Unable to reload Windows 98 4

[kennajo]

I am trying desperately to reload Windows 98, but and running into error after error. Some of the errors include: "Standard Mode: Invalid DPMI return from 06F7:01B2", "A serious disk error has occurred while trying to write to drive c.", and I have also had segment load failure errors. I've tried everything I can think of including starting with FDISK, deleting the partitions, adding them back and reformatting. I have done a scan disk and that comes back without errors. The setup does not always freeze at the same spot, but I never get very far into it. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[edfair]

Usually due to memory problems. Of the 98 setup errors for no apparent reason probably 90% that have been listed here have been from memory problems.

Ed Fair
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[kennajo]

Any ideas at all on correcting such a problem? I've tried simply popping one of the sticks, but that didn't help me. I'm probably missing something more detailed than that.

 

[edfair]

Might try resetting the CMOS back to basics in case something got corrupted. There are some speed settings there.
And You might try reseating the processor. And swapping the other memory in. And look at the power supply voltage setting.
And if you have the normal boot disk for 98 you could fdisk again and break the drive into parts and put you 98 load stuff on the high drive and install from there.

Ed Fair
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[TekTippy4U]

To restart Setup after a failure

Press F3 or click the Exit button.
If the system does not respond, restart the computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL. If this fails, turn off the computer, wait 10 seconds, and then turn it on again.

Start Setup again. Setup prompts you to use Safe Recovery to recover the failed installation. Choose the Safe Recovery option, and click the Continue button. Setup will skip the portion that caused the initial failure.
If Setup fails while copying files, the user may be required to manually load their Real Mode CD-ROM. The previous version of Windows 95 may no longer boot, and access to the CD-ROM is required.......

Whenever you encounter a Setup problem you cannot fix easily, restart your computer and wait 15 to 20 seconds before starting Setup again.

You can use the information in *Setuplog.txt* and *Detlog.txt* to check for the device or devices that caused the problems. Also review any messages added by Setup in the Autoexec.bat file for instructions on correcting setup problems.

Startup disks created with previous versions of Windows are not compatible with Windows 98. When you install Windows 98, you must create a new Startup Disk, either during Setup or using Control Panel.

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Using Safe Recovery with Setup;
Setup uses Safe Recovery to determine what caused an installation to fail. Safe Recovery uses the information available in Detchrash.log , for example, to avoid performing detection on the same device that caused Setup to fail before.

To use Safe Recovery if Setup fails

Run Setup again.
When the Safe Recovery dialog box appears, click Safe Recovery.
You can also use the Setuplog.txt, Detlog.txt, and Bootlog.txt files in the root directory of the boot drive to determine why Setup failed. These text files contain, respectively, the Safe Recovery and hardware detection information in a readable form, plus a log of system startup actions. Setuplog.txt, for example, will show the point at which Setup failed.

 

[chaps]

I have found that the best method in some situations is to copy the win98 folder to the hard drive and do the reinstall directly from the hard drive. You direct the install to go into the same Windows file folder if you want to have (keep) the same previous Windows settings. If however the reason you are reinstalling is due to unresolved errors in the previous install, then you will need to do the install into another file folder e.g. Windows.000. This however will require you to reinstall drivers and other software. Often VxD drivers will keep you from installing, or interfere with the Windows install. It would be best if you could get into safe mode and do msconfig in the run box and uncheck all startup programs prior to doing the new reinstall.

Mike

 

[TekTippy4U]

Once "Fdisk" and "Formatted";

First make sure your BIOS has CDROM or ATAPI CD as "First Boot Device"......

If you have a Bootable Win98 CD Rom.....you would place the CD in the drive....CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart......you would hold the CTRL key at startup to boot to "Command prompt only".....(if E:\ is now your CD Drive)....
Type Copy E:\Win98\*.* C:\Win98 /S .......in order to copy all the files......(notice the blank spaces)in the command line......
If E:\ drive doesn't do it....try D:\ as a drive......though with 1 partition it's probably E:\......depending.....

Once done copying......Remove the CD...........and if now showing C:\
Type C:\Win98\setup .......hit ENTER

However.....if not showing C:\ when done copying......
Type CD C:\Win98\setup.....hit ENTER.....