OT: need help installing Win98SE on new HD

[Suicide Junkie]

Now to get on with moving everything else from the old HD to the new one - didn't want to spend too much time on that until I got stuff working right, just in case the fix required a reformat and reinstall.

Backing up your important documents (like SE4 savegames) should have been the very FIRST thing to do!
The stuff you created yourself is also the stuff you can't just download or reinstall from CD, and the very hardest to replace.

[JayBdey]

There is nothing wrong with XP. All the bad things you can possibly say about it are easily fixable if you know what your doing (yes, even the activation )

If you aren't that good with computers or your hardware is lacking then stick with 98.

[SpaceBadger]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Backing up your important documents (like SE4 savegames) should have been the very FIRST thing to do!
The stuff you created yourself is also the stuff you can't just download or reinstall from CD, and the very hardest to replace.

Oh, no worries there! That stuff was all backed up to CD at first sign of trouble, and real important stuff (original stuff created by me or my kids, digital photos, various other kinds of data that would be impossible or time-consuming to replace) was already getting backed up before the HD ever started giving trouble, just as a matter of routine.

What I meant is mostly copying and re-installing software on the new drive, and moving settings (and savegames ) from the old HD. I didn't want to do all of that stuff until I had it working right. I'll also move all of that important "original creations" type stuff to the new drive now, just because it is easier to copy it from the old HD directly to the new HD than it would be to load it all from various backup CDs. Then I'll run CRC comparisons to make sure there were no errors in the copying. I don't take chances with family stuff that can't be replaced!

I figure I'll continue to use the old HD as extra storage space until it fails, =only= for stuff that would not be a big pain to reinstall - games, archives that are already backed up on CD, etc.

SpaceBadger

[Roanon]

Originally posted by JayBdey:
There is nothing wrong with XP. All the bad things you can possibly say about it are easily fixable if you know what your doing (yes, even the activation )

If you aren't that good with computers or your hardware is lacking then stick with 98.

Agreed. Although I consider it to be "something wrong" if you only can fix important things with inside knowledge .

[Fyron]

Umm... that is how computers work Roanon...

[ November 28, 2003, 04:35: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[JayBdey]

Well then if you don't know enough to fix all the problems with XP then go with 98.

Unless you plan on doing games, 98 really will do everything you will want it to do.

You don't exactly need a 3000$ Alienware system to play Space Empires, get e-mail, and word process. Just get a computer that does what you need and no more.

[Katchoo]

Originally posted by SpaceBadger:
Anyway, I now have working the stuff that I need - will eventually need to figure out why the adapter for the IEEE 1394 ports isn't showing up, but I've never used those yet and don't expect to need them until whenever I get around to trying to edit some videos.

This is a Firewire Port, isn't it? Badger, take a peek at the link below where I did a search through the Microsoft Support Page:

Micosoft Support Search: ieee 1394 Win98

There's a lot of info, but there may be something to help. Win98 is either being stubborn or doesn't recognize the manufacturer of your Firewire Port. Aside from whatever info is on the above link, you may have to visit the website of your Firewire Card (or Motherboard if Firewire is built in) for more specific Drivers.

Glad to see Win98 is co-operating with you more now though!

[Wardad]

Right, from the looks of it the 1394 is part of your motherboard chipset. Win98 is much older than the 1394, so it may not recognize it.

I recently reformated my HD and reloaded win98se.
I am glad I had broadband for downloading all of the updates and drivers I needed.
If you only have a 52K modem, then WinXP could be a better choice.

BTW: I partioned my drive and gave C: (system) drive only 5GB. That's more than enough for the operating system, security program and antivirus. If my system registry crashes again, I only have to rebuild drive C:, while drive D: can be left alone.

P.S. It is likely to late for you to do it using the typical DOS utilities. But, there are programs like Partition Magic. There may even be some good freeware.

[ December 01, 2003, 01:36: Message edited by: Wardad ]

[SpaceBadger]

Thanks for the advice, Katchoo and WarDad. I haven't even got back to looking at the 1394 ports yet, as I spent so much time just trying to get the essentials running that I am a bit behind on other work that needs doing around here. When I get caught up on that stuff I'll have a go at the 1394 stuff.

Thanks again.

SpaceBadger

[Suicide Junkie]

Originally posted by JayBdey:
Unless you plan on doing games, 98 really will do everything you will want it to do.

I have yet to see a game that won't run on 98. All you need is a fast enough chip and enough RAM. With less OS overhead, there is more left over for the games themselves.