Installing windows 98 without floppy drive?

doodle · 12-03-2006, 07:07 PM

I have just bought a laptop which has windows NT from the previous owner. It only has a cd rom and isnt quick enough to run win 2000 or ME (166mhz 32mb!). How can i install win 98se without having afloppy drive?? ive spent the last couple of days doing nothing but trying to figure this out, so any advice would be MOSTLY appreciated!!

compfreak4334 · 12-04-2006, 11:28 PM

Don't bother with crappy 98. Get a new system, and get XP.

Dirkpitt289 · 12-05-2006, 03:07 AM

if you look around you should/ might be able to find a win 98 disk floating around some where. Check your local mom and pop computer store. You might find one cheap. Or Ask friends, familyco workers for one.

kof2000 · 12-05-2006, 03:29 AM

you can make your own boot cd just google around.

BigBDrugStores · 12-05-2006, 03:51 AM

which nt? 31 35 351 4?

Hairy_Lee · 12-05-2006, 06:03 PM

go to www.bootdisk.com you should be able to find what you're looking for there; they give you instructions on creating bootable cd-roms etc

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doodle New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1	Installing windows 98 without floppy drive? I have just bought a laptop which has windows NT from the previous owner. It only has a cd rom and isnt quick enough to run win 2000 or ME (166mhz 32mb!). How can i install win 98se without having afloppy drive?? ive spent the last couple of days doing nothing but trying to figure this out, so any advice would be MOSTLY appreciated!!

12-05-2006, 03:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dirkpitt289 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 97	if you look around you should/ might be able to find a win 98 disk floating around some where. Check your local mom and pop computer store. You might find one cheap. Or Ask friends, familyco workers for one. __________________ Dirkpitt289 Just a guy with a computer. Nothing special

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kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	you can make your own boot cd just google around. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	go to www.bootdisk.com you should be able to find what you're looking for there; they give you instructions on creating bootable cd-roms etc __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

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12-04-2006, 11:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
compfreak4334 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 81	Don't bother with crappy 98. Get a new system, and get XP.

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BigBDrugStores banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 96 Posts: 74	which nt? 31 35 351 4?

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