Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:50:40 +0200
From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Libretto 70CT - Replacment hard drive? - Installing Win98se
Jonathan DuQueno wrote:
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 04:04:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jonathan DuQueno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [LIB] Libretto 70CT - Replacment hard drive? - Installing Win98se
Hi,
I'm making progress but now I’m stuck again :(
- Deleted all partitions using desktop->win xp->computer management.
- Used Win 98se boot disk to create max primary dos partition (7.8GB).
- Formatted as Fat32 using desktop->win xp->computer management.
- Copied Win98se CD to primary partition.
- Booted from Win 98se disk and run c:/win98/setup.exe.
- Scan disk runs ok.
- Win 98 preparing setup wizard reaches 100% (pretty color screen and working
mouse thingy, love it even more now).
- Then I get an error message :(
“Message SU0013 Setup can not create files on your startup drive… If you have
HPFS or NTFS you must create a MS-DOS boot partition…”
Found this http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=188166 on Microsoft but not much
help :(
I downloaded the boot disk from www.bootdisk.com (Windows 98SE OEM).
Is this because I formatted the drive using XP or a problem with the boot disk
I’m using?
Either may be the case.
Just follow the steps from my last post, but before you finally put the
HD back in the Lib for Win98 installation proper:
- DISCONNECT your desktop's HD (!!!),
- connect your new Lib's HD to the IDE cable which is normally attached
to the desktop's HD (using 2.5-3.5" adapter),
- Boot desktop from Win98 boot floppy,
- and then run: A:FDISK /MBR
Put the new HD in the Lib, reconnect your desktop's HD as it was before.
This FDISK /MBR command will make sure the MBR (some disk partitioning
data structure on the HD) is something that Win98 fully understands.
Good luck,
Philip
