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Solve : Help loading Windows on old laptop.? |
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Answer» If you format the floppy disks then they will be blank and there will be nothing to install (assuming they are usable now). Quote Okay, only one last problem and she's bootable. I got it to read the WIN 95 setup, ran FDISK, got the hard drive all ready to be installed. Now, I got DISK 1 of the WIN 95 setup to go on, but the rest of the disks won't because it says the floppy disk needs to be formatted to 2 MBs or something like that. How can I format them to that using Windows XP? I knew how to on Windows 98, but it seems the tool doesn't work on WIN XP.If you format the Windows 95 disks, the Windows 95 data on those disks will be destroyed.No, let me give an example. I got the Windows 95 setup on a CD, but it has different Image files to copy the files needed to floppy disks. When I try to copy disks 2-14, it says something about needing to compress the floppies to a larger size which I know can be done on WIN98, but not sure about XP. Quote No, let me give an example. I got the Windows 95 setup on a CD, but it has different Image files to copy the files needed to floppy disks. When I try to copy disks 2-14, it says something about needing to compress the floppies to a larger size which I know can be done on WIN98, but not sure about XP.On Windows XP, right click the floppy drive, and click Compress. Compress it to the point where it gives you 2 megs, or whatever is specified upon decompressing. (Or at least I think Windows XP has that)Microsoft came up with a special (?.udf?) format to prevent people from just copying Windows disks and CONTINUING to spread them to their friends. This is probably the issue you are having. This started with Microsoft WORD 6 for Windows, so that even predates Win95....which problem can easily be overcome by someone with a Linux box...Linux makes me happy! Do you realize that 80 - 90% of the problems posted here could be avoided if people used Linux? Of course no software will fix failed hardware, but I have been keeping tabs on this. Quote Linux makes me happy!You need to get laid, MATE. LMAO.I'll speak to the Mrs. I'm guessing she'll AGREE with me. Could be your lucky night! Remember not to take your Zaurus to bed with you - women don't find that at all sexy. |
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