Help reinstalling my W98SE PC

SMHarman · 26-03-2004, 00:02

Reformetted HDD
Reinstalled W98
Got the screen and LAN drivers installed and its online!

Need to run windows update, but getting lots of script errors. I imagine because I am currently on IE4 SP1.

Can i upgrade this directly to IE6? The MS site seems to throw me out.

Next steps / thoughts?

philip.j.fry · 26-03-2004, 00:04

Bit of a hack I know, but have you got something like an NTL or Freeserve installer CD lying around the house, they usually have a copy of IE5 and above on them so it may get you that far.

Chris W · 26-03-2004, 00:08

if you have the ntl installer cd to hand, browse to setup -> IE5.5 -> locate the installer file and bob's your uncle!

Alternatively, somewhere on MS's site there is a download for IE5.5 as well, but is quite hidden (and i am too lazy to find it for you!) because the like people to go straight to IE6 now.

Or... option 3... download another browser and run the updates through that and just ditch IE!

MovedGoalPosts · 26-03-2004, 00:09

Many of the online updates can only run independent of each other. Especailly the IE and DirectX ones. You need to carefully select these, deselecting others from the Windows Update screens.

Tip, do the IE updates first, then the patches for IE. If you can quickly, get your A/V updated before doing too much else, as that might then stop an infection before you can get all the patches loaded.

Flubflow · 26-03-2004, 00:17

Personally I think IE5.5 is as far as you should want to go with Windows98/se/me systems. IE6 is fine for windowsXP but can often cause problems with win98/se/me.

Chris W · 26-03-2004, 00:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flubflow

Personally I think IE5.5 is as far as you should want to go with Windows98/se/me systems. IE6 is fine for windowsXP but can often cause problems with win98/se/me.

IE6(sp1) is now available and suitable and ... wait for it... SUPPORTED BY MICROSOFT!!! on win98/se/me/2k

I would say just stay away from it as much as you can!

mozilla firefox does me nicely!

SMHarman · 26-03-2004, 00:53

5.5. is no longer availible for download according to the msft site. It is into 2nd stage support, updates will be availible etc, but no new installs.

I chose custom install of ie6 and it worked.

Now it is crawlling through direct X

I have zone alarm downloaded and waiting untill the next restart...

Thanks

MovedGoalPosts · 26-03-2004, 01:10

I know M$ recently decided there was a big security hole in 5.5 probably why it has been withdrawn from public consumption. I expect the security patches for it probably would have got close to IE6 anyway.

Chris W · 26-03-2004, 01:16

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

IE5.5 sp2.... only for winME aparently, but i am sure it will work with 98 as well

mart44 · 26-03-2004, 06:35

How about going into: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.

If not already done:
*Tick the box that says, 'Disable Script Debugging'
*Untick the box that says, 'Display a notification about every script error'

SMHarman · 26-03-2004, 07:22

Once IE6 was installed everything was fine. Now all updates on board and zone alarm protecting the system.

Next install extra HDD.

SMHarman · 27-03-2004, 00:39

I'll re-use this thread.

I've just pulled it apart and installed a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 120Gb UDMA133. The jumper on this shows slave, the jumper on the original disc master.

Both are on the same cable.

Power the PC back up and it cannot find any HDDs (or the only one it can find is unformatted?)? Help?

Chris W · 27-03-2004, 02:12

try booting from a windows installer disk and then that will format the drive for you.

If you don't have that option available, pm me and i will send you the files to create a dos 6.2 boot disk, use that and then format for win and resintall. Should sort you out.

SMHarman · 27-03-2004, 08:32

I thought it would detect the old 6Gb drive and boot from there, then I would format the new disk.

I can boot from the installer disk, but only get A: and D:

Which option should i use when I run the 98 CD?

I think my next step is to disconnect the new HDD and see if it runs OK without it still. The cable might be loose on the MOBO.

Stuartbe · 27-03-2004, 09:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMHarman

I thought it would detect the old 6Gb drive and boot from there, then I would format the new disk.

I can boot from the installer disk, but only get A: and D:

Which option should i use when I run the 98 CD?

I think my next step is to disconnect the new HDD and see if it runs OK without it still. The cable might be loose on the MOBO.

Hi m8...

You need to fdisk the second drive and format it before it will work. Hold CRTL on the keyboard just before windows starts to load and you will see a menu. Slect command prompt only from the list.

Type fdisk

select option 5 then enter.
Select disk 2
create an extended dos partition and then create a logical drive within the extended partition.
Exit Fdisk and reboot the computer folowing the same steps above for the menu.

at the command prompt type format d:

HTH