Hi, > My problem is that my copy of win 98 won't install over 95 and I can't > figure out how to start from the CD or to start up from a win 98 setup > floppy and format the C drive.
Oh, that's easy. 1. Make a duplicate of the VPC image, so if something gets screwed up, you'll have a backup. Boot VPC on this duplicate, and make sure it's OK. 2. On one of these images, boot VPC into Win95. Create a directory (call it C:\SETUP98). Put the Win98 CD into the drive and copy the setup files (a directory with a bunch of CABs and a few other files) into the C:\SETUP98 directory. This is about 40 Megs or so, I think... 3. Shut down to the DOS command line, or if necessary, reboot WIN95 into the DOS command line. This does *not* mean to use a command window, this means get out of Windows altogether. 4. Delete recursively the Windows directory and the windows files in the root directory. 5. After erasing whatever evidence of Windows95 you see lying around, go to the C:\SETUP98 directory and run SETUP.EXE. It will start in DOS mode just fine and run the setup from there. I may have missed a few trivialities, but this general scheme has worked for me in a number of occasions. Hope this helps. -greg p.s. I seem to recall some talk of USB -- I think VPC didn't support USB devices directly until version 5 came along, though it would take a USB mouse the Mac was using and present it as a mouse, etc. Specifically, I couldn't use a USB Zip drive directly with VPC until more recent releases. YMMV... -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
