problem installing Win98 SE

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zino - 21 Jun 2004 13:10 GMT

Hi,
I downloaded window98 SE from MSDN subscription and I'm trying to install it on my newly formated hard drive from DOS, but with no success; When I type "setup"
or "win98\setup" or ..... I keep getting the error: "bad command" or
"This command cannot run in DOS mode"

I used the command "Dir" to make sure that I'm pointing to the right drive, and I can see all files that the CD contains including the setup file.

if I try to use the window98 CD (the one that originally was installed before formatting) everything goes ok and the installation process start.

is there anything specific about the version I downloaded from MSDN, that I cannot install it from DOS ???

thanks for help

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Jeff Richards - 22 Jun 2004 04:08 GMT

Have you extracted the setup files from the download file? AFAIK W98SE is
only available on MSDN as an ISO image, to be written to CD.

Or perhaps you have downloaded the update. If so, run the setup command
from within Windows.

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> Hi,
> I downloaded window98 SE from MSDN subscription and I'm trying to install
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> thanks for help

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zino - 22 Jun 2004 14:02 GMT

I extracted the download file with an iso extract utility and I already created the CD.

I cannot run setup from within window because the hard drive is now formatted and nothing left on it but DOS.

I'm using the startup disk created when the old version of window 98 was installed.
its the same disk I used to format the hard drive and recreate the partition.

I can see the drive E:(cd rom) and list all its content with the command "DIR",
but I cannot run SETUP nor changing directory inside this cd, I always get the error:
"bad command ..file name..."

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Jeff Richards - 23 Jun 2004 00:10 GMT

Exactly what did you download ? Are you quite sure it was a full version of
W98?

What is the name of the subdirectory on the CD you created, and exactly what
command are you using to change to that subdirectory?

If the subdirectory was called Win98 then your commands would be:

E:
CD Win98
Setup.

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>I extracted the download file with an iso extract utility and I already
>created the CD.
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> the error:
> "bad command ..file name..."

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