM but it gave me a failure notice.

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"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
news:sapav3tpojq9fic9lor0bltjf98aa7teb7@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:57:19 -0400, "Kevin Oye"
> <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote:
>
>>please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
>>98
>>group.
>>
>>i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
>>formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
>>support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>>
>>so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>>
>>now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
>>to get the cd to kick in.
>>
>>i tried several
>>
>>cdwin 98
>>
>>cdwin_98
>>
>>setup
>>
>>I am lost.
>>
>>TIA
>
> Sounds like you didn't change the BIOS to BOOT from the CD. Try this:
>
> a. Go to your BIOS and change so the CD drive is the FIRST boot
> device.
>
> b. Shut Down system.
>
> c. Place the Windows 98 CD in the CD drive, close door.
>
> d. Restart. If things go correctly you should be on your way.
>
> If all else fails and assuming your still running some version of
> Winnows on this box try copying the entire contents of the Windows 98
> CD to a new folder on the root drive. Once done, go to this folder and
> there should be some obvious file setup.exe or something, so long I
> forget and click on that and that may do it.
>
> Once working ok with the new OS installed go back to BIOS and change
> back to boot from the hard drive or the system will waste time trying
> to start from the CD drive.
>

Jeff
Thu Apr 03 19:12:06 PDT 2008


"Frank" <fab@notspam.com> wrote in message
news:e6%23v0eflIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
>>
>> "Frank" <fab@notspam.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23BaMY%23clIHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> Kevin Oye wrote:
>>>
>>>> tried setup.exe I get a bad command or file name
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You need to be at the 'a" prompt.
>>> Frank
>>
>>
>> If he is booting from a floppy that is true, else he needs to be at the
>> command prompt of the drive that is the CD ROM drive. Typically, the CD
>> is drive D or E.
>>
>>
>>
> Yeah, he said 'start up disk", which I missed first read and then caught
> on second read.
> I'm only assuming he's referring to a floppy.
> Frank


Good call, I assumed he was booting from the CD, but on second thought it
occurs to me that 98 will not boot from a CD.

If this is true, then he has to enter <drive>:\setup from the boot location
command prompt.

Bob
Thu Apr 03 19:30:46 PDT 2008

"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:O%23lDCiflIHA.4536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I tried to boot from the CDROM but it gave me a failure notice.

Win98 CDs were not bootable. You needed the boot floppy with your CDROM
drivers on it.

Frank
Thu Apr 03 19:37:58 PDT 2008

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "Frank" <fab@notspam.com> wrote in message
> news:e6%23v0eflIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Frank" <fab@notspam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23BaMY%23clIHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> Kevin Oye wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> tried setup.exe I get a bad command or file name
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> You need to be at the 'a" prompt.
>>>> Frank
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If he is booting from a floppy that is true, else he needs to be at
>>> the command prompt of the drive that is the CD ROM drive. Typically,
>>> the CD is drive D or E.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Yeah, he said 'start up disk", which I missed first read and then
>> caught on second read.
>> I'm only assuming he's referring to a floppy.
>> Frank
>
>
>
> Good call, I assumed he was booting from the CD, but on second thought
> it occurs to me that 98 will not boot from a CD.
>
> If this is true, then he has to enter <drive>:\setup from the boot
> location command prompt.
>
>
>
>
>
>
He needs to go to the a prompt with cd enabled and inserted and type in
setup.exe and hit enter.
Frank

Little
Fri Apr 04 01:30:25 PDT 2008


"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
> 98 group.
>
> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>
> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>
> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
> to get the cd to kick in.


Tutn the machine on. Insert the CD then hold the power button until it shuts
down. Now start the machine. It should run automatically.




>
> i tried several
>
> cdwin 98
>
> cdwin_98
>
> setup
>
> I am lost.
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________________
>
> Kevin
>

Little
Fri Apr 04 01:42:14 PDT 2008


"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
> 98 group.


alt.windows98



>
> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>
> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>
> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
> to get the cd to kick in.
>
> i tried several
>
> cdwin 98
>
> cdwin_98
>
> setup
>
> I am lost.
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________________
>
> Kevin
>

SG
Fri Apr 04 02:45:33 PDT 2008

Kevin,

Sounds like you are correctly at the CD-ROM drive letter, but it all depends
on what CD you have as to where the Setup.exe file is located.
If it's a Retail CD then Setup.exe is in the Root of the drive and that
should have worked, but obviously not per your answer.
Do you know what version CD you have?
On some of the MSDN CD's there were several versions of Windows and you
have to type the path to the folder where their located.

Example for Win98
Type: CD\Win98 Press Enter
Type: Setup Press Enter
Type: Setup Press Enter

Example for Win98-SE
Type: CD\Win98_SE Press Enter
Type: Setup Press Enter
Type: Setup Press Enter

Try booting again from your floppy disk and this time type the following
after you switch over to your CD-ROM drive letter.

dir /w /p Press Enter
Note the spaces between "dir" "/w" and "/p"

The "w" is the Wide switch
The "p" is the pause switch
If there's a lot on the screen just press Enter to move down.

This should show you what's on the disk and the path where the Setup.exe is
located.

--
All the best,
SG

Is your computer system ready for Vista?
https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/

"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
> 98 group.
>
> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>
> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd rom.
>
> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in here
> to get the cd to kick in.
>
> i tried several
>
> cdwin 98
>
> cdwin_98
>
> setup
>
> I am lost.
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________________
>
> Kevin
>

Kevin
Fri Apr 04 07:33:28 PDT 2008

i see the setup.exe file there on the d drive but nothing happens when I
type this command in



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"SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:O5o7QijlIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Kevin,
>
> Sounds like you are correctly at the CD-ROM drive letter, but it all
> depends on what CD you have as to where the Setup.exe file is located.
> If it's a Retail CD then Setup.exe is in the Root of the drive and that
> should have worked, but obviously not per your answer.
> Do you know what version CD you have?
> On some of the MSDN CD's there were several versions of Windows and you
> have to type the path to the folder where their located.
>
> Example for Win98
> Type: CD\Win98 Press Enter
> Type: Setup Press Enter
> Type: Setup Press Enter
>
> Example for Win98-SE
> Type: CD\Win98_SE Press Enter
> Type: Setup Press Enter
> Type: Setup Press Enter
>
> Try booting again from your floppy disk and this time type the following
> after you switch over to your CD-ROM drive letter.
>
> dir /w /p Press Enter
> Note the spaces between "dir" "/w" and "/p"
>
> The "w" is the Wide switch
> The "p" is the pause switch
> If there's a lot on the screen just press Enter to move down.
>
> This should show you what's on the disk and the path where the Setup.exe
> is located.
>
> --
> All the best,
> SG
>
> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>
> "Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
> news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
>> 98 group.
>>
>> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
>> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use cd
>> support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>>
>> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd
>> rom.
>>
>> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in
>> here to get the cd to kick in.
>>
>> i tried several
>>
>> cdwin 98
>>
>> cdwin_98
>>
>> setup
>>
>> I am lost.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> ____________________________________________
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>

Andrew
Thu Apr 03 08:21:24 PDT 2008

yea umm people he is installing windows 98SE not windows 98
"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:%23JCzaDmlIHA.5820@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>i see the setup.exe file there on the d drive but nothing happens when I
>type this command in
>
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________________
>
>
> "SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:O5o7QijlIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Kevin,
>>
>> Sounds like you are correctly at the CD-ROM drive letter, but it all
>> depends on what CD you have as to where the Setup.exe file is located.
>> If it's a Retail CD then Setup.exe is in the Root of the drive and that
>> should have worked, but obviously not per your answer.
>> Do you know what version CD you have?
>> On some of the MSDN CD's there were several versions of Windows and you
>> have to type the path to the folder where their located.
>>
>> Example for Win98
>> Type: CD\Win98 Press Enter
>> Type: Setup Press Enter
>> Type: Setup Press Enter
>>
>> Example for Win98-SE
>> Type: CD\Win98_SE Press Enter
>> Type: Setup Press Enter
>> Type: Setup Press Enter
>>
>> Try booting again from your floppy disk and this time type the following
>> after you switch over to your CD-ROM drive letter.
>>
>> dir /w /p Press Enter
>> Note the spaces between "dir" "/w" and "/p"
>>
>> The "w" is the Wide switch
>> The "p" is the pause switch
>> If there's a lot on the screen just press Enter to move down.
>>
>> This should show you what's on the disk and the path where the Setup.exe
>> is located.
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>> SG
>>
>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>
>> "Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
>> news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
>>> 98 group.
>>>
>>> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
>>> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use
>>> cd support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>>>
>>> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd
>>> rom.
>>>
>>> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in
>>> here to get the cd to kick in.
>>>
>>> i tried several
>>>
>>> cdwin 98
>>>
>>> cdwin_98
>>>
>>> setup
>>>
>>> I am lost.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> ____________________________________________
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>
>

SG
Fri Apr 04 10:28:30 PDT 2008

Hmm, well I've no idea why then. If you see the Setup.exe on the CD and you
are on the D: drive then there's no reason it should not start.

When you boot from the floppy it tells you what drive letter is assigned and
you are sure it's D: correct?

Now type the following and lets try once more to be sure you are doing this
correctly.
Type: D: and press Enter
Then type: Setup and press Enter


--
All the best,
SG

Is your computer system ready for Vista?
https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/

"Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
news:%23JCzaDmlIHA.5820@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>i see the setup.exe file there on the d drive but nothing happens when I
>type this command in
>
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________________
>
>
> "SG" <sorry@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:O5o7QijlIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Kevin,
>>
>> Sounds like you are correctly at the CD-ROM drive letter, but it all
>> depends on what CD you have as to where the Setup.exe file is located.
>> If it's a Retail CD then Setup.exe is in the Root of the drive and that
>> should have worked, but obviously not per your answer.
>> Do you know what version CD you have?
>> On some of the MSDN CD's there were several versions of Windows and you
>> have to type the path to the folder where their located.
>>
>> Example for Win98
>> Type: CD\Win98 Press Enter
>> Type: Setup Press Enter
>> Type: Setup Press Enter
>>
>> Example for Win98-SE
>> Type: CD\Win98_SE Press Enter
>> Type: Setup Press Enter
>> Type: Setup Press Enter
>>
>> Try booting again from your floppy disk and this time type the following
>> after you switch over to your CD-ROM drive letter.
>>
>> dir /w /p Press Enter
>> Note the spaces between "dir" "/w" and "/p"
>>
>> The "w" is the Wide switch
>> The "p" is the pause switch
>> If there's a lot on the screen just press Enter to move down.
>>
>> This should show you what's on the disk and the path where the Setup.exe
>> is located.
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>> SG
>>
>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>
>> "Kevin Oye" <oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote in message
>> news:esFWDUclIHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> please help. i know this is a vista newgroup but i could not find a win
>>> 98 group.
>>>
>>> i am installing win 98 se for a friend of mine. hard drive is fully
>>> formatted. i put the start up disk and the dos promt comes on. i use
>>> cd support and then i get to the d drive for the cd rom.
>>>
>>> so I am at the d prompt, the cd drivers are installed and seing my cd
>>> rom.
>>>
>>> now for the life of me, i cannot remember what dos command to type in
>>> here to get the cd to kick in.
>>>
>>> i tried several
>>>
>>> cdwin 98
>>>
>>> cdwin_98
>>>
>>> setup
>>>
>>> I am lost.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> ____________________________________________
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>
>

Frank
Fri Apr 04 10:43:10 PDT 2008

SG wrote:

> Hmm, well I've no idea why then. If you see the Setup.exe on the CD and
> you are on the D: drive then there's no reason it should not start.
>
> When you boot from the floppy it tells you what drive letter is assigned
> and you are sure it's D: correct?
>
> Now type the following and lets try once more to be sure you are doing
> this correctly.
> Type: D: and press Enter
> Then type: Setup and press Enter
>
>
If he booting from the 98 floppy, then he needs to be at the "a" prompt
and type in the command...setup.exe.
Frank

Frank
Fri Apr 04 10:44:42 PDT 2008

Kevin Oye wrote:

> i see the setup.exe file there on the d drive but nothing happens when I
> type this command in
>
>
>
Are you booting from the 98 floppy? If so then you must be at the "a"
prompt then type in the command setup.exe
Frank

Adam
Fri Apr 04 12:38:50 PDT 2008

On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:33:28 -0400, "Kevin Oye"
<oyescontracting@inbox.com> wrote:

>i see the setup.exe file there on the d drive but nothing happens when I
>type this command in

Did you change you BIOS to BOOT from D?

That should be all that's necessary, then turn the computer on again
with the CD in the drive and Windows should boot from the D drive,
find setup.exe all by itself and start to install.

There seems to be a lot of back and worth, answer two questions:

1. Are you trying to boot from a floppy or a CD?
2. Have you changed the BIOS setting?

I have no idea why you're trying to install a 10 year old version of
Windows. You're just asking for all kinds of problems in doing so.

I suspect your real problem is either you didn't change BIOS or you
don't have a clue what I'm talking about. To get to BIOS you need to
press one of the Fkeys or Delete. What exactly depends on your
computer and which key or key combinations are detailed in the
computer manual or the motherboard manual if you build it from
scratch. You need to enter BIOS IMMEDIATELY once you computer starts
up and BEFORE it has a chance to start the current version of Windows.
If you wait too long you need to try again.