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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Setup / July 2005How much disk space needs to be partioned?
My husband and I are building our first computer from the ground up and it has been serious rough going! We were both wondering how much hard disk space needs to be partioned for all of the Windows 98 components to properly load on our system? We have a 10GB hard drive and plenty of RAM, but everytime we get to the "Installing Windows 98" screen, we get an error message saying that we don't have enough disk space, a virus (which we are 100% sure we don't have) or some sort of corrupt CAB file. Help!! We both are about 3 steps away from taking a sledge hammer to it. Thanks Susan  SignatureUse your voice, be heard! Vote! Not enough info since its not an already-determined work with windows PC. RAM=?MB RAM modules compatible with each other? RAM timing compatible with PC? Sometimes a PC that works fine in msdos from boot diskette, shows its ugly-side when attempting to install windows for the first time. Many times, its of I/O origin. Laying somewhere in the CD-RAM-CPU-RAM-HD loop. In worse cases, it can show up if you copy the CD contents to the HD (CD-RAM-HD), then attempt install from there. HD-RAM-CPU-RAM-HD. > My husband and I are building our first computer from the ground up and it > has been serious rough going! We were both wondering how much hard disk [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks > Susan You need to partition the harddrive and then format the partition prior to starting installation. How much space do you need for a win98SE installation ?? Depends on how you like to manage your application and data. Windows itself only need a few hundred meg. However, most application installs on the windows partition and most data is saved by default to the windows partition. In your case I would make the windows partition about 8Gb and then generate an extended partition for the remainder. In the extended partition generate a logic drive with the remaining hard drive space. Format the partitions and install win98SE SignatureJon Hildrum DTS MVP Jon_Hildrum@msn.com www.hildrum.com > My husband and I are building our first computer from the ground up and it > has been serious rough going! We were both wondering how much hard disk [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks > Susan Please post the error message verbatim. I'm with Jon, make your primary partition slightly under 8 gb to get the maximum filing efficiency and create an extended/logical partition for the remainder of the drive space. SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > My husband and I are building our first computer from the ground up and it > has been serious rough going! We were both wondering how much hard disk [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks > Susan |
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