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Old 01-01-2003, 08:52 PM   #1
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Need Help Installing Windows 98

I just reformatted my Hard Drive and am trying to reinstall Windows 98.

I got to the setup screen and it starts to setup Windows 98 and I get this message:

Message SU0013

Setup cannot create files on your startup drive and cannot setup Windows 98.

If you have HPFS or NTFS, you must create an MS-DOS boot partition. If you have LANtastic server or SuperStor compression, disable it before running setup. See setup.txt on Setup Disk 1 or the Windows98 compact disc.


EXIT SETUP
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Old 01-01-2003, 11:03 PM   #2
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IS the HDD formatted in FAT32 and do you have an active partition?
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Old 01-01-2003, 11:11 PM   #3
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First, a few of questions so we can better assist you:
  • Did you FORMAT the hard drive with your Windows 98 disk before starting setup?
  • Are you using a disk utility (like EZ Drive or Max Blast?
  • Are you setting up with the Setup floppy or from the CD-Rom?

you can also check out SU00xx Error messages


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You say you reformatted. Have you run fdisk? http://fdisk.radified.com/ This is a good tutorial.
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Sounds like the win-98 cd has errors on it, Try another copy of the win-98 cd....
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