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New Messageinstalling win98 (modified 0 times) robbyrob
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i'm having a bit of trouble setting up my webplayer. i recently got a 3.2gb hd. when i format it only comes up as a 503.47mb drive. but i think i know why. i tried to copy the win98 file, cab files from the cd to the hd. i did it, i think i did it right. then i installed it in the webplayer and went through the bios and set it up. i can get to the dos prompt, and then i am stuck on what to do. i'm not sure if i'm copying the right files from the win98 cd. please post and copy commands that i should be using and what are all the files i need. thanks
01-10-2001 10:25:15

New MessageRE:installing win98 (modified 0 times) wordsmith
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When you say"i can get to the dos prompt" Do you mean you installed DOS first, or all you can do is get to DOS and not load windows? If you installed DOS, it has size(MB) limitations.

When you copied the files you did this right?:
copy X:\win98\*.* Y:\win98\*.* [x:cd-rom, y:Laptop drive]

* I did it a simple way: I just copyied the disc in its entirity thru windows. Copy Paste.

When you at at DOS type:
fdisk

See if you have any partitions set up on the drive you dont know about.

* WordsmitH

01-10-2001 13:04:37

New MessageRE:installing win98 (modified 0 times) robbyrob
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yes, i finally got the files installed on the hd. no i don't have more 1 partion, or any other problems, did it the way stated earlier. i went and installed it to the weplayer. got to the c: prompt and typed setup. then i got a message saying error in exe file. wow, now whats the problems? any help, thanks.
01-10-2001 13:13:37

New MessageRE:installing win98 (modified 0 times) robbyrob
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yes, finally got it. i just re copied all the files over. in the process of installing now. i'll let you know how it goes. wow what a relief. after this where can i get all the drivers necessary for the webplayer thats not in the win98 os? otherwise thanks all
01-10-2001 13:37:01

New MessageRE:installing win98 (modified 0 times) MattCrandle
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hopefully you already copied the drivers you will need (audio, video, udma) onto the hard drive before you put it in the webplayer. if not, you are gonna need to pull it back out and copy the files from your desktop machine or wherever. here is a link to all the drivers you need in a handy zip file:

http://www.larwe.com/techref/download/webplayer_win9x_drivers.zip

Dont forget to copy your NIC drivers as well, then once you get that running, you can get anything else you need from the network or the internet.

MattCrandle

01-10-2001 14:15:13

New MessageRE:installing win98 (modified 0 times) wordsmith
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Good! Glad to hear its comming all together for ya!


* WordsmitH

01-10-2001 15:26:19

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