Re: Windows 98 on Inspiron 9100 laptop, wondering about tips for installing Duel boot with XP Pro

The Windows 98 boot floppy is available so people can install Win 98 on older
computers with a BIOS that does not allow booting from a CD-ROM drive. Same
with Windows ME (UGH!), WIndows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, except that
the boot "floppy" for the NT family of products is actually a set of floppy
diskettes... Ben Myers

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:41:58 -0500, Nate Goulet <askifyouwant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>>All Windows CD's 98 and after should be bootable. NT4 and Win95 were
>>not......
>>
>>
>>Stew
>>
>
>So i'm just wondering what the purpose of providing a Windows 98 boot
>disk on floppy was for?
>
>It seems every Windows 98 machine i've ever needed to reload came with
>a Windows 98 book disk.

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