From: Richard Chalk (rchalk_at_mindspring.com)
Date: Mon Jul 05 1999 - 22:30:36 EDT
If you wait long enough, it will eventually continue, but it takes a LONG
time looking for the non-existent floppy drive.
Richard
At 08:53 PM 7/5/99 -0500, Eric Giles wrote:
>Bill-
>
>I am assuming that you have the CD-ROM/DVD drive in the drive bay. Do you
>happen to have the floppy drive hooked up with the external cable at the
>same time? I ran into almost the same thing when I originally upgraded my
>770ED to win98. I remembered from many desktop installs that this is at the
>point that it accesses the floppy drive. Hooking up the floppy drive solved
>the installation hang.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Eric Giles
>
>NOW, the trouble comes when i try to upgrade to win98 2nd edition...
>>it loads well, up to the point of the win98 setup window which sets up:
>>
>>Control Panel
>>Programs on the Start Menu
>>Windows Help
>>MS-DOS program settings
>>Tuning up Application Start
>>System Configueration
>>
>>the whole thing gets stuck on the "Programs on the Start Menu" item...
>>
>>this has occured while trying to load win98 2nd edition fresh and over
>>the preload as described above..
>>
>>anyone have any thoughts on this..?
>>
>>
>>--
>>Live Long and Prosper, Happy trails...
>>
>>** Bill Morrow ** :-)
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>>770Z-8AU, 760ED, 760CD, (5)701C, 560E, 755CE, 750C et al...
>>
>>Including, but not limited to, Subject to prior sale, Your mileage will
>>vary, Done on a
>>closed road with a professional driver AND Do not try this at home..
>>
>>
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