11-28-2001, 06:04 PM
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windows install problem
I tried to install windows (I tried 98se and XP) but after i put the CD in and it tried to load it it says Failure: invalid system disk, insert new disk and press any key. Any ideas how to make it work?
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11-28-2001, 07:08 PM
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Have you formatted your Hard Drive yet?
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11-28-2001, 07:11 PM
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Oh, yes... also check the "boot order" in the BIOS. Make the CD drive the first device... until it's loaded... then switch it to CD, Floppy, HD.
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11-28-2001, 09:37 PM
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Also, make sure there is no disk in the floppy drive, unless it is the boot disk.
I seem to remember having this problem in the past, but I can't remember what was wrong. You might also want to check the hardware, esp. the ide cables. |
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11-28-2001, 09:50 PM
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I already formatted my HD, I have CD as the first boot device, and I don't have a floppy in, and it still doesnt work
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11-28-2001, 11:36 PM
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1st of all try booting the disk on a diffrent computer to see if it does work.
next I would try swapping new IDE cable. 98SE does not boot from disk XP does if evything else fail try this http://bootdisk.com/ - make bootup floppy 
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11-29-2001, 12:04 AM
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Quote:
Win98 CD is a bootable CD ( mine is ) |
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11-29-2001, 12:19 AM
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thanks dope, I stand corrected now......
so you made it bootable or it came bootable? |
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11-29-2001, 12:22 AM
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Quote:
 no it is a Win98 cd from MS retail... I am not sure where it came from though... I got it from work |
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11-29-2001, 12:51 AM
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I wouldn't have known WIN98 was bootable....now I do.
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