Win 98 Install Problem

[DPvball]

I wiped my hd and tried to install win98se. but when it gets to the install window i get a application error message saying "W98SETUP cause a General Protection Fault in module User.exe at 0001:4d47" does anyone know what this error is and is there any way that i can fix it??? thanks for any help you can give :-)

[BADFlSH]

Are you overclocking? If so set the bus speed back to defult during the install. Trying to install an OS on an overclocked system will usually give you all kinds of problems.

[DPvball]

not overclocking... it's on the correct settings that it's suppose to be at... :-(

[attgig]

Originally posted by DPvball
not overclocking... it's on the correct settings that it's suppose to be at... :-(

Are you dual booting?
because the programs you're getting an error on aren't errors you would normally get from the win98 cd (if you're installing from a cd).
if you're installing from a different OS, please inform..

and Also, have you tried scandisking your hard drive? Maybe when it's a bad sector that's getting screwed up when it's 'uncabbing'

hope this helps

[DPvball]

i'm not dual booting... the hard drive is completely clean... i'm installing from the dos prompt. and before it tries to install windows 98, it always runs scandisk first... it never detects any errors. so i don't know what's the deal.

[gwilks98]

I would agree on the voltage issue, but if it's giving you a GPF on the same address every time, you might want to check your RAM. if you've got 2 dimms, try taking one or the other out. If not, then I'd try borrowing a friends RAM.

Also, you are trying to install Win98SE over an existing OS? I could never get that to work for some reason. I had to wipe out the old one using Fdisk, then boot to the cdrom....

[DPvball]

actually i thought it was the ram at first... but then i went out and replaced the ram and it's still doing the same thing. and i'm not installing over an operating system... i completely wiped the hd and am installing from scratch. hope that helps... but you know the thing was i wiped the hd once before and installed win98 before... and it worked fine. it's just then this stuff started happening and i wiped the hd again and tried to installed win98 and it's dying now. so i have no idea why it would work before and not now. anyways hope this helps :-)

[BADFlSH]

I realize that this sounds stupid but try cleaning the cd. Also, it is possible that its some sort of virus although I dont know how you would go about finding out.

[DPvball]

well i tried installing with both win98 and win millenium and the same error occurs... so i don't think it's the cd

[BADFlSH]

Well at this point unless someone has more suggestions I would just take it to a profesional if I were you. It may turn out that you have a virus that requires a low level format. That happened to me one time.

[JoeSmooth]

OK, some more things to try.

#1. Use a different floppy disk. It may have a virus.

#2. Boot to DOS with CD-Rom access , format the HDD, copy the entire win98 directory to the HDD and install from there.

#3. In FDisk delete the partitions and recreate

#4. In Bios, make sure you HDD is set for AUTO everything. if it is Large Block access but not set that way you may get errors.

#5. try not loading smartdrv. This will make the install take forever but will tell you if it is a high memory error.

Good Lunk!

Yes I said lunk, what are you gonna do about it?

[Bires]

I just wanted to say that this message board is great-so many people giving it up for other's computer problems. You guys rock.

I hope you get your system under control, DPvball.

The only thing I would add is install in DOS, and look at what progs are loading from your bootdisk