Hi,
I erased windows 98 (by using the command format c:). When I use the boot disk from a, I can GET to msdos prompts. However, when I try to run and install windows 98 from cd rom (using f:setup), nothing happens (bad command or file name).
E: used to be my cdrom DRIVE but it appears to have been bumped to f:, but I assume this is irrelevant.
The cd will spin, and if I run DIR, it will show folders but no files.... a command of setup.exe will not work either. I have a sony cdrom, but sites say the GENERIC driver in win 98 boot disk should run it... and like I say it spins....Can someone please help?Have you used this Windows 98 CD before? It sounds like the security device inside the CD is preventing you from using it...

[glb]Flame[/glb]I used it once when I reinstalled over top of itself... and it worked, but I still had problems (e.g., outlook and EXPLORER would not run, error messages, etc.) so reformated c and am now stuck.
The only thing is that I no longer had my own win 98 disks, so borrowed a friend's burnt copy.... I can't take it in for repair as I don't have the STICKER either... There is nothing else I can use as I can't purchase it again as it is no longer sold, and my operating system can't handle xp or even 2000....I checked my old copy of Win98. There is another "setup" in the Win98 directory.

Try running: f:\win98\setup

This may get you going again.

Good luck. I think that its the security device that Microsoft has installed that is preventing you from installing...

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