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G4XNH > IBM 07.05.04 12:26l 52 Lines 2259 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: IBM iSeries 1400 ThinkPad
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From: G4XNH@GB7YKS.#19.GBR.EU
To : IBM@WW
ZL4CW wrote:-
> I have a recovery CD for my IBM iSeries 1400 which installs Windows 98SE,
> using, of all things, the 16 bit Windows 95A to partition and format the >
hard drive, a 2.01 GB
drive! What is the logic behind this??? 16 bit Win > 95A to install 32 bit
Win 98SE???
>
> So... at present, I'm stuck with a wasteful 16 bit file system on drive > C:
that won't convert to
FAT32 because of a cluster defect on the hard > drive! And, to top it off,
Drive D: ends up as a virtually usless 20 MB > drive!
Possibly because like XP, W98SE, does not like to install itself on a HDD
which it recognizes as one with a (Ruined, but still similar) OS already
on it. You have to fool it into thinking it has an earlier one or none at
all depending on whether it is an upgrade or a "full" CD.
To get around this, I generally do one of several things.
Boot using a Win98 (For XP, or some earlier version with W98SE) FDD boot
disk which I have already placed FDISK\FORMAT or whatever is necessary on
it first. Then I install it and it accepts it as it is an earlier version
OS. I used a DOS 6 Boot Disk when I did W95 I recall.
I FDISK\DELETE and then (re)build a partition on the C\D\E or whatever
partition I wish and then use CDBOOT (In the BIOS boot options) to install
it straight from the CD or again, an FDD of an earlier version of Windows.
If you are definitely not able to use C: drive, and I suspect that if it
is a fairly newish drive that you WILL be able to use it, (I had similar
problems several times. However, an FDISK DEL\REBUILD partition cured the
problem) then merely use FDISK again and instead of making the C partition
ACTIVE (This shows as an "A" to the left of the partition number that you
choose on the FDISK screen) then choose the one that you wish to boot
from, D: or E: or whaever. That SHOULD work Ok. No need to scrap your 20
GB. Afterthought. At that size, it is an old one! Must admnit that I have
never heard of ENZIP mind. PKZIP (My first excellent Dos tool) Winzip,
LHA, WinRar, WinAce and others yes, but not ENZIP. Good luck.
73 - Jeff, G4XNH @ GB7YKS
Brightraven94@Hotmail.com
Interests. Historical research, dowsing and reading.
Message timed: 02:23 on 2004-May-07
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