I have installed Win98SE on the HD.
It did not show any errors or messages until it got to "Running for the first time"
When searching for drivers for numerous hardware or programs none of them seemed to be there.
Missing .dll files.
Missing .exe files.
Missing .386 files.
And others.
eg. PCI ETHERNET Controller in Device Manager
Can ANYONE explain this for me please.More info on your machine and someone will be along shortly to ASSIST...

I suspect you need to re-install your MBoard drivers though.

patio.   8-)2 HD's One with XP unplugged, and one I am trying to get 98SE installed on.
Further to my above post, it appears most hardware noted in Device Manager
are working properly, but anything connected to Internet connecting and
communication is lacking the driver info.

Thanks for the reply.Is this a new install of 98? What do you MEAN XP unplugged? Are you trying to end up with some sort of dual boot system? If so, how are the drives set up? If not, what does that mean?This is a clean install as if it is a new PC.
There is a second HD in the computer, that I unplugged the wiring from.
Rather than remove it altogether.
I want to install XP to the same drive as 98 after I get it right.
As stated above, 98 searched for drivers for all the hardware installed in PC, and
found all, except , none for anything to do with NETWORKING.What is the computer and/or motherboard make and model.

Download Everest Home, make a report and insert it here:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.htmlEverest shows a large file of the computer summary.
I had to activate the second HD with XP on it to get the info
you asked for.

Compaq Deskpro EN PIII.
Compaq Motherboard.
512 MB Ram.
3 Com Ports, Com 1, Com 2, LPT1.
Storage: Intel 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller
              WD HD 18GB (w/XP Pro)
              WD HD 18GB  (C,E,F Partitions w/98SE)
              CD Rom Drive
              Floppy Drive.

Network Adapter Intel PRO/100 VM Network Connection.

To help me better understand where you are headed, "why
are you asking for this info"? Is my motherboard a newer
version than 98SE is not capable to run on.

As I mentioned when I installed 98SE and it was looking for
drivers it appears anything to do with networking and communication were not there.
Video, audio, USB, keyboard, mouse etc were all enabled.

Is this because 98SE is too old to have any of these drivers
preloaded?

If so can I just load these drivers "After"A Deskpro EN will run Windows 98 just fine. That was THE operating system when it was out.

What speed PIII processor? That will determine exactly which drivers.

The Compaq (HP) website should have ALL the drivers you need although Win98 had them natively for the PII-350 up to at least a PIII-500, as I recall.

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_cc=us&cc=us&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&h_client=S-A-R163-1&h_pagetype=s-002&h_query=Deskpro+EN

Ok

Thanks for the info.
While I was waiting for your reply, I did find the EN information on the Compaq website.
The drivers for the Network Adapter were there.
My EN is a PIII 1.0, so all is fine there.

I got concerned when WIN98 was searching for some 50 odd drivers in a file named PRECOPY, and could,nt
find them, and when I specified search the 98 disk, still could,nt find them.
For example, drivers for files I recognized such as tracert.exe, winipcfg, ftp.exe, ipconfig.exe, and ping.exe, plus
many .dll files.

When starting 98 for the first time, my screen size was as though it was in Safe Mode, and trying to move the
slider to a higher resolution would'nt work.

This is what prompted my questions.
Again, thanks for the help. Quote

When starting 98 for the first time, my screen size was as though it was in Safe Mode, and trying to move the slider to a higher resolution would'nt work.

ewwwwwwwww.
Don.t like that reply.
It is software that was purchased.
However, it is loaded on a Kingston Data Traveller (USB).
Also, can I load the drivers that I need from Compaq, in the W/98 file that is on the Kingston, and then clean install W/98 again.?