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If i discount the Tour subfolder it's 156 MB, and it's 121 MB if i discount ALL subfolders (i.e. Ols & Tour.) I'm hoping it will work. As i said before, a PCI add-on card w/USB ports. Like this, if drivers are the only issue, all i need is one that actually has them for Win 95, then... C: cd \ mkdir Win98 cd Win98 net use X: \\server\share copy X:\Win98\*.* Do you mean map a drive? And can it be a different letter besides X? Also, what does "*.*" mean? Shouldn't i put C:\ there instead? Unfortunately, i think i have NONE of the above, especially a BIOS that works with that. Could a BIOS update add this ability? BTW, what is a bootserver?

Actually, the /WIN98 folder is 173 MB on my 98 SE CD. I don't understand why 98SE couldn't install from a network share. Doesn't the XP installer reboot (at least once) during setup? I recall the 98SE setup reboots about 3 times total. Win 95 would work better, but i need to add a PCI USB controller (for USB ports) and i believe W95 does NOT support this, am i right? Also, what command do i use to connect to the share from DOS? And would i just use the COPY command to copy it on the hard disk?

But the Hard disk on this PC is just 500 MB. Isn't there a way to run the setup from the share? By typing some command in DOS, maybe?

I'm NOT too familiar with Ghost, how does that work? I can't see how an iso will help me, save for Ghost. Like i said before, this PC does NOT have an Operating System, or CD drive. Huh? What are"net helpers?" What Shareware sites provide net setup of 98 SE? Also, http://www.mdgx.com is mostly a site with tweaks, NOT how to setup 98 SE via a network. The PC i'm tryin' to do a network setup of 98SE on is pretty old: IBM Personal Computer, the exact model name is worn out on it, but it's a Pentium 90mhz w/16 MB Ram (it originally came with a token ring card ) I got rid of it, and 'i'm now using a 3Com 3C905-TX.

How would i go about doing this? I know i need a network boot floppy, then what?

Finally, SUCCESS. The problem was NOT the IDE cable, connector, DVD burner, the motherboard, or anything hardware related. Nor was the problem the Hard Disk controller drivers by themselves. The problem was the Hard Disk Controller drivers SETTINGS. Originally, 98SE detected the following under 'Hard Disk Controllers': 2x Primary IDE Controller (SINGLE fifo) 2x Secondary IDE Controller (SINGLE fifo) 2x Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller First off, the motherboard has ONE IDE channel for a MAX of TWO devices. This is the Primary IDE connector, right? So, why does 98SE detect a Secondary IDE Controller much less a second "Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller", then? Second, so 98SE thinks i can have a MAX of 8 devices connected to my motherboard Or is one of them for the SATA controller? Anyways, in Safe Mode for BOTH the 'Standard Dual PCI IDE Controllers' i went under Settings tab-->'Dual IDE Channel Settings'--> I set the FIRST one listed to "Only Primary IDE Channel Enabled" and the SECOND one listed to "Only SECONDARY IDE Channel Enabled" After rebooting, Voila! 98SE finished in a breeze at long last. Now, the following appears under 'Hard Disk Controllers': Primary IDE Controller (SINGLE fifo) Secondary IDE Controller (SINGLE fifo) 2x Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller As you can see, the other two Primary & Secondary IDE controllers are GONE. However, the DVD burner is NOT detected at all . Also, when i enabled my SATA drive via BIOS, the 'Primary IDE Controller (SINGLE fifo)' gets a yellow excalmation point after it under Device Manger. Why does this happen?

That's right, but i thought this procedure applies ONLY when 98SE is installed on the SAME drive where XP resides, does it not?

Then, i do NOT have an option to turned on/off the SATA drive to anything but RAID. Since there is NO mentioned of "IDE, Compatibility, emulation" or the likes anywhere in BIOS setup. Would a BIOS Firmware update give me this option? I believe the problem is "Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller" because Safe Mode says "The device is not using resources because it has a problem." I can remove it, but i can NOT remove 'Primary or Secondary Controllers (dual fifo)." I get a message that "the device is part of a multi-function device to remove it, first remove the Parent Device. Parent Device: NO description available." What does this mean? I also tried ALL WIN / switches and MSCONFIG advanced settings, but NO luck in booting at all. I think i'm gonna try to install 98SE on the SATA drive. My question: Can 98SE co-exist on a separate partition on the same drive where XP is ALREADY installed?

I think i found 'PATA emulation mode' in the BIOS. Under Drives>SATA Operation>'RAID Autodetect/ATA' is selected. The BIOS describes it as "RAID if signed drives, otherwise ATA." So, since i do NOT have a RAID array the drive is PATA mode? (ATA=PATA) How is "Win98 not using the IDE hardware in the way your system expects"? What, in particular, do you suggest i tweak in the Advanced section of MSCONFIG? What driver(s) do you have in mind that i should use to replace the already installed HDD controllers?

Actually, i'm thinking of installing 98se on the SATA drive instead, since i may install Linux on the PATA. But what is "PATA emulation mode" and how do i enable it? Copying a 98se installation rarely works, but i may give it a try. Well, i have a glimmer of hope, Safe Mode is working! However, i don't know what to do there. What INF file could cause the 'Disk Write Error' i'd like to know?

I just copied the D:/WIN98 folder to C:\ and installed from there using 'setup /p i'. I'm afraid to say that it did NOT help. I get the exact same BSOD error at the same time as before. Disk Write Error Unable to write to disk in drive C: Data or files may be lost Is there anything else i can do now

Well, changing the PATA drive to boot BEFORE the SATA drive via BIOS made FDISK recognize it as 'Drive 1.' NO more Su0013 error when i run setup. However, i got a SU0015 & SU0012 error, but BOTH of these errors let me 'Continue' to setup. Unfortunately, setup will NOT finish, it copies files fine, but the SECOND screen that detects hardware NEVER comes up instead i get this BSOD: Disk Write Error Unable to write to disk in drive C: Data or files may be lost What's the deal? Here's what i've tried: I disabled the SATA drive in BIOS (NOT disconnected it, though) and RE-installed (this time, NO SU0015, SU0012, or ANY SU errors, by the way) BUT the end result is EXACTLY the same as before. I partitioned the drive in FDISK (it took a long time to "Verify Integrity", too) It's Primary and set active, and the first and ONLY partition on the drive. I formatted it as FAT32 using the DOS FORMAT C: command. Could it be that my CD Drive, which happens to be a DVD burner (AND also where i'm installing 98SE from) is NOT being detected by setup? The model is HP DVD Writer 840x. Or is it something to do with the IDE drive? I'll try to disable the on-board sound (maybe video card, too) and see what happens. I think my chipset supports 98SE, because there is a thread here on this forum by someone with a similar chipset who got 98SE working on it.

Here's the deal: I have TWO hard drives one is SATA and 160 gigs and another is PATA and 300 gigs. XP is on the SATA disk, so i wanna install 98SE on the PATA drive. I ran FDISK and made a 4.3 gig FAT32 there, but when i run setup i get SU0013 error. I searched the web for solutions, but NONE have worked so far. I thought it's because the partition is NOT active, i tried to set it active in FDISK, but it says "Only partitions on Drive 1 can be made active" WHY? So, i used Ranish Partition Manager to set the partition active, but i STILL get SU0013 error. What's the problem? Is it because 98SE will ONLY setup on 'Drive 1?' How can i change it so FDISK and 98SE setup will see the PATA drive as 'Drive 1' and NOT Drive 2? Specs: Chipset: Intel Grantsdale-G i915G/GL/GV Processor: Pentium 4 Prescott @ 2.8 GHz w/ HT (HT is Disabled in BIOS) Memory: 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM (2 x 256 MB 240-pin DIMM sticks) Display: Intel 82915G/GV/GL Express Fanily Chipset (GMA 900) SATA Drive: Seagate ST3160828AS PATA Drive: Seagate ST3300620A Thanks.

Is there anyway for Windows Media Player 6.4 to play DVDs? I think it can because there's an 'Open DVD' button to press, but when i do an 'X' covers the volume slider and it will NOT display any video. The following line is present in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Settings\EnableDVDUI= YES So, what's going on? Am i just missing the right codec? If that's case where can i get that codec from?