My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the software
which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power up,
see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
drive. It always says invalid drive.

I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and it
never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the Boot
sequence, nor does Delete.

The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in that
I cannot get to the CDROM drive.

It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external drive by
SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on when I
power up his Laptop.

Any ideas?

Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .

Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.

Victor

"Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> software
> which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
> up,
> see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
> drive. It always says invalid drive.
>
> I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and it
> never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
> Boot
> sequence, nor does Delete.
>
> The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
> wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
> that
> I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
>
> It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external drive
> by
> SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on when
> I
> power up his Laptop.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

Great advice. Shall try right away.

Thanks!

"Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>
> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.
>
> Victor
>
> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> > software
> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
> > up,
> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
> >
> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and it
> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
> > Boot
> > sequence, nor does Delete.
> >
> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
> > that
> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
> >
> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
drive
> > by
> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
when
> > I
> > power up his Laptop.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>

Great advice. Shall try right away.

Thanks!

"Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>
> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.
>
> Victor
>
> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> > software
> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
> > up,
> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
> >
> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and it
> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
> > Boot
> > sequence, nor does Delete.
> >
> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
> > that
> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
> >
> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
drive
> > by
> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
when
> > I
> > power up his Laptop.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>

Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But it
does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
TSK/TEK#1

Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?

When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt and
then typed D: it said invalid drive.


"Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>
> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.
>
> Victor
>
> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> > software
> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
> > up,
> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
> >
> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and it
> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
> > Boot
> > sequence, nor does Delete.
> >
> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
> > that
> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
> >
> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
drive
> > by
> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
when
> > I
> > power up his Laptop.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>

Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But it
does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
TSK/TEK#1

Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?

When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt and
then typed D: it said invalid drive.


"Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>
> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.
>
> Victor
>
> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> > software
> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
> > up,
> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
> >
> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and it
> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
> > Boot
> > sequence, nor does Delete.
> >
> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
> > that
> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
> >
> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
drive
> > by
> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
when
> > I
> > power up his Laptop.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
>
>

Have you tried setting the floppy drive to 1st boot and then use the 6
floppies to setup the O/S?

Victor

"Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But
> it
> does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
> TSK/TEK#1
>
> Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
>
> When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt
> and
> then typed D: it said invalid drive.
>
>
> "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>>
>> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.
>>
>> Victor
>>
>> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
>> > software
>> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
>> > up,
>> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
>> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
>> >
>> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and
>> > it
>> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
>> > Boot
>> > sequence, nor does Delete.
>> >
>> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
>> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
>> > that
>> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
>> >
>> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
> drive
>> > by
>> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
> when
>> > I
>> > power up his Laptop.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Have you tried setting the floppy drive to 1st boot and then use the 6
floppies to setup the O/S?

Victor

"Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But
> it
> does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
> TSK/TEK#1
>
> Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
>
> When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt
> and
> then typed D: it said invalid drive.
>
>
> "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>>
>> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.
>>
>> Victor
>>
>> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
>> > software
>> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
>> > up,
>> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
>> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
>> >
>> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and
>> > it
>> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
>> > Boot
>> > sequence, nor does Delete.
>> >
>> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
>> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
>> > that
>> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
>> >
>> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
> drive
>> > by
>> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
> when
>> > I
>> > power up his Laptop.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

If the floppy drive works, you should format the c: drive before you install
Windows 98.

Victor

"Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But
> it
> does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
> TSK/TEK#1
>
> Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
>
> When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt
> and
> then typed D: it said invalid drive.
>
>
> "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>>
>> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.
>>
>> Victor
>>
>> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
>> > software
>> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
>> > up,
>> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
>> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
>> >
>> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and
>> > it
>> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
>> > Boot
>> > sequence, nor does Delete.
>> >
>> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
>> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
>> > that
>> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
>> >
>> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
> drive
>> > by
>> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
> when
>> > I
>> > power up his Laptop.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

If the floppy drive works, you should format the c: drive before you install
Windows 98.

Victor

"Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But
> it
> does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
> TSK/TEK#1
>
> Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
>
> When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt
> and
> then typed D: it said invalid drive.
>
>
> "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>>
>> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install O/S.
>>
>> Victor
>>
>> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
>> > software
>> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can power
>> > up,
>> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM D:
>> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
>> >
>> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and
>> > it
>> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to the
>> > Boot
>> > sequence, nor does Delete.
>> >
>> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why he
>> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped in
>> > that
>> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
>> >
>> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
> drive
>> > by
>> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
> when
>> > I
>> > power up his Laptop.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Yes.
I did set it to the CDROM drive and it boots now from it, but says these are
not the proper Sony recovery CD's. He has another Sony notebook and maybe
they only work on that one, not this one I have from him and where he wanted
me to re-install the OS.

When I have the CDROM selected as first boot sequence it will not initialize
a MS Windows 98 CD though. Strange, is it not?

"Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
news:OTaD%23rejEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Have you tried setting the floppy drive to 1st boot and then use the 6
> floppies to setup the O/S?
>
> Victor
>
> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> > Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But
> > it
> > does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
> > TSK/TEK#1
> >
> > Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
> >
> > When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt
> > and
> > then typed D: it said invalid drive.
> >
> >
> > "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> > news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
> >>
> >> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install
O/S.
> >>
> >> Victor
> >>
> >> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> >> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> >> > software
> >> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can
power
> >> > up,
> >> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM
D:
> >> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
> >> >
> >> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and
> >> > it
> >> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to
the
> >> > Boot
> >> > sequence, nor does Delete.
> >> >
> >> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why
he
> >> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped
in
> >> > that
> >> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
> >> >
> >> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
> > drive
> >> > by
> >> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
> > when
> >> > I
> >> > power up his Laptop.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Yes.
I did set it to the CDROM drive and it boots now from it, but says these are
not the proper Sony recovery CD's. He has another Sony notebook and maybe
they only work on that one, not this one I have from him and where he wanted
me to re-install the OS.

When I have the CDROM selected as first boot sequence it will not initialize
a MS Windows 98 CD though. Strange, is it not?

"Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
news:OTaD%23rejEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Have you tried setting the floppy drive to 1st boot and then use the 6
> floppies to setup the O/S?
>
> Victor
>
> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> > Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But
> > it
> > does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
> > TSK/TEK#1
> >
> > Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
> >
> > When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt
> > and
> > then typed D: it said invalid drive.
> >
> >
> > "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> > news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
> >>
> >> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install
O/S.
> >>
> >> Victor
> >>
> >> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> >> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> >> > software
> >> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can
power
> >> > up,
> >> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM
D:
> >> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
> >> >
> >> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and
> >> > it
> >> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to
the
> >> > Boot
> >> > sequence, nor does Delete.
> >> >
> >> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why
he
> >> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped
in
> >> > that
> >> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
> >> >
> >> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
> > drive
> >> > by
> >> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
> > when
> >> > I
> >> > power up his Laptop.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Unfortunately it has no floppy input, only CDROM

I did set it to the CDROM drive and it boots now from it, but says these are
not the proper Sony recovery CD's. He has another Sony notebook and maybe
they only work on that one, not this one I have from him and where he wanted
me to re-install the OS.

When I have the CDROM selected as first boot sequence it will not initialize
a MS Windows 98 CD though. Strange, is it not?


"Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
news:uBEU6tejEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> If the floppy drive works, you should format the c: drive before you
install
> Windows 98.
>
> Victor
>
> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> > Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But
> > it
> > does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
> > TSK/TEK#1
> >
> > Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
> >
> > When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt
> > and
> > then typed D: it said invalid drive.
> >
> >
> > "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> > news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
> >>
> >> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install
O/S.
> >>
> >> Victor
> >>
> >> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> >> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> >> > software
> >> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can
power
> >> > up,
> >> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM
D:
> >> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
> >> >
> >> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and
> >> > it
> >> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to
the
> >> > Boot
> >> > sequence, nor does Delete.
> >> >
> >> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why
he
> >> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped
in
> >> > that
> >> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
> >> >
> >> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
> > drive
> >> > by
> >> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
> > when
> >> > I
> >> > power up his Laptop.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Unfortunately it has no floppy input, only CDROM

I did set it to the CDROM drive and it boots now from it, but says these are
not the proper Sony recovery CD's. He has another Sony notebook and maybe
they only work on that one, not this one I have from him and where he wanted
me to re-install the OS.

When I have the CDROM selected as first boot sequence it will not initialize
a MS Windows 98 CD though. Strange, is it not?


"Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
news:uBEU6tejEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> If the floppy drive works, you should format the c: drive before you
install
> Windows 98.
>
> Victor
>
> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> > Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would. But
> > it
> > does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
> > TSK/TEK#1
> >
> > Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
> >
> > When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C: prompt
> > and
> > then typed D: it said invalid drive.
> >
> >
> > "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> > news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
> >>
> >> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install
O/S.
> >>
> >> Victor
> >>
> >> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> >> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
> >> > software
> >> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can
power
> >> > up,
> >> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM
D:
> >> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
> >> >
> >> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit and
> >> > it
> >> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to
the
> >> > Boot
> >> > sequence, nor does Delete.
> >> >
> >> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why
he
> >> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped
in
> >> > that
> >> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
> >> >
> >> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
> > drive
> >> > by
> >> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power on
> > when
> >> > I
> >> > power up his Laptop.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

This SONY comes with an external USB floppy drive. You should check with
your son-in-law. Those 6 floppies may be useable.

The other option is to buy an OEM Windows 98.

Victor

"Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:3MOdncMyK8Vwq6_cRVn-qQ@comcast.com...
> Yes.
> I did set it to the CDROM drive and it boots now from it, but says these
> are
> not the proper Sony recovery CD's. He has another Sony notebook and maybe
> they only work on that one, not this one I have from him and where he
> wanted
> me to re-install the OS.
>
> When I have the CDROM selected as first boot sequence it will not
> initialize
> a MS Windows 98 CD though. Strange, is it not?
>
> "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
> news:OTaD%23rejEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Have you tried setting the floppy drive to 1st boot and then use the 6
>> floppies to setup the O/S?
>>
>> Victor
>>
>> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:ifednTKse5_rfKzcRVn-tg@comcast.com...
>> > Thanks again. I tried F2 and it does get me where you said it would.
>> > But
>> > it
>> > does not accept the original SONY recovery disks which are PCG-R505
>> > TSK/TEK#1
>> >
>> > Is there a way that you know to install Windows 98 from a MS CDROM?
>> >
>> > When I put that one in it never went to it and when I used the C:
>> > prompt
>> > and
>> > then typed D: it said invalid drive.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Victor" <ohvictor@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
>> > news:erxzwyYjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> >> Reboot and tap F2 to get into BIOS. Set CD ROM to1st boot .
>> >>
>> >> Pop SONY Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol.1 of 2) into drive to install
> O/S.
>> >>
>> >> Victor
>> >>
>> >> "Ritter197" <Ritter197@Comcast.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:fpmdneOrBNlwpqzcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>> >> > My son-in-law gave me a SONY laptop and asked that I re-install the
>> >> > software
>> >> > which came with it. He gave me all the diskettes from SONY. I can
> power
>> >> > up,
>> >> > see the c: drive and the directories, but I cannot get to the CD ROM
> D:
>> >> > drive. It always says invalid drive.
>> >> >
>> >> > I tried the 6 individual disks from SONY which came with the unit
>> >> > and
>> >> > it
>> >> > never succeeds to boot up from them. Holding F8 does not get me to
> the
>> >> > Boot
>> >> > sequence, nor does Delete.
>> >> >
>> >> > The Windows installation on it is missing some files and that is why
> he
>> >> > wants me to re-install from the SONY Recovery CD's, but I am stumped
> in
>> >> > that
>> >> > I cannot get to the CDROM drive.
>> >> >
>> >> > It is a SONY Notebook PCG-Z505SX and the CDROM drive is an external
>> > drive
>> >> > by
>> >> > SONY and it works. Tested it on my own laptop. It also shows Power
>> >> > on
>> > when
>> >> > I
>> >> > power up his Laptop.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>