System Disk

[jstijerina]

Question: I have Windows 98 running on my PC, but my kids seem to have lost the recovery disk. Before I run into problems, can I make (burn) a back up? All Iwant is to have a back up.

[HAL9000]

Are you saying they have lost the boot disk, or the Win98 CD itself? If you just lost the boot disk, no big deal as the Win98 CD is a bootable CD and a separate bootdisk is not required. If you have lost the actual CD, check for the directory C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS which will have the installation files which you can burn to a CD for future installation. You can call Microsoft and get a replacement CD rather cheap.

[ZANEY123]

or if you mean the recovery cd that came with the computer you can get one from the place where you got the computer,,DELLHP>

that would be if that is what you mean,

what type of computer is it?

if yuou need help finding the way on the net post back.

Zaney123

[jstijerina]

HAL9000 AND ZANEY123,

Thanks for the replies. Basically, I am upgrading the motherboard and processor and I need a Win98 bootup disk to do the initial boot up and get into the BIOS. I managed to find the "recovery disk" from my HP Pavillon 5365. I was trying to create a floppy system startup disk to use for my upgrade, but when I do this, the instructions asks me to insert the Win98 CD ROM which I do not have. When I insert the Recovery Disk, it does not work.

Regards, Jesse

[ZANEY123]

go to www.bootdisk.com to get a new boot disk for 98. you might have to buy a new OS since they only gave you the recovery cd which is just a image of your original drive, which since you are changing the motherboard of your computer the recovery cd wont work.

Zaney123

edit: here is the link right to the bootdisk you need.

http://www.mirrors.org/archived_soft...s/boot98se.exe

[jstijerina]

ZANEY123,

THANKS!

Jesse