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The reason I reinstalled ME is -
The laptop (K62 500, 96mb ram) I reinstalled on, isn't actually mine - it was given on long term loan by a friend, who may want it back at some stage (highly unlikely though) but therefore would want it as it was (ME)...
I'd been running Edubuntu on it for a while, as the laptop was being used by the kids, but because "all our friends use windows" I was pressured into putting back Windows....
I've got other pc's running 98SE / 2000 & XP.... and as the laptop originally came with ME, why not reinstall it.
I've also got a system restore CD for it (which I can't get to work at all), which has a ghost image on (*.gtg - anyone familiar with this format and how to use it)..... Apparently there should be a hidden partition with part of the image on, but I can't find it, and may have wiped it accidently when installing Edubuntu...
Lot of waffle there, but I think you can see why I went back to ME.
Chris
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Is that the latest pack that was posted????
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...35entry489133
Chris
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Thanks
I eventually found that thread and am holding my breath (is that advisable???)
Chris
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I've just done a reinstall of Win Me...
To save me downloading all the packs at home on my poxy dial-up, is there anywhere I can download all the Service Pack files to burn to CD, and take home???
I've seen mention of an unnoficial service pack... is that still available anywhere???
Thanks
Chris
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Anywher to download the XP Msconfig from???? without having to go ta winxp machine??
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I've been given an old pc with win98 installed (c drive).
On this machine I've also installed my old hard drive with win98SE (d drive).
Can I drop the contents of the windows folder on d: (se) into the folder on c: to upgrade to 98se???
I don't want to use d: as the main drive as this is only 3GB the c: is 20gb....
Thanks
Chris
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Thanks for the advice guys, however I decided what the feck, and went for a clean install on D.
This all went smoothly and I've now got a dual boot system. (no need to worry about the "incompatible controller".
If anyone else has the same worries as me, then I hope this gives you the confidence to install.
I'll probably be posting other queries if I get them.
Cheers
Chris
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Another question on the install - as I'm told -
It is recommended that you have the correct driver ready on afloppy disk before you continue. If Setup cannot proceed without
the driver, you will need to cancel Setup.
What files do I need on the floppy:
1. The whole 4in1 cab file
2. The extracted Cab file
3. Just the folders with the win2k drivers - (IDEwin2k & Win2k)
4. Just the files from the above named folders?
Thanks in advance
Chris
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Thanks for that - unfortunately I don't speak Italian(?) or German
There was a typo - the board is p3 370A-VP
What are the drivers on the first link?? and how do I get them???
I'm also wary of flashing the bios - I had a bad experience in the past - will I get away with leaving it as it is??
Also why the question on the MB - i have 2 x 128 sticks of pc100 ram
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I'm about to emabark on an upgrade from win98 to win 2k pro - however I'm concerned about the "incompatible hard disk controller" message I get on the system check.
My machine has:
Commate P3 /370-VP (ver 1.3) mobo
Award Bios V4.51 PGN
Via 82c691 rev 86 chipset
Super i/o Ali M5i33
256 mb ram
10 gb hard drive
PIII 700mhz proc
Before I go ahead with the upgrade - what drivers do i need to correct the incompatibe HD error??? -
I've gone to Viaarena and downloaded the version 4.43 4in1 chipset driver - which should contain the correct drivers for the install???
As a second thought - would I be wiser to do a clean install of Win2k to my D drive and use the inbuilt dual boot option??
Thanks in advance
Chris
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win me service pack
in Windows 9x/ME
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I tried the file this weekend, and had the same errors as reported in the other thread http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=61407
Chris