How to install Win98/ME, W2K, XP if you don’t have a to a floppy and CD/DVDrom drive
Quick run down
To have ready
Win98 boot disk, download Smartdrv add to boot disk, OS on CDRom
Remove hard drive check the jumper is set to master, install into a computer/notebook
With a bootable CD/DVD-Rom drive, floppy drive optional
Enter the BIOS to make sure the drive is detected
Delete all partitions, use Fdisk or the Debug command, (see links) create new partitions and format using Fat32 and the format S switch
Create a directory on the drive insert disk with the OS and copy the files over to the drive
using Win98 boot disk
The drive has been installed and detected in the bios, whilst in the BIOS change the boot order to floppy drive first, Insert boot disk and reboot
Boot from floppy disk, use Fdisk to delete partitions
Create a new partition not using all the space, set the partition Active
Create a extended partition, then a logical partition in the extended partition
Reboot leaving the floppy in the drive
Format the partitions
The "/s" makes the drive a bootable drive by copying the file command.com to C:
format C:/S
then format d:\
when finished go to D:\ prompt and type
D:\md win98
This will make a directory for the files we are going to copy
Reboot the computer and choose start computer with cdrom support, this will push the drive letter up one. You will have a C, D, partition a ram drive created by the bootdisk E, and the cdrom drive letter F.
Insert the cdrom with OS on into the drive
At the command prompt change to F:
type
F:\CD WIN98
Then type
F:\WIN98 COPY *.* D:\WIN98
This will then copy all the files over to the drive
Reboot take out the cdrom disk and floppy disk, you should be at a C:\ prompt
Change directory to win98 type dir to check the files have been copied.
Reinstall drive to the other computer/laptop, make sure its detected in the bios bootup
Change to D
To start install
D:\WIN98\SETUP
FOR WIN2000 XP
The difference for win2000 XP
You need to run smartdrv before running W2K/XP
Copy smartdrv to C or run from floppy
Copy files from I386 folder to a folder on the partition
Command line Smartdrv C+
To start install is WINNT
ie d:\i386\winnt
LINKS
Smartdrv
http://vetusware.com...TDRV.EXE/?id=52Debug
http://www.computerhope.com/rdebug.htmERASING SECTOR 2
This routine is useful in clearing DDO ( Disk Drive Overlay ) and unknown partitions
ERASE ALL HDD INFORMATION
This debug routine is used to erase all partition information on the hard disk drive and is only recommend for experienced users or users who are unable to delete the partition information through fdisk
Bootdisks
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Edited by peter99, 12 September 2007 - 03:50 PM.