Re: [LIB] Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 09:48:21 -0400 From: Tony Oresteen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba I would check the memory. When there is bad memory in the computer Windows won't install. Win 98 is not as bad with this as Win2000 or XP. At work we had a machine that Windows would not install. After 3 days of fighting with it we opened a case with MS. The FIRST thing they told us to do was to swap out the memory. We did and bingo Windows installed. Tony Oresteen KG4SPA Montverde, FL - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Libretto libretto@basiclink.com Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: [LIB] Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:53:56 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba A work colleague has been trying to install a fresh copy of W98se on his very old Tosh laptop with really bad results. No matter how the OS install is attempted - from CDROM using Setup, copying the CD to the HDD and running Setup, copying the CDROM and manually extracting the CAB files, using different W98se CDs - there is always a failure, usually related to an inability to find or copy files. The hard drive is reformatted before every install attempt. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks. Lee
[LIB] Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:53:56 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba A work colleague has been trying to install a fresh copy of W98se on his very old Tosh laptop with really bad results. No matter how the OS install is attempted - from CDROM using Setup, copying the CD to the HDD and running Setup, copying the CDROM and manually extracting the CAB files, using different W98se CDs - there is always a failure, usually related to an inability to find or copy files. The hard drive is reformatted before every install attempt. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks. Lee
Re: [LIB] Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:29:34 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba 1) run Doc Memory on the system to make sure the RAM isn't bad. 2) find the maker of the HD, and run their HD diagsnotics to make sure that isn't bad. other than that, make sure the win98 disc isn't scratched and that it copies fine on another PC. You may want to make a copy and use that on the laptop -scratches do affect older laptop drives more. adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: [LIB] Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:14:39 + From: Matthew Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [LIB] Fresh W98se on Older Toshiba From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A work colleague has been trying to install a fresh copy of W98se on his very old Tosh laptop with really bad results. No matter how the OS install is attempted - from CDROM using Setup, copying the CD to the HDD and running Setup, copying the CDROM and manually extracting the CAB files, using different W98se CDs - there is always a failure, usually related to an inability to find or copy files. The hard drive is reformatted before every install attempt. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Has he had scandisk do a complete surface scan to detect bad sectors? Has he run the drive manufacturer's test utility (like IBM/Hitachi's Drive Fitness Test) to do a thorough analysis of the HDD? Matt Libretto list info: Libretto list archive #1: http://www.technoir.nu/cgi-bin/libretto.cgi Libretto list archive #2: http://www.mail-archive.com/libretto@basiclink.com/ To unsubscribe: http://www.technoir.nu/libretto/list/2004/msg01419.html
