lunedì 6 settembre 2021

Install Windows 98 on Compact Flash with Intel SE440BX2 Motherboard

*It is key to have a working bootable windows 98 se floppy
** Once windows is installed, Do not move around hard disks

Enable LBA in bios
Boot with w98se floppy without CD support
run FDISK
Enable large disk support YES
Delete all partitions
Create a new primary partition
Say NO to use maximum size (and accept any size suggested)
Make partition ACTIVE
make sure you exit da FDISK
Reboot
Disable LBA in bios
Boot with w98se floppy with CD support
Go to D:\win98
FORMAT C: /q /v:win98se
Accept unconditional format
MD C:\WINDOWS
MD C:\WINDOWS\CABS
CD C:\WINDOWS\CABS
C:
COPY D:\WIN98\*.*
Remove both CD and Floppy
SETUP.EXE /is
Wait a lil bit, screen will go black for a minute
Install Windwos.