The Win98 boot disk is invaluable. I haven't run the OS in years but
still find use to being able to boot to a floppy with or without CD-ROM
support, and have format and FDisk and Extract and all the basics
available. I actually had to use one this weekend to get my SATA RAID
hard drives ready for a fresh install of WinXPMCE. For some reason the
old FDisk could see em and format but XP couldn't do anything until
that. Then just used XP to redo the partitions and format again to NTFS.

Brandonb


Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.

 

The Win98 boot disk is invaluable. I haven't run the OS in years but
still find use to being able to boot to a floppy with or without CD-ROM
support, and have format and FDisk and Extract and all the basics
available. I actually had to use one this weekend to get my SATA RAID
hard drives ready for a fresh install of WinXPMCE. For some reason the
old FDisk could see em and format but XP couldn't do anything until
that. Then just used XP to redo the partitions and format again to NTFS.

Brandonb


Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.

 

The Win98 boot disk is invaluable. I haven't run the OS in years but
still find use to being able to boot to a floppy with or without CD-ROM
support, and have format and FDisk and Extract and all the basics
available. I actually had to use one this weekend to get my SATA RAID
hard drives ready for a fresh install of WinXPMCE. For some reason the
old FDisk could see em and format but XP couldn't do anything until
that. Then just used XP to redo the partitions and format again to NTFS.

Brandonb


Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.

 

"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
>> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
>> >> the
>> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
>> > floppy
>> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
>> > should
>> > be.
>> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
>> >
>>
>> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
>> unless
>> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
>> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
>> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>>
>> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
> but
>> I didn't see one.
>>
>
> The upgrade disk I gave you the link to is bootable. Did you use that one
> or
> not?


No, the connection dropped and I found a bootable disk file that was much
smaller, but it fits on a set of diskettes.

 

"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
>> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
>> >> the
>> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
>> > floppy
>> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
>> > should
>> > be.
>> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
>> >
>>
>> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
>> unless
>> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
>> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
>> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>>
>> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
> but
>> I didn't see one.
>>
>
> The upgrade disk I gave you the link to is bootable. Did you use that one
> or
> not?


No, the connection dropped and I found a bootable disk file that was much
smaller, but it fits on a set of diskettes.

 

"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
news:Kjxkf.3215$f41.1288@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
>> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
>> >> the
>> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
>> > floppy
>> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
>> > should
>> > be.
>> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
>> >
>>
>> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
>> unless
>> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
>> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
>> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>>
>> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
> but
>> I didn't see one.
>>
>
> The upgrade disk I gave you the link to is bootable. Did you use that one
> or
> not?


No, the connection dropped and I found a bootable disk file that was much
smaller, but it fits on a set of diskettes.

 

Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free days.
I could have thrown in my two cents worth.

Earle

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >
> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
> > floppy
> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours should
> > be.
> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> >
>
> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format unless
> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>
> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
but
> I didn't see one.
>

 

Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free days.
I could have thrown in my two cents worth.

Earle

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >
> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
> > floppy
> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours should
> > be.
> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> >
>
> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format unless
> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>
> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
but
> I didn't see one.
>

 

Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free days.
I could have thrown in my two cents worth.

Earle

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >
> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
> > floppy
> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours should
> > be.
> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> >
>
> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format unless
> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>
> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
but
> I didn't see one.
>

 

Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though


"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> days.
> I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
>
> Earle
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
>> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
>> >> the
>> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
>> > floppy
>> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
>> > should
>> > be.
>> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
>> >
>>
>> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
>> unless
>> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
>> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
>> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>>
>> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
> but
>> I didn't see one.
>>
>
>