eculbert wrote:
> I have hard drives setup for linux...in either ext2 or
> ext3 format.
> 
> I was trying to 'wipe one' via installing w98 and get
> 'operating system not found' as soon as it accesses
> the cdrom...at least right after the bios boots. Works
> fb with linux live cd's or when no cd and boots into
> linux distro.
> 
> Is or does the windows have to see a partition it can
> write to already on the hd.
> 
> I need windows for some special windows only thing I
> want to do. 
> 
> So do I first need to use a live distro and
> wipe/format to 32 bit windows format or such to
> install w98 so I can run this one program?
> 
> Ed
> 
> Ed/ke7feg
> 

Many w98 cdrom media are not bootable. To get installing, make a bootable
w98/dos floppy, boot the floppy w/ cdrom support, then run setup.exe on the
cdrom. At least that's how I'd do it.

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
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