Windows 98 boot failure

Legacy_user

I tried to create a boot disk for windows 98, and my floppy disk was corrupted and now it says DISK FAILURE and i cannot get into windows 98

what should i do?

Thanks
David

steeev

you can download microsoft boot disks from here
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

try creating a new boot disk with a fresh floppy and boot from that

then re-run windows setup, and it *should* in theory fix any problems

though if your hard disk has completely failed, theres not much u can do other than, try and recover your important files, using some disk utiliities. Ive heard Spinrite is good for this kind of thing, its not free though. Then get yourself a new hard disk.

lellie

if it's a windows problem download KNOPPIX (google for it).. it's a version of linux which runs straight from a cd-rom. Put it in the drive and watch it go. It will install itself.. then if you have a CD-RW you can back up everything you need to keep my using the built in cd burner software..

scheming_gypsy

you have taken the diskette out of the drive when booting up?

System

thanks guys

steev, i downloaded the boot98.exe, from that site and put it onto a clean disk and it didnt work when i put it into my computer

i tried to open the exe in windows xp to see if it would create the diskette that way but it didnt work either

steeev

thanks guys

steev, i downloaded the boot98.exe, from that site and put it onto a clean disk and it didnt work when i put it into my computer

i tried to open the exe in windows xp to see if it would create the diskette that way but it didnt work either

sorry it didnt work for you, i havent tried it out myself
did u follow the instructions on the site?

"Download the file to your C: drive, put a fresh disk in your A: drive, then click on the file to create the bootdisk. "

what happend when you clicked on the exe in winxp?

also did you make sure you got the right version of the boot disk, i think theres 2 different versions for windows 98, win98 and win98se.

System

cheers steev,

when i click on the boot98.exe it flashes up DOS and then it disappears and the blank disk remains blank

System

!!!!!!

i now know why there was a failure. ive deleted everything on the !!!!!! hard disk...

what the !!!!!! can i do now? I havent got the windows 98 on CD ive just got some CDS packard bell gave me...

is there anyway to get windows 98 without forkin out the money to buy it again?

steeev

!!!!!!

i now know why there was a failure. ive deleted everything on the !!!!!! hard disk...

what the !!!!!! can i do now? I havent got the windows 98 on CD ive just got some CDS packard bell gave me...

is there anyway to get windows 98 without forkin out the money to buy it again?

oopsie! how did u manage that?

i dont think microsoft sells windows 98 any more, so even if you did want to buy it you couldnt. though theres always alternative channels, you could probably buy a copy on ebay quite cheaply or at a computer fair.

Lindburgh

try Lindburgh@beeb.net he will have an answer