Perhaps you could try installing the operating system from a folder on the hard drive, instead of directly from the CD?
Boot with a startup disk.
Make a c:\windows\options\cabs directory and copy the files from the win98 directory on the installation CD to the cabs directory.
a:\> c:
c:>md windows
c:>cd windows
c:\windows>md options
c:\windows\options>md cabs
c:\windows\options>cd cabs
c:\windows\options\cabs>copy d:\win98\*.*
(Note: Where <i>d:</i> is your CD-ROM drive.)
To run setup ...
c:\windows\options\cabs>setup /ie
The /ie flag tells Win98 not to make a new startup floppy during the installation.
This method sometimes works when nothing else will. Be aware, though, you may still need the CD for drivers not found in the win98 directory.
Toejam31
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