Re: [Thinkpad] Best way to install Win98SE on 760XL

I did the same thing (install 98SE on a 760 XL) some months ago, and I think
the described way (while being correct in general) won't work because
himem.sys is missing on the hard drive when you boot up from that.
I copied (if I recall correctly) the entire content of the boot disk to the
hard drive (all files to c:\dos\ except io.sys, msdos.sys, command.com,
drvspace.bin/dblspace.bin, autoexec.bat and config.sys, which should reside
in c:\) and edited c:\config.sys and c:\autoexec.bat to the resp. locations
under c:\ or c:\dos\. Then copied (with the CD-ROM switched in) all the
setup files to d:\install\win98\ (I think it is wise to partition your HD -
using FDISK or Partition Magic - so you can separate your data - including
essential install files - from the system and apps; so you can wipe your
system/app drive without losing your data) and ran setup from the HD.
You can delete C:\dos later. You should clean up c:\config.sys and
c:\autoexec.bat, too.

> In answer to Courtney's question, here's an answer based on long experience.
> Some of this is written from memory, so I hope other list members will make
> corrections where needed.
>
> Go to an existing Windows 98 machine and create a Startup Disk (Control
> Panel - Add/Remove Programs - Startup Disk). Boot the 760XL from this disk;
> save some time by choosing the option to boot without CD-ROM support.
>
> At the end of the boot process, a message will appear saying that the
> diagnostic tools have been successfully installed on Drive D: (or some other
> letter); remember which letter it is.
>
> Now, if necessary, run FDISK to prepare the hard drive and FORMAT C:/S to
> make it bootable; if the hard drive is already formatted, use SYS C: to
> make it bootable.
>
> Now, copy the following file from the root directory of the startup disk to
> the root directory of drive C: - OAKCDROM.SYS
>
> Remember that the diskette created a RAM disk when booting, and that its
> drive letter is perhaps D:. From the root directory of the RAM disk,copy the
> file MSCDEX.EXE to the root directory of drive C:
>
> Run EDIT.com (it will be in the path; no need to find the program itself)
> and create a C:\CONFIG.SYS file containing these commands:
>
> device=himem.sys /testmem:off
> device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
> files=10
> buffers=10
> dos=high,umb
> stacks=9,256
>
> Now create a C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT file containing this line:
>
> LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001
>
> Turn off the machine, remove the floppy drive, install the CD-ROM drive,
> restart the machine and make sure that it boots from the hard disk and
> installs CD-ROM support. Insert the Windows 98 CD and make sure you can read
> it.
>
> On the C: drive, create a directory WIN98.
>
> Copy all the files from the \WIN98 directory on the CD-ROM into the new
> WIN98 directory on the hard disk.
>
> Go to C:\WIN98 and run SETUP. This installs Windows 98, and leave all the
> in98 setup files on your hard disk so that Windows can find them when it
> neds them later, and won't prompt you to insert the CD.
>
> After installing Windows 98, you may want to look at the instructions on
> this page for information on how to get all the Microsoft security updates
> on a single CD, and how to install all the Windows 98 updates and fixes in a
> single step (but be sure to read the paragraph that begins "Warning" before
> using the "unofficial 98 SE service pack"):
>
> http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/computer.html#install
>
> Edward Mendelson
>
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Received on Tue Jun 1 20:48:43 2004