Re: How to install a new OS on laptop.

Close; he doesn't need the whole CD, everything that he needs is in the "I386" folder, which should be copied to the hard drive. And the program that he needs to run is Winnt32.exe, not Setup. (if running from DOS mode, Winnt.exe).

If he wants a totally clean setup, he could make the hard drive DOS bootable on another PC, and copy the I386 folder to the hard drive. However the actual setup must be done with the drive back in the target machine.



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Wndows 98 should be able to see the CD drive through the PC Card slot (PCMCIA is technically the wrong name). There are two ways you can proceed. The best, if you have the disk space, is to copy the CD contents into a directory on the hard drive called (say) 'Win_flat'. Then run the file 'setup' from within windows 98. You should be offered the choice of making the installation dual boot (i.e. boot into either Windows 98 or 2k), or doing an upgrade (i.e. replacing Windows 98 with 2k, but preserving most of the existing configuration). Most, if not all, of your existing applications should run.

Alternatively, if you don't have the space, run setup direct from the CD where the same options are presented. The advantage of the former is that if any driver files are required from the installation CD, they will be automagically found on the hard disk otherwise you have to find the CD. It is unwise to load the CD onto a second drive if you intend to remove it again, because Windows 2k will be forever looking for drivers on this drive.

As always, don't forget to make a backup of the hard disk before embarking on this venture so that you can at least return to where you were before it went pear shaped. Having said that, the uninstall feature is one aspect of Windows that does seem to work well.

HTH and good luck.


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