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Question

new problem...

by Oct 19, 2013 8:13AM PDT

when I try to install win98 it says not ready reading drive d there I no drive d so I make one in fdisk and then I try it again and it says not ready reading drive e then I make a drive e and then it says not ready reading drive f and so on. how can I fix this? please don't say a new hard drive, I don't have the money for one

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Clarification Request
Is this the same computer
by itsdigger Oct 19, 2013 8:25AM PDT
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i re-did it
by lucas185 Oct 19, 2013 8:27AM PDT

I put the pc back together because the mobo barely fit in there and the screw hole didn't match up, so im back to an hp pavilion with all original parts

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(NT) When/if you get Win 98, what good is it?
by Oct 19, 2013 8:29AM PDT
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0.o
by lucas185 Oct 19, 2013 8:32AM PDT

when/ if I get win98 I can view the specs then see what other versions its compatible with and actually make it usable

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Well I'll ask
by Oct 19, 2013 8:32AM PDT

you again to try running a live cd to see if it's a hardware problem also if it's a cracked OS who knows what will happen

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i did
by lucas185 Oct 19, 2013 8:34AM PDT

I tried knoppix and it wasn't working and then it started debugging then there was an error

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Did you?
by Dafydd Oct 19, 2013 8:39AM PDT
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i cant use ubuntu
by lucas185 Oct 19, 2013 8:40AM PDT

I only have a 700 mb cd and the Ubuntu iso is 708

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than try Puppy
by itsdigger Oct 19, 2013 8:42AM PDT

Noswaith dda Dafydd

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since there's
by itsdigger Oct 19, 2013 8:39AM PDT

no OS, why not try installing Ubuntu , it only takes a few minutes

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i cant
by lucas185 Oct 19, 2013 8:41AM PDT

my cd isn't big enough

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OK.
by Dafydd Oct 19, 2013 8:57AM PDT
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(NT) thx ill try it
by lucas185 Oct 19, 2013 8:59AM PDT
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Da iawn, diolch Dafydd
by itsdigger Oct 19, 2013 9:08AM PDT

A tithau?. Rydw i'n dysgu Cymraeg. (a little lol)

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Hey!
by Dafydd Oct 19, 2013 9:15AM PDT

Well done.

Dafydd.

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