Windows 98 Install Question

Sacrinyellow5

Sacrinyellow5

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Ok, so I'm installing windows 98 on an older computer. I have formatted the HD and I started to install windows 98 on my computer, but it come up with this message "Setup is no going to perform a routine check on your system" I hit enter to continue, but the only thing which happens is a cursor comes up and starts to blink. It's been doing this for a good 10-15 minutes, is the system being checked right now or has the installation process froze?

Thanks for all your help!
 
Sacrinyellow5 said:
Ok, so I'm installing windows 98 on an older computer. I have formatted the HD and I started to install windows 98 on my computer, but it come up with this message "Setup is no going to perform a routine check on your system" I hit enter to continue, but the only thing which happens is a cursor comes up and starts to blink. It's been doing this for a good 10-15 minutes, is the system being checked right now or has the installation process froze?

Thanks for all your help!
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Did you fdisk and format. Type "fdisk" in the dos prompt. After your done with fdisk, restart the computer and type "Format C:".
 
Well after about 30 minutes of blinking I shut it off and have not messed with it since.

Actually I used a cd, which I found on the Maxtor website, which formats and gets the drive ready for installation. I'm not sure if this is the same as fdisk or not?
I will try running fdisk on the drive and following your instructions.
 
wll when you put in the CD it should autmatically format, right? i know when i installed 2000, it did.
 
I think you have to run fdisk on the drive, before windows will recognize the drive for installation. Before I was trying to get the windows 98 cd to install, but the drive was not being recognized. So I think it will need be formatted before you start the install.
 
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