OT: need help installing Win98SE on new HD

Wardad · #1 December 1st, 2003, 03:32 AM

Right, from the looks of it the 1394 is part of your motherboard chipset. Win98 is much older than the 1394, so it may not recognize it.

I recently reformated my HD and reloaded win98se.
I am glad I had broadband for downloading all of the updates and drivers I needed.
If you only have a 52K modem, then WinXP could be a better choice.

BTW: I partioned my drive and gave C: (system) drive only 5GB. That's more than enough for the operating system, security program and antivirus. If my system registry crashes again, I only have to rebuild drive C:, while drive D: can be left alone.

P.S. It is likely to late for you to do it using the typical DOS utilities. But, there are programs like Partition Magic. There may even be some good freeware.

[ December 01, 2003, 01:36: Message edited by: Wardad ]

SpaceBadger · #2 December 1st, 2003, 06:19 AM

Thanks for the advice, Katchoo and WarDad. I haven't even got back to looking at the 1394 ports yet, as I spent so much time just trying to get the essentials running that I am a bit behind on other work that needs doing around here. When I get caught up on that stuff I'll have a go at the 1394 stuff.

Thanks again.

SpaceBadger

Suicide Junkie · #3 December 1st, 2003, 07:58 PM

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Originally posted by JayBdey:
Unless you plan on doing games, 98 really will do everything you will want it to do.

I have yet to see a game that won't run on 98. All you need is a fast enough chip and enough RAM. With less OS overhead, there is more left over for the games themselves.

Instar · #4 December 1st, 2003, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roanon:
I strongly advise against XP. There are a *lot* of reasons *never* to install the latest Versions of M$ software. If Win98SE works, fine, no reason to change it. For better performance on high-end systems and more stability under certain configurations, use Win2k.

XP is great for me. Every application I have runs very well (I've even gotten old DOS games to work under WinXP).
Win2k is pretty good too.
Of course, Badger already has Win98, which works just fine for him, so no reason to spend $100 on WinXP Pro (don't buy home, buy pro)

Fyron · #5 December 2nd, 2003, 12:06 AM

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Originally posted by Instar:
Of course, Badger already has Win98, which works just fine for him, so no reason to spend $100 on WinXP Pro (don't buy home, buy pro)

Glad to see I am not alone on the home vs. pro issue.