Win98 Installation Problem

[stwriter]

Ok, here seems to be the problem: I've just reformated my HD. I've done everthing correctly (booted with the boot up disk, ran the Windows setup from DOS, when through all the configuring) up until it loads the new system settings afters you select regional settings, and it loads the control panel and other stuff. Soon after it restarts, I get a message asking for the boot up disk. I stick it in, and it begins to ask if I want to start with or without CD-ROM support, and then starts the Win98 setup again even though I've already done it. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. Any help would be great, thanks.

-stwriter

 

[Lem0njell0]

Do you make a boot disk when it promts you when installing Windows?

 

[Mosaic1]

What exactly is it asking for? Please post the words on the screen.

 

[stwriter]

Addressing Lem0njell0's question: I usually skip making a boot disk simply because I have about five of them, but I tried it once and nothing was fixed.

When Windows finished installing itself, it restarted leading up to message reading:

Invalid systm disk
Replace the disk, and then press any key

Also, if I place a boot disk in and press Enter, it'll give me an option to boot from Hard Disk or boot from the CD-ROM.

I don't understand why it asks this. It just finished installing Windows, why would it need to setup again?

 

[rugrat]

Since it sounds like you are not trying to save any information on the hard drive, I would try to fdisk the drive, then format and try another install.

Specific instructions, boot from your floppy and start the system without cd rom support. at the A: prompt type fdisk Follow the on screen instructions to first delete all partitions then create a primary dos partition. After that is finished, reboot the computer with your floppy and type format C: at the A: prompt. When that is finished, reboot with the floppy with cd rom support and try another install.

Sounds like something went wrong the first time.

Let us know.

 

[buf]

Just a guess but did you remove the floppy disk BEFORE you re-booted after installing windows?? I think that is the reason you got "invalid system disk" message.
Hope this helps and post back to let us know your results.