Windows WONT install

[redhatuser]

OK, here is what you do.

The problem is, is that win98 setup takes up more base memory than Win95.

Make a win98 bootdisk on a current system, or boot from you r win98 cd. Start the system with cd-rom support. Copy the win98 directory to youyr c: Ie md win98. cd to that directory ie cd\win98 [enter]
type copy e:\win98\*.*

This will copy all the *.cab and setup files from m yuor win98 cd to your hd.

Create a boot disk

edit the config .sys to look like this and copy the following files to your stiffy himem.sys, emm386.exe

edit config.sys

device-=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
dos=high,umb

This will give you the most available base memory you can have.

Reboot from floppy.

acces c: and cd to win98 directory run

setup /is

If this doesnot work, then nothing will (install linux insstead ;-))

Hope it helps.

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Microsnot hater

[medic]

redhatuser,

You wrote... "Make a win98 bootdisk on a current system, or boot from you r win98 cd. Start the system with cd-rom support. Copy the win98 directory to youyr c: Ie md win98. cd to that directory ie cd\win98 [enter]
type copy e:\win98\*.*

This will copy all the *.cab and setup files from m yuor win98 cd to your hd."

I did that already.

You also wrote..."edit the config .sys to look like this and copy the following files to your stiffy himem.sys, emm386.exe"

edit config.sys

device-=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
dos=high,umb"

I take it that you meant...device=a:\himem.sys

Are you saying to copy himem.sys and emm386.exe from the bootup disk to the harddrive?