> Hi,
>
> I'm having great difficulites trying to get Windows 98 Second Edition to
> boot up. It just keeps displaying:
>
> Reboot and Select propert Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected
> device.
>
> I've tried about 4 different CD's and none of them will work. I even
> resorted to reading the help file and noticed it said it could install
> an ISO image, so I download Win98 Sec edition as an ISO image from MSDN
> subscribers site and dragged it onto the picture of the CD in the Virtual
> statusbar, but it didn't do anything, if I press enter I get the same
> message. If I right click on the CD picture, I get a new menu item saying
> "Release en_win098_se.iso".
>
> I had no problem installing WinXP from a bootable CD.
>
> Any ideas
> Thanks
>
> Tristan
> www.backpackpro.com
>
>

> Problem is that the laptop doesn't have a floppy drive, only 1 CD/DVD
> reader.
>
> Any other ideas? I thought the ISO image would be the answer, but didn't
> work.
>
>
>
> "Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Have you tried a bootable floppy from www.bootdisk.com? Most 98 CDs
> > weren't
> > bootable, I think even including the MSDN ISO
> >
> > --
> > --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - IIS, Virtual PC]
> > http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
> > tutorial site :-)
> > http://vpc.visualwin.com - Does <insert OS name> work on VPC 2004? Find
> > out
> > here
> > Only reply by newsgroup. I do not do technical support via email. Any
> > emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.
> >
> >
> > "Tristan" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> > news:(email address - cut out)...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm having great difficulites trying to get Windows 98 Second Edition
> >> boot up. It just keeps displaying:
> >>
> >> Reboot and Select propert Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected
> > Boot
> >> device.
> >>
> >> I've tried about 4 different CD's and none of them will work. I even
> >> resorted to reading the help file and noticed it said it could install
> > from
> >> an ISO image, so I download Win98 Sec edition as an ISO image from MSDN
> >> subscribers site and dragged it onto the picture of the CD in the
> > PC
> >> statusbar, but it didn't do anything, if I press enter I get the same
> >> message. If I right click on the CD picture, I get a new menu item
> >> saying
> >> "Release en_win098_se.iso".
> >>
> >> I had no problem installing WinXP from a bootable CD.
> >>
> >> Any ideas
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Tristan
> >> www.backpackpro.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

> It didn't quite work. I followed the instructions, but it only booted
> into c:\ prompt, not a:\ prompt like the instructions stated. So I
> skipped that part of the instructions and tried changing to d:\ drive
> which contained the CD of Windows 98, but it came up saying invalid drive
> letter. I've ordered an external floppy drive, so will see if I can get
> it going with that.
>
> Thanks for your help
> Tristan
>
>
>
> "Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> See:
>> http://www.essjae.com/VPC/virtual_pc_downloads.htm
>> "Windows 98 ready VMC and VFD:"
>>
>> --
>> --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - IIS, Virtual PC]
>> http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
>> tutorial site :-)
>> http://vpc.visualwin.com - Does <insert OS name> work on VPC 2004? Find
>> out
>> here
>> Only reply by newsgroup. I do not do technical support via email. Any
>> emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.
>>
>>
>> "Tristan" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Problem is that the laptop doesn't have a floppy drive, only 1 CD/DVD
>>> reader.
>>>
>>> Any other ideas? I thought the ISO image would be the answer, but
>>> didn't
>>> work.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > Have you tried a bootable floppy from www.bootdisk.com? Most 98 CDs
>>> > weren't
>>> > bootable, I think even including the MSDN ISO
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - IIS, Virtual PC]
>>> > http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
>>> > tutorial site :-)
>>> > http://vpc.visualwin.com - Does <insert OS name> work on VPC 2004?
>>> > Find
>>> > out
>>> > here
>>> > Only reply by newsgroup. I do not do technical support via email.
>>> > Any
>>> > emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Tristan" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> > news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm having great difficulites trying to get Windows 98 Second Edition
>> to
>>> >> boot up. It just keeps displaying:
>>> >>
>>> >> Reboot and Select propert Boot device or Insert Boot Media in
>>> >> selected
>>> > Boot
>>> >> device.
>>> >>
>>> >> I've tried about 4 different CD's and none of them will work. I even
>>> >> resorted to reading the help file and noticed it said it could
>>> >> install
>>> > from
>>> >> an ISO image, so I download Win98 Sec edition as an ISO image from
>>> >> MSDN
>>> >> subscribers site and dragged it onto the picture of the CD in the
>> Virtual
>>> > PC
>>> >> statusbar, but it didn't do anything, if I press enter I get the same
>>> >> message. If I right click on the CD picture, I get a new menu item
>>> >> saying
>>> >> "Release en_win098_se.iso".
>>> >>
>>> >> I had no problem installing WinXP from a bootable CD.
>>> >>
>>> >> Any ideas
>>> >> Thanks
>>> >>
>>> >> Tristan
>>> >> www.backpackpro.com
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

>I have the same issue whilst installing Windows95
>
> I have a floppy disk and a cd (OSR2.5).
>
> Upon starting or CTRL ALT DEL "ing the floppy starts up and it loads up
> drive C as the cdROM and completely ignores D drive.
>
> When I use the C drive "setup.exe" It then tells me it cannot create the
> temp directory. This is most likely as I am in fact trying to then write
> back
> to the cd as this is the only drive referenced.
>
> How do I activate the CD rom as drive D and the main drive as C?

>You need to fdisk, reboot, and then format C: for it to show up. It's just
>like installing an OS on a new hard drive/PC.
>
>- Bob Comer
>
>
>"Nicksc" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>I have the same issue whilst installing Windows95
>>
>> I have a floppy disk and a cd (OSR2.5).
>>
>> Upon starting or CTRL ALT DEL "ing the floppy starts up and it loads up
>> drive C as the cdROM and completely ignores D drive.
>>
>> When I use the C drive "setup.exe" It then tells me it cannot create the
>> temp directory. This is most likely as I am in fact trying to then write
>> back
>> to the cd as this is the only drive referenced.
>>
>> How do I activate the CD rom as drive D and the main drive as C?
>

>I think we have a failure to communicate here...
>
>> If the poster is using the Win98 package from my site, it is
>> pre-formatted and fdisked, and will boot to a C: prompt IF the win98
>> boot disk isn't attached.
>
>I hadn't heard of the preformatted vhd you're describing. It doesn't come
>with VPC so I didn't know if he'd have something like that or not.
>
>>Booting to the C: drive will NOT load the
>> cd-rom drivers.
>
>I was assuming booting from floppy, sorry.
>
>- Bob Comer
>
>
>"Steve Jain" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> If the poster is using the Win98 package from my site, it is
>> pre-formatted and fdisked, and will boot to a C: prompt IF the win98
>> boot disk isn't attached. Booting to the C: drive will NOT load the
>> cd-rom drivers.
>>
>> So, reattach the boot disk included, then restart and the VM will boot
>> to an A: prompt and load the cd-rom drivers.
>>
>> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:03:02 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>You need to fdisk, reboot, and then format C: for it to show up. It's
>>>just
>>>like installing an OS on a new hard drive/PC.
>>>
>>>- Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>>"Nicksc" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>>I have the same issue whilst installing Windows95
>>>>
>>>> I have a floppy disk and a cd (OSR2.5).
>>>>
>>>> Upon starting or CTRL ALT DEL "ing the floppy starts up and it loads up
>>>> drive C as the cdROM and completely ignores D drive.
>>>>
>>>> When I use the C drive "setup.exe" It then tells me it cannot create the
>>>> temp directory. This is most likely as I am in fact trying to then write
>>>> back
>>>> to the cd as this is the only drive referenced.
>>>>
>>>> How do I activate the CD rom as drive D and the main drive as C?
>>>
>>
>> Steve Jain, Microsoft MVP for Virtual PC for Windows
>> Website: http://www.essjae.com
>> *** All posts are provided AS-IS, no warranty, no QoS ***
>

> If the poster is using the Win98 package from my site, it is
> pre-formatted and fdisked, and will boot to a C: prompt IF the win98
> boot disk isn't attached.
>Booting to the C: drive will NOT load the
> cd-rom drivers.
> If the poster is using the Win98 package from my site, it is
> pre-formatted and fdisked, and will boot to a C: prompt IF the win98
> boot disk isn't attached. Booting to the C: drive will NOT load the
> cd-rom drivers.
>
> So, reattach the boot disk included, then restart and the VM will boot
> to an A: prompt and load the cd-rom drivers.
>
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:03:02 -0400, "Robert Comer"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>You need to fdisk, reboot, and then format C: for it to show up. It's
>>just
>>like installing an OS on a new hard drive/PC.
>>
>>- Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>"Nicksc" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>I have the same issue whilst installing Windows95
>>>
>>> I have a floppy disk and a cd (OSR2.5).
>>>
>>> Upon starting or CTRL ALT DEL "ing the floppy starts up and it loads up
>>> drive C as the cdROM and completely ignores D drive.
>>>
>>> When I use the C drive "setup.exe" It then tells me it cannot create the
>>> temp directory. This is most likely as I am in fact trying to then write
>>> back
>>> to the cd as this is the only drive referenced.
>>>
>>> How do I activate the CD rom as drive D and the main drive as C?
>>
>
> Steve Jain, Microsoft MVP for Virtual PC for Windows
> Website: http://www.essjae.com
> *** All posts are provided AS-IS, no warranty, no QoS ***

> Hi,
>
> Have you tried a bootable floppy from www.bootdisk.com? Most 98 CDs
> weren't
> bootable, I think even including the MSDN ISO
>
> --
> --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - IIS, Virtual PC]
> http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
> tutorial site :-)
> http://vpc.visualwin.com - Does <insert OS name> work on VPC 2004? Find
> out
> here
> Only reply by newsgroup. I do not do technical support via email. Any
> emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.
>
>
> "Tristan" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm having great difficulites trying to get Windows 98 Second Edition to
>> boot up. It just keeps displaying:
>>
>> Reboot and Select propert Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected
> Boot
>> device.
>>
>> I've tried about 4 different CD's and none of them will work. I even
>> resorted to reading the help file and noticed it said it could install
> from
>> an ISO image, so I download Win98 Sec edition as an ISO image from MSDN
>> subscribers site and dragged it onto the picture of the CD in the Virtual
> PC
>> statusbar, but it didn't do anything, if I press enter I get the same
>> message. If I right click on the CD picture, I get a new menu item
>> saying
>> "Release en_win098_se.iso".
>>
>> I had no problem installing WinXP from a bootable CD.
>>
>> Any ideas
>> Thanks
>>
>> Tristan
>> www.backpackpro.com
>>
>>
>
>

> Upon starting or CTRL ALT DEL "ing the floppy starts up and it loads up
> drive C as the cdROM and completely ignores D drive.

> Hi,
>
> See:
> http://www.essjae.com/VPC/virtual_pc_downloads.htm
> "Windows 98 ready VMC and VFD:"
>
> --
> --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - IIS, Virtual PC]
> http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
> tutorial site :-)
> http://vpc.visualwin.com - Does <insert OS name> work on VPC 2004? Find
> out
> here
> Only reply by newsgroup. I do not do technical support via email. Any
> emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.
>
>
> "Tristan" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Problem is that the laptop doesn't have a floppy drive, only 1 CD/DVD
>> reader.
>>
>> Any other ideas? I thought the ISO image would be the answer, but didn't
>> work.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Have you tried a bootable floppy from www.bootdisk.com? Most 98 CDs
>> > weren't
>> > bootable, I think even including the MSDN ISO
>> >
>> > --
>> > --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - IIS, Virtual PC]
>> > http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
>> > tutorial site :-)
>> > http://vpc.visualwin.com - Does <insert OS name> work on VPC 2004?
>> > Find
>> > out
>> > here
>> > Only reply by newsgroup. I do not do technical support via email. Any
>> > emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Tristan" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> > news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I'm having great difficulites trying to get Windows 98 Second Edition
> to
>> >> boot up. It just keeps displaying:
>> >>
>> >> Reboot and Select propert Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected
>> > Boot
>> >> device.
>> >>
>> >> I've tried about 4 different CD's and none of them will work. I even
>> >> resorted to reading the help file and noticed it said it could install
>> > from
>> >> an ISO image, so I download Win98 Sec edition as an ISO image from
>> >> MSDN
>> >> subscribers site and dragged it onto the picture of the CD in the
> Virtual
>> > PC
>> >> statusbar, but it didn't do anything, if I press enter I get the same
>> >> message. If I right click on the CD picture, I get a new menu item
>> >> saying
>> >> "Release en_win098_se.iso".
>> >>
>> >> I had no problem installing WinXP from a bootable CD.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >> Tristan
>> >> www.backpackpro.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>