Shane C Branch wrote: >You're right. I was thinking about that when I saw your previous email. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Burger >Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:14 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: reload WIN98 in a dual boot > > >The problem with that is that, if he's reinstalling because the registry, >and therefore Windows, has become too flakey, simply renaming/removing >win.com will keep the crapped out registry in place. > >Also, it might look for "command.com" as well, causing it to not install. > >The method I posted works well, doesn't care that a version of Windows >might already be installed, and also doesn't require the installer to look >for the CD-ROM when it needs drivers and such that came with Windows. >Since the contents of the CD-ROM are already on teh HD, the install >procedure always looks there. > >On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Shane C Branch wrote: > > > >>You can rename your win.com file to win.old. That way, the setup routine >>should not realize that windows is already installed. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of LeRoy Hogan >>Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 1:16 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: reload WIN98 in a dual boot >> >> >>Hello Everyone, >> >>I don't know an easy way to reload a full version of WIN98 on a dual >>boot machine. >> >>How do you save your lilo so reloading of WIN98 won't mess it up and >>workaround WIN98 'install setup' complaining that WIN98 is already >>installed? >> >>I don't know the right way to get rid of the old WIN98. >> >>Thanks, >>Roy >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Seawolf-list mailing list >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Seawolf-list mailing list >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list >> >> >> > > > WIN98 was flakey. Would hang up on that idiot boot screen. Of course my kids have no idea why WIN98 started doing that.
I have win4lin but not using it right now due to no win4lin kernel for RH8.0. I'm not good enough for patching my own kernels. I stay here on this mailing list because its much quieter and we have more time to spend on everyone's request for help. I help as much as I can. Roy (not a linux guru) _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
