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Bill W. - 23 Sep 2006 05:42 GMT

I am trying to install a new Network Interface card. I keep getting the
message Please insert the disk Windows 98 Second Edition CD rom. I have
windows 98 installed on this compaq computer when I purchased it. I dont
think I ever received a disk How can I get this disk or download Windows 98
Second Edition ? I am not the smartest on computers. I need the new Interface
card so I can download high speed internet Thanks a million

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Gary S. Terhune - 23 Sep 2006 07:08 GMT

Bill, use Find to locate files named *.CAB. If you find several dozen CAB
files in the same folder named WIN98_xx.CAB, where xx is a number, then that
is where your Windows installation files are located.

The usual location is C:\Windows\Options\CABS. When you install the drivers
and you're asked, Browse to the appropriate location.

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> I am trying to install a new Network Interface card. I keep getting the
> message Please insert the disk Windows 98 Second Edition CD rom. I have
> windows 98 installed on this compaq computer when I purchased it. I dont
> think I ever received a disk How can I get this disk or download Windows 98
> Second Edition ? I am not the smartest on computers. I need the new Interface
> card so I can download high speed internet Thanks a million

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Steve Winograd [MVP] - 24 Sep 2006 08:06 GMT

>> I am trying to install a new Network Interface card. I keep getting the
>> message Please insert the disk Windows 98 Second Edition CD rom. I have
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>The usual location is C:\Windows\Options\CABS. When you install the drivers
>and you're asked, Browse to the appropriate location.

And if that doesn't work, tell it to look in C:\Windows or
C:\Windows\System. The necessary files might already be there,
especially if another NIC was previously installed.

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