I think there are some tools on a windows startup disk that could help you out. I don't know what the missing thing is. Is there a floppy disk in your drive? The only way I have ever gotten win98...

You should try a repair or reinstall. "killjoy" wrote:

Normally upgrades just take what is there and improve it. You shouldn't lose any data. Formating is not necessary. You will need windows 98 installed to upgrade to SE. When you install it make...

I last time I reinstalled windows 98 I had the same problem with the their being know valid fat. What you need to do is format you partition. There is an order that these thing need to be done...

You have received replies to your identical post in win98.gen_discussion. Please do not multiple post the same question on different groups....it makes it harder for us. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP...

"bigshot42" <bigshot42@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FECDD455-D2E5-4C46-9627-E32926F3ED8F@microsoft.com... If the laptop has both floppy and CD drives, go to...

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"dadiOH" <dadiOH@x-mail.net> wrote in message news:e7pTxqrHFHA.1980@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... overloaded registry maybe. Thanks again, D.

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:59:02 -0800, "Rosas, Socorro del Carmen" <Rosas, Socorro del Carmen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: That can be caused by not enough conventional memory for Setup to extract...

Many thanks for your help. T. On Tue, 1 Mar 2005,07:44:40, Elmo wrote -- ******* email sent to this address is automatically discarded ******* ************************ Please reply to the group...

This error is discussed in some detail here: http://computing.net/windows95/wwwboard/forum/1494.html -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "missy" <missy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in...

Glen - Thanks much for stepping in. I was out of town without a computer. PattyL "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:Os%236FCVHFHA.3088@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

A new mouse fixed the problem. Thanks. "imasurfer" <ewa.fam@sasktel.net> wrote in message news:11257ljd7p0i058@corp.supernews.com...

search on google and download 'enditall' very useful tool "Family Man" <Hank@astutechoicess.com> wrote in message news:1109218030.542148@ftpsrv1...

is the drive seen by your bios. "HJobe71h" wrote:

Ahah! Yes indeed, and now that I have reread the thread the original problem points to some of the same causes: • The amount of space on the hard disk has been reported incorrectly. • You...

Try HP tech support or try reinstalling it again. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base...

Stupid question, but... did you plug in the power supply cable on the drive? John HJobe71h wrote:

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:52:15 +0300, Mikhail Zhilin <mwz@x.REMOVEx.aha.ru> wrote: <...> Forgot to say that if you can't enter Control Panel because of this mouse behavior -- you can either use...