Basic system loading problem!

[leethehund]

I've hit this one before but I can't remember the solution! I'm trying to load w98se. I'm building a new system which is pretty basic:
Shuttle AK32 board
XP2000+ cpu
256 K PC2100 mem
+ other stuff that doesn't seem revelent to this problem
Using a w98 startup disk with cd support. After D:setup and scandisk runs, it tells me that it can't proceed because of a problem with memory allocation and that I should use a later edition of himem. What, oh what am I doing wrong???
Thanks for your help!

[KHT]

Have you tried setting the CD as first boot device in BIOS and booting to the W98 installation CD instead of the start up disk?

[andyms18a]

affter you formated the drive did you system it by typing sys c:
at the a: if you did format it aggen and dont system it all so if you have a 98se cd then you nead a 98se boot disk

[KHT]

I second formatting without the /s switch, it prevents the annoying message that a previous OS already exists, etc. etc. etc.

However, if the BIOS supports CD boot, then the W98 SE will boot and a setup floppy is not required. Your options will be, install W98, start computer with CD support or start without CD support. Choose, install W98.

[leethehund]

Thanks folks, I solved the problem without knowing exactly what was going on!? I reset the bios to defaults and it came right up and loaded without a glitch. What can you do in bios to mess up himem? My guess is that the error message has little to do with the actual problem.
Thanks again.