Re: [Thinkpad] 600x and installing Windows

D: might do the trick

If your hard drive is C:, and has only one partition, then D: is the likely
drive letter for your cd-rom.

Matt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam" <adam_src@fastmail.fm>
To: <James@thinkpads.com>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 600x and installing Windows

>
> Friday, October 24, 2003, 1:00:20 AM, you wrote:
>
> >> Can someone advise what are the steps to install Windows 98 on the
> >> Thinkpad 600x? This used notebook I just got came with no manuals, or
> >> booklets. And I have never installed Windows before from nothing.
>
> > See:
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-48VPPW
>
> Yes, this is a good start.
>
> I can't follow these steps though:
>
> > Change to the CD-ROM drive (for example E:) that has the Windows 98 SE
CD-ROM media.
> > Change the directory to E:\Win98 (where E: is CD-ROM drive letter)
> Type E:\>>setup a:\APMINST.INF and press Enter .
>
> I do insert both the boot disk, and the Windows 98 CD ROM. But when I
> power it on, it still leaves me at a black screen that says:
>
> /---------------------------
> Microsoft(R) Windows 98
> ...
>
> C:\> _
>
> \---------------------------
>
> nothing happens further.
>
> and I also try:
>
> /---------------------------
> E:
>
> invalid drive specification
>
> > dir
>
> Volume in drive C has no label
> ...
>
> COMMAND.COM 93,890 ...
> 1 file(s)
> 0 dir(s) 11,490.81 MB free.
>
> \---------------------------
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Adam
>
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