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  1. captain537

    installing a new OS

    Garebo thanx for all your help but I am still having a problem. I went back nd started from scratch again. But doesn't the message below mean I do not have the drivers for the cd rom and don't I need them for it to go to cd rom and install the sysstem? NO DRIVES ARE ATTACHED OR DRIVERS ARE...
  2. captain537

    installing a new OS

    I tried another disc this one boots and ssayss starting windows 95 then it says NO DRIVES ARE ATTACHED OR DRIVERS ARE POWERED DOWN THE DVICE DRIVER IS NOT INSTALLED DEVICE DRIVER NOT FOUND 'OEMCD001' NO VALID CCD ROM DRIVERS SELECTED INVALID DRIVE SPECIFICATION INVALID DIRECTORY BAD COMMAND OR...
  3. captain537

    installing a new OS

    Hello getting closer I was able to format C.......said for mat complete then I just hit enter when it aksed for volume label then it goes back to A:\> I typed setup it said bad commaand or file name suggestions??? Thanx Capt
  4. captain537

    installing a new OS

    UPDATE:: I now have a Windows 98 boot disc that will let me get to the A prompt. Should I FDISK first and create the partition for C What do I do next/ I am not sure what the boot disc does. Once I get to the A prompt, and partition the HD, will it then let me install the OS?? Or do I need to...
  5. captain537

    installing a new OS

    Thank you for all your info. here is where I am at. I went back in and re set advanced start up to boot from CD, just to try that. It did not work. Then I re set it to boot from floppy then cdrom. I went to bootdisc.com and made 10 different boots, I copied them to brand new floppy. I tried all...
  6. captain537

    installing a new OS

    Hello Once you reformat the hard drive and there is no information left on it, shouldn't you be able to install any platform as long as you have the boot dissc for it. I am working on a friends dinosaur, just trying to restore it so his kids can use it. It Millenium on it, but had a serious...

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