> Please confirm that you created the "a:\winboot.ini" file.
>
> Ben
>
> "Jerry C." Jerry.C..1nlnny@news.win98banter.com wrote in message =
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> It didn't work. When booting from the floppy, after is says drive f:
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> loaded and loads the cd-rom drivers, the first thing that pops up =-
> (even-
> before the a: prompt) is "CDR101:Not ready reading drive G=20
> Abort,Retry,Fail?". I hit A or F, then get the A: prompt. I then
> typed
> "win /d:m" and get the same message again: "CDR101:Not ready reading
> drive G  Abort,Retry,Fail?". For some reason it keeps trying to read
> the empty g: drive, rather than booting in safe mode.=20
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> Then I tried the "win /d:m" command from the c:\windows directory.
> Mistake. Got a string of blue-screens and an unstable system that had
> to be rebooted. What do ya think?
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> Ben Myers Wrote:=20-
> "Jerry C." Jerry.C..1njszz@news.win98banter.com wrote in message =3D
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> Coupla quick questions about this before i try. First...which win 98
> bootdisk should i get...the OEM or the custom?=3D20-
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> I haven't tested it with the "Custom" disk.
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> and two....does that"win-
> /d:m" assume that d: is my cd drive? because my Hard drive is split
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> 3 partitions. the first cd drive is f: (the second g:....but i would
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> be-
> using f: ). just wondering if that should be "win /f:m".-
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> "Win  /d:m" is the command line to start Windows in Safe mode.  If
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> the--
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> boot
> disk works properly, you should have access to the CD drive before
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> starting
> Windows in Safe mode.
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> Ben
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> Ben Myers Wrote:=3D20-
> Go to http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and create Windows 98
> boot floppy.  Copy and paste the following text into Notepad and =--
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> save--
> it to the boot floppy as "a:\winboot.ini".  Use the floppy to start
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> problem computer, then type "win  /d:m" and press "Enter".
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> [Paths]
> WinDir=3D3D3DC:\WINDOWS
> WinBootDir=3D3D3DC:\WINDOWS
> HostWinBootDrv=3D3D3DC
> [Options]
> bootgui=3D3D3D0
> ;end
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> Ben
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> "Jerry C." Jerry.C..1nif01@news.win98banter.com wrote in message =--
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> Ben....you're right its an upgrade(98SE) disc. The problem now is
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> i-
> boot windows in safe mode it seems i have no cd-rom support. is =--
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> a-
> place i can copy the SYS file for the cd-rom driver onto the c:
> drive?
> or a way around this?
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> Ben Myers Wrote:=3D3D20-
> You may have an upgrade disk that can only be used in Windows.  Try
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> running
> setup in Safe mode.
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> Ben
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> "Jerry C." Jerry.C..1ngkbz@news.win98banter.com wrote in message =--
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> Well, that ID'd the error msg. But when i tried the solution, I =--
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> still--
> get the same problem(msg) when trying to run setup from the DOS
> prompt..."This program requires Microsoft Windows" . How do I get
> around that?
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> Ben Myers Wrote:=3D3D3D20-
> Try this one.
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> http://tinyurl.com/ovlb
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> Ben
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> "Jerry C." Jerry.C..1najnz@news.win98banter.com wrote in message =--
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> Ben....that link isnt't working for me.
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> Ben Myers Wrote:=3D3D3D3D20-
> See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D3D3D3D3D3D250683
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> Ben
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> "Jerry C." Jerry.C..1n9mbz@news.win98banter.com wrote in message =--
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> I've been trying to update from 98 to 98SE with and update disc and
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> keep-
> getting the same error. It occurs very early, right after the setup
> program checks settings and prepares for setup.
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> At first i thought maybe a faulty disc...but I've now had it =3D--
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> replaced--
> and still encounter the same error.
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> It shows a dialog box that says:
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> Unknown Error
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> Message SU991010
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> An unknown error has occured. Restart you computer and then try =--
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> running-
> Setup again. If this doesn't work, quit Windows and try running =--
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> Setup--
> from MS-DOS.
> (0x3f2)
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> and i've tried rebooting and trying it again...didn't work. And when
> i
> try running setup from DOS it said windows was required for the
> program. I even tried it after a 'clean boot'....no luck.
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> I'm at my wits end....any help would be appreciated.
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> Jerry C.-