does any one know how to set up a windows 98 dell with out a disk?

Answer 1

You could be a lot more detailed. You mean floppy disk or cd? You can install windows on to a computer via cd only. Or you can load a dos disc with autoexec.bat loading the cdrom or dvdrom drivers. People actually have autoload scripts with multiple drivers these days, you can download for free.

Do you mean without a harddisc? That is impossible.

Answer 2

If you can access the hard drive still... it should be easy. Just copy all the dell drivers from 'C:\drivers' directory and subdirectories onto a CD. Then on another disk copy the windows install files from 'C:\windows\options\cabs'. Then use a floppy win98 boot disk to boot and run the setup.exe from the 'C:\windows\options\cabs' disk. Type in the product key, should be on the side of the case... if not get it from the registery before you do any of these steps. Then use the driver cd to install the video/sound/network stuff. You may want to back up anything on the desktop before doing this too.

Answer 3

Are you talking about installing windows 98 without a disk?

If that's the case, then no. You can't install an OS without an OS disk. A lot of older computers also come with sytem restore disks which are needed to install all the hardware drivers along with the OS

BTW; Dustless systems are computers without hard drives yet still obtain it's OS installation from a networked drive, so it is possible to install a dell with no Hard drive

Answer 4

once you've reached the position FDISK asking you've NTFS record equipment in XP . so FDISK will create purely 2GB of established dive , dont do this follow this insert XP bootable CD try isntalling bypass as a lot because the position HDD partition is executed in case your Cchronic have more suitable than 20 GB delete C partion and create new C partion approx 15GB , then create proceed to be partition as an instance once you've 40GB in Cchronic delete this partion then create prtition of 15GB and 25GB. your Cchronic should be 15GB then try setting up XP that is going to requested formating the disk format IN fats record equipment as win98 doesnot help NTFS , even as format is finished and some record get coping all started change OFF . Then insert win98CD you are able to now istall win98. Plz bypass thatchronic shows like F: motive force loaded elect Fchronic then CD win98sesetup then follow education

Answer 5

I think you mean without a floppy drive.

If so. You may want to consider finding a DOS bootable CD or have your Hard Drive put in other computer so that you can have it bootable and install the driver for your CD Drive. YOu may also want to consider using a bootable Win98 Installation CD.

Regards,

Answer 6

meditate in front of your computer. meditate upon the words: "Fix you damn computer. put my 98 back on" and meditate hard on those words. It will fix. +2

Answer 7

try this http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm