loading os on built computer?

[Tybee]

I have gotten to the point where the screen reads "missing operating system" and then the there is no more that can be done. Just how do I get the startup to read the cd drive with win 98 disk? Do i need to set BIOS to first read CDROM instead of the current floppy? Thank u paulwood and Mosaic1 for your earlier help on this same topic...I have now gotten to the point of having read the bootdisk from the floppy and stand ready to load OS.

 

[Azarey]

Hey Tybee, the Win98 bootdisk won't really let the system boot from the CDROM drive even if the option has been set in the BIOS. The drivers for the CDROM drive has to be on the hard drive and configured in the autoexec.bat and the config.sys files.

But I have created a few files that will let the system boot from the CDROM drive without having the drivers or even configuring the files. What these files do is, create virtual drivers that run in memory while you install the OS.

If you'd like these files send me your email address and the type of CDROM drive (name/manufacturer and/or model) so I can modify the files and send them to you. I'll also outline the steps that you need to follow.

--Azarey--
Azarey1@netscape.net

 

[Tybee]

Thanks Azarey. I'm looking forward to receiving your instructions. Email has been sent. Tybee