98SE Install

[Boulton]

Hi guys

Still probs on installing 98se formatted and run set up and re boot to dos and says do you want to boot from hard drive or cd rom then shuts down after encountering an error or if it gets further a fatal exeption in vxd

Pc not over cloked and and tried all suggestions by jim on changing some bios settings i have disconnected everythin out the back of the pc

What else can i try?

[Cricket]

What is the exact error message you're getting?

Are you installing OS with just the motherboard, CPU, heatsink, video card, RAM, case speaker (if you don't have a on-board piezo speaker), power supply and monitor? Or do you have any PCI or ISA cards installed?

Have you tried another IDE cable yet?

Have you swapped out your RAM yet?

Is that system information in your signature? If it is, it's way too long and you'll have to shorten it or remove it. It's a pain to scroll through.

:) Cricket

[ktkendall]

Have U tried simmtester found here:
www.simmtester.com

[Joeberg]

I would swap parts out of the system untill the system boots...
Hope That Helps,
-Joe

[GaryRouth]

The fact that your autoexec.bat file still refers to "Wininsto.400" seems to tell me that your install didn't finish normally. That's usually cleaned up after a successful install.

Are you running more than one network adapter, or using a Novell client? That's where I'm used to seeing mprexe.exe.

I'd test your memory (kt gave you the link to MemoryDoc), hard drive (use the manufacturer's diagnostics), cdrom (you can use SysSoft Sandra from a working PC http://www.sisoftware.uk.co)

Then go through your motherboard's manual one more time & double-check your Bios settings.

If the hardware & Bios look OK, try the install again from the very beginning (with a clean drive). You have several partitions, so scan all of them for viruses as well. A good way to double-check is to scan the TrendMicro's online tool, HouseCall (http://www.trendmicro.com - navigate to "online tools")

Best of luck ( & hi there kt, Cricket, & Joe)
. . . Gary

[GaryRouth]

Oops...I typed the SiSoft address wrong. It should read http://www.sisoftware.co.uk

Sorry about that.
. . . Gary