Dear Ben Myers, this evening when I turned on the PC after
coming home from work,the "Non system disk error" have
become "Insert system disk" message. So I tried to boot up
Windows 98 in Safe Mode to see whether the problem

When i try to run scandisk I get a message: fatal
exception 0E has occured at 0028:C02A20CC in VX Vwin32(05)
+00000BF4. How can I correct this problem.

What should i do if i cant read 2 numbers on my product
code for my windows 98 second edition cd . So  windows
only starts in safe mode

can and how do I asign drive letters with Win 98. Thanks
for any help.

Encountered message "Non system disk error" while starting
Windows 98 but there is no floppy disk inside drive. Pls
help .......

Hello;
I'm using W98 2nd edition, Hebrew enabled. I ran Scandisk
on a 20GB hard disk after Norton Utility defragmentation
did not complete the job.

I want to uninstall windows xp professional, reformat my
drive, and do a clean install of win 98se. I get a
message that I have to install win 98se from dos command
prompt. How can I accomplish this -- I'm lost.

To Ben Myers, thanks for your help; I have gone to the
site you recommended; but there is one question - Which
one should I use - Windows 98 OEM or Custom? Your reply
will be greatly appreciated ........

How can I acquire the CD-ROM for Windows 98 Second Editon.
In the event I need to re-install my system after Janurary
16, 2004, I would like to be able to install the updates
that would be lost in the event of a crash.

i am trying to install win xp on a machine with an iwill ka266plus m/b
(nightmare). aside from all the other problems i am having and the absolute
lack of any support on iwill website, it will not allow me to access the win
98 start up disk. it just says

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BOOT UP COMPUTER, IT STARTS THE MEMORY
CHECK,THEN CHECKS THAT THE CDROM IS PRESENT, THEN IT
STOPS BOOTING AND THEN I GET A MESSAGE CONFLICT I/O
PORTS: 3F8  PRIMARY MASTER HARD DISK FAIL

Anyone know about some EXTERNAL HD compatible with win98?
All hd's i've seen require 98se or newer.

I installed Linux (Mandrake 8.0) using the free space in my windows
partition. The problem is that I cannot see a drive unit assigned to
the Linux partition from Windows. Windows thinks that all the space in
the hard drive is available to it, but this is not true.

I did the unthinkable yesterday and edited a file in A:\ and now every
time I open a program, A: drive is checked first ~:-( Drives a man
crazier....... Has anyone any other ideas other then the standard one's
to fix this mess?        I've deleted and or check every .pif and .tmp

cdr burnt with nero placed in cd drive first detected as
audio cd, when removed and reinserted drive was "not
ready". since i had previously tested this cdr in a
different cdrom drive i knew it worked. neither the