What is up with this OS problem? (1 Viewer)

[Rob Varto]

Last week, thanks to a lot of members help, I formatted my HD and went to clean install Win 98. I used a Win 98 2nd edition boot up disk and tried to install Win 98. The computer would not let me install an older version of Win 98. Is this because I used the 2nd Edition boot up disk? If I used the 1st edition would my clean install have worked?

Anyways, I ended up using the refresh disk that came with my computer... the disk is loaded with programs and crap that I don't want. I simply want a clean drive with the OS only.

Im tempted to just go get XP but I heard of compatibility issues with my hardware which HP is not supporting.

 

[Shayne Lebrun]

Can't boot off of your Win98 CD?

If you have access to another computer, look on the win98 cd for 'fat32ebd' or some such; tools/mtsutils or some such. It'll let you create a boot disk.

 

[Hugh M]

www.bootdisk.com
maybe that will help you out.