Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 21:06:29 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Catch 22 ?? - Please Advise - Floppy/CD Usage - OS/HD Upgrade
> However, bought a CD-R drive the other day and wanted to install driver on > floppy disk. Floppy Drive doesn't work on one of the Librettos. Looks like > floppy drive drive files are missing! IR it over from the other Libretto! Modem it over. Pull HD, plug into 2.5" to 3.5" converter and plug into PC, then copy file over. Laplink it over a serial/parallel port Laplink cable (same as Windows Direct Cable Connector feature that windows has built-in; DOS Interlink is the same for DOS). > Had thought that I would first get my CD-ROM drive working, then upgrade OS > (Win98SE probably). > > Then I planned to put in new larger, faster hard drive. > > Since as of now, I do not have any original Toshiba floppy disks or CD's I'm > wondering if that creates any issues for doing this. Hopefully, I'll be > receiving some disks or CD's from the guy I bought from, but who knows.... > > So my question is can I: > > Option A) Do a clean install of the new OS on a new hard drive (without any > Toshiba Libretto floppies or CD's)? > > or > > Option B) Make an image of the current hard drive and then install it onto > the new hard drive and then upgrade > OS over old OS? > Download all drivers from www.csd.toshiba.com -- you don't need any recovery CDs to run the Libretto fine. Next, you can simply boot to the floppy drive, fdisk and format the HD, reboot and load up the DOS CD_ROM drivers, then copy the entire \win98 directory from the install CD onto the HD, then run setup.exe to install win98, then install the drivers you have from www.csd.toshiba.com. This gives you a new,fresh install of win98 + working lIbretto drivers that works perfectly (I've tried on both the L50/J i had and the L110 i have). --- At this point, you can create a backup image with Symantec.com Ghost or Drive Image to CD-R discs and that way, you can always restore to a 'perfectly' working system at anytime. (You may also do this after installing all the applications you use and make all the settings changes you want.) --- Upgrading is never a good thing with Microsoft Windows and usually leads to problems and crashes later. A Fresh install on a newly arrived system is the best way to go. ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains – Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
