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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Setup / September 2005Windows 98SE Hangs at first startup during setup... Win 2000 too..
I've got a Toshiba Libretto 100CT laptop (love those sub-notebooks :) ), it's in it's original state exept for the harddrive, i've put a 40GB replacement in. I haven't got a floppy or a CD-romdrive with it, so to install windows i put the harddrive in a other laptop, formattet the drive there (fat16) /S and put the installation folder of Win98SE on the harddrive. When i replaced the harddrive in the libretto and start the setup, everything still goes as planned... But then the setup hangs on the first restart... I've tried the same thing with windows 2000, but that doesn't appear to make a differance. It's quite impossible to get the setup going again, i've pretty much tried all the options in the bios etcetera. I've allso tried to fully install Win98SE on the harddrive in the other laptop, and then put it back in the Libretto... Nothing changes. I've tried to install the correct video drivers while the HD is in the other laptop and then place it back... No effect. I'm getting quite desprate, the laptop used to have windows 2000 and two versions of linux on it, so i know it's possible. What is going wrong? In addition to the \win98 folder from the setup CD, also download all drivers for this computer from Toshiba and read anything that the manufacturer has to say about installing Win98SE on this computer. They should be well aware of any quirks or special procedures required in order to get a successful installation. I have yet to see a laptop that did not have proprietary hardware that required drivers from the computer manufacturer (not included on the Win98 CD) and having them available on the hard drive will allow you to install these drivers. You will want to extract the files or unzip them so that the Windows installer will be able to find them if they do not have a setup.exe to install the drivers. It could also be that your video adapter is not identified correctly and the wrong driver has been installed. This article will help you through the resolution for that problem (but of course, you need to have the correct driver on the hard drive in order to install it). In the meantime, you should be able to run in ugly mode (VGA). Computer Hangs When You Restart for the First Time During Setup http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193156 PattyL > I've got a Toshiba Libretto 100CT laptop (love those sub-notebooks :) ), > it's [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > What is going wrong? I've tried to run the setup with all the drivers, but it won't matter... I get a blinking stripe on the topleft of my screen after the first restart during setup. How can i get into VGA-mode? I can't start anything, as soon as i power up the computer it freezes. Please help... (getting desperate, strapping the computer with semtex wile foam is squirting from my mouth...) "PattyL" schreef: > In addition to the \win98 folder from the setup CD, also download all > drivers for this computer from Toshiba and read anything that the [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > > > What is going wrong? Press the CTRL key as you are booting and choose Safe mode from the Startup menu. Step by step instructions are under "Video Adapter Driver Conflict" in the article that I referred you to (see below). PattyL > I've tried to run the setup with all the drivers, but it won't matter... > I get a blinking stripe on the topleft of my screen after the first [quoted text clipped - 75 lines] >> > >> > What is going wrong? Yes, i got that, it's just that holding the CTRL key doesn't do anything. The computer freezes right after it shows the bios picture. "PattyL" schreef: > Press the CTRL key as you are booting and choose Safe mode from the Startup > menu. [quoted text clipped - 83 lines] > >> > > >> > What is going wrong? If you are not even getting to the boot menu, then it sounds like a hardware issue. Double check the connections, make sure the BIOS is recognizing the drive correctly, etc. The video adapter conflict would not apply at the point you are at during the boot process. PattyL > Yes, i got that, it's just that holding the CTRL key doesn't do anything. > The computer freezes right after it shows the bios picture. [quoted text clipped - 106 lines] >> >> > >> >> > What is going wrong? The laptop's BIOS may not be able to handle a disk that large. Most hard drive manufacturers have installation software available for download. You will probably have to install the overlay on the laptop with the floppy. Maxtor http://tinyurl.com/3nz9y Seagate http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/drivers/discwiz.html Western Digital http://support.wdc.com/download/dlg/dlg11_dos.exe Ben > I've got a Toshiba Libretto 100CT laptop (love those sub-notebooks :) ), it's > in it's original state exept for the harddrive, i've put a 40GB replacement [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > What is going wrong? Ah, thanks for the lead, but it doesn't do it. I've installed the overlay software, but the laptop still reacts the same. It now shows the overlay software and then it hangs showing a blinking horizontal stripe... "Ben Myers" schreef: > The laptop's BIOS may not be able to handle a disk that large. Most hard > drive manufacturers have installation software available for download. You [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > What is going wrong? You may have to repartition and reformat with the drive overlay in place. I suggest you make sure the drive can boot to a DOS prompt before putting it back into the problem computer. Please note that a drive overlay typically changes the way you boot from a floppy, usually requiring you to press a key during bootup to pause the process while you insert the floppy. Be sure to allow "Large disk support" if you repartition the drive. Ben > Ah, thanks for the lead, but it doesn't do it. > I've installed the overlay software, but the laptop still reacts the same. [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > > > > > What is going wrong? Hello Ben, You did it! It's solved, it seems the overlay software was the awnser! You're the man! I adore you! If i had a poster i would hang it on the cealing above my bed! Wuhu! Anyway, thanks :) > You may have to repartition and reformat with the drive overlay > in place. I suggest you make sure the drive can boot to a DOS [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > > > > > > > What is going wrong? |
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