Alternatively - depending on available software Dos 6 then win 3.1 from floppies should give you a net connection to download the win98 cd to the hard drive from another system (only about 12 CD's required, and you may even keep the DOS 6 partition as a hidden system management facility - perhaps with a Partition copy and Manager facility - depends on the size of the hard drive
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:37 AM Subject: Re: Win 98 on Floppies? > On 29 Aug 2005 at 16:53, Roger Lawson wrote: > > A better bet is to get a laplink cable and connect to your desktop via serial or parallel > port. Thre are freeware laplink-like programs (xlink?) which run in dos and allow file > transfer to the laptop. > > > Is there an easy way to Win98 on to floppies? I just had a hard > > drive crash on an old laptop with no CD or USB and since I can only > > boot to dos no Network connection. > > > > I have ordered a external case for a laptop drive that I can copy yhe > > files over to it and then put it back into the laptop, but I just > > thought I might get it up and running before theat arrived. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Roger Lawson > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html > Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > > -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
