Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 10:41:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Reformat and reload Libretto 100ct
First off, look to see if there is a \windows\options\cabs directory where he
might have placed a copy of the entire \win98 directory off the win98se cd.
It may also be elsewhere, so search for *.cab to see if they're around.
If they are, simply burn a copy of the entire directory to CD, and you can run
setup from that. Also, when windows asks for the cd, simply point it to that
directory.
works will all versions of win9x.
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Beyond that, you can startup a command prompt and type format a: /u /s to
create an empty bootable startup disk. You then need to copy mscdex.exe and
the required dos cd-rom drivers over, as well as modify the config.sys and
autoexec.bat files to load the cd-rom under dos.
eg. config.sys
device=mycdrom.sys /d:cdrom1
eg. autoexec.bat
mscdex.exe /d:cdrom1
There may be many more lines than above, depending on what your CD-ROM drive
needs under dos.
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Easiest way once you've booted from floppy to reinstall windows is to do a full
format (format c: /u /s), then copy the entire \win98 directory from your CD to
the HD.
eg.
c:<enter>
cd \<enter>
md \win98<enter>
cd \win98<enter>
copy d:\win98 .<enter>
(as needed, also copy the TOshiba drivers to a directory on the HD so you can
install them after w98.)
Then, run setup.exe from the HD directory to setup windows w/o having to have
the CD around anymore; this also allows you to add/remove windwos programs
later w/o the CD.
After installing W98 and the TOshiba drivers, you can install your other apps,
and set configurations as desired. Usually takes a good 4-8 hours for a
complete ground-up setup of any system with all apps and configurations set as
desired.
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Of course, if you don't use Internet Explorer like me on my home systems
(Netscape), but want the additional features of Win98, you can strip it out
with the handy 98lite.net 98Lite III. One good whack and poof!, bloated Win98
turns into a tiny 120MB Win98 Lite install with all the IE components removed.
(amazing how fast win98 runs on a 133Mhz machine & 32MB RAM after it's been
gutted of IE....)
Much more stable, too, according to feedback from other 98lite users posted to
the site. More free RAM, more free HD space, and fewer security problems, too.
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d =)
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