Help! Win98se install problem. Please respond, quickly!!!

[fsjcp2]

Please don't ask details about how I've ended up to where I'm at now. I've got no time to explain.

I did a Win98se install from a genuine MS CD-ROM onto a system that had been upgraded from Win95 to Win98 with an upgrade disk. Instead of installing into the existing C:\Windows folder, I chose the given directory of C:\Windows.000 to copy my files into during the installation.

Now that I've completed the install, I've discovered that my links in my start menu are missing. No problem, I'll just copy the shortcuts over from my original C:\windows\start menu directory. Anyway, although the links are there, anytime that I select a program to open up, I'm told that there are missing DLLs and other files. Some programs ask me to reinstall the program. I really don't want to go through all that.

I'm wondering if I do a second Win98se reinstall, and select the C:\windows directory to install into. Would that fix my problems?

 

[KimLeece]

Yes, it should. In any event - if something doesn't work you won't have to re-install more than you do now.

Kim Leece

 

[carrr]

I'm really hesitant to even respond to anyone who demands a fix while proclaiming "no time to explain," but this is likely your fix. It's amazing what a Google search can turn up:

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38140

 

[LadyH]

Sounds like you installed windows on top of itself...right? When you copied Windows into the new directory it installed kind of like a new OS. You will have to reinstall the applications you were using because each one copies files into the windows directory, and since windows.000 is your new windows folder, the files are not there and the applications cannot find them in the other folder. I would suggest a backup of your data and a format and fresh install of the OS and applications if possible. If not, reinstall the applications so the files are put in the proper location.

pcheather@yahoo.com

 

[fsjcp2]

Sorry it took so long to get back with you guys. My email was being auto-sorted to my junk-mailbox. Now that I've gotten that straightened out, I can follow up with what I had to do.

I went ahead and reinstalled the OS into the original c:\windows directory. I did suspect that I would have to reinstall the apps, but I was hoping that I wouldn't have to. Ultimately, I did have to reinstall the apps. That wasn't such a big deal, but certainly made the job more time consuming. At least I didn't have to reformat the drive and lose all the documents on it.

Oh well, the computer works great, and the client is thrilled to have a much speedier PC. Since she's my sister-in-law, I've now earned a prime rib dinner from her.