Hi

I have installed Win98 on laptop one week ago and everything was OK but
know when I'm installing it then I see first installation screen and press
key enter
then I see only a black screen and nothing is change. Cd-rom don't read
anything.
Disk is clean because I formatted disk by format.

"vitay" <vito@host.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have installed Win98 on laptop one week ago and everything was OK
> but know when I'm installing it then I see first installation screen
> and press key enter
> then I see only a black screen and nothing is change. Cd-rom don't
> read anything.
> Disk is clean because I formatted disk by format.

I believe Windows 98 needs drivers to read the CD drive. Is this a
retail version of Windows install or an OEM one with all of the wrong
drivers on your computer?

--
Bill

>>
>> I have installed Win98 on laptop one week ago and everything was OK
>> but know when I'm installing it then I see first installation screen
>> and press key enter
>> then I see only a black screen and nothing is change. Cd-rom don't
>> read anything.
>> Disk is clean because I formatted disk by format.
>
> I believe Windows 98 needs drivers to read the CD drive. Is this a retail
> version of Windows install or an OEM one with all of the wrong drivers on
> your computer?
Laptop read Windows from CD but in instalation (first blue instalation
screen)
when I press enter suddenly everything don't work.
This is the same reaction when I run Windows instalattion from HDD.

"vitay" <vito@host.com> wrote in message
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>>> I have installed Win98 on laptop one week ago and everything was OK
>>> but know when I'm installing it then I see first installation screen
>>> and press key enter
>>> then I see only a black screen and nothing is change. Cd-rom don't
>>> read anything.
>>> Disk is clean because I formatted disk by format.
>>
>> I believe Windows 98 needs drivers to read the CD drive. Is this a
>> retail version of Windows install or an OEM one with all of the
>> wrong drivers on your computer?
>
> Laptop read Windows from CD but in instalation (first blue instalation
> screen)
> when I press enter suddenly everything don't work.
> This is the same reaction when I run Windows instalattion from HDD.

Yes! My guess is because the Windows 98 install loads generic drives for
the CD drive, but when it goes to reboot, it replaces that generic
drivers with something your computer doesn't like. What is the make and
model number of this computer anyway?

--
Bill

>>> I believe Windows 98 needs drivers to read the CD drive. Is this a
>>> retail version of Windows install or an OEM one with all of the
>>> wrong drivers on your computer?
>>
>> Laptop read Windows from CD but in instalation (first blue instalation
>> screen)
>> when I press enter suddenly everything don't work.
>> This is the same reaction when I run Windows instalattion from HDD.
>
> Yes! My guess is because the Windows 98 install loads generic drives for
> the CD drive, but when it goes to reboot, it replaces that generic drivers
> with something your computer doesn't like. What is the make and model
> number of this computer anyway?
>
What I must do?
Model: Nec Versa lite fx

I put off cd-rom and started msdos from disk drive without any drivers and
this work now!

"vitay" <vitay@nohost.com> wrote in message
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> I put off cd-rom and started msdos from disk drive without any
> drivers and this work now!

Yes because it isn't using any CD-ROM drivers. It sounds like you should
copy the Win98 folder from the CD to the HD, and install it from there.
Which is hard to do without another computer to put this hard drive in.

Another way is to bootup with a Windows W98 Startup disk like you are
doing. It contains the generic CD driver that works for now. :)

--
Bill