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24-August-05, 04:19 PM
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| Apex Techie I  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK
Posts: 77
  |  help please just finished building my new computer, i dont have the proper version of xp so i have to install 98 first but i have installed 98 ok and, and when it comes up with starting windows 98 for the first time it goes realli slow and doesnt do anything just shows pic of the clouds, could this be a hardware issue? any help much appreciated specs, amd 64 3700 sd 2x wd 74g raptors asus a8n-e 7800 gtx corsair 3200xl 2x 512mb ernemax 475w noisetaker
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24-August-05, 05:18 PM
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| Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tucker, Ga
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 |  Ummm.... Im by no means the expert here but let me take first crack and see who backs me up .... Motherboards have drivers for chipsets and stuff. Did you get them installed? Did you install 98 drivers or XP drivers? I mean - would a mobo that new even HAVE 98 drivers? -MF
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24-August-05, 11:14 PM
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| Apex Master Tech  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Harrison, Arkansas
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| More than likely he has an upgrade version of XP instead of the full install version aka standalone.
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24-August-05, 11:22 PM
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| a.k.a., Frank Bullitt  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Have Gun ....Will Travel.....
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 | I'm thinking that it's the Windows 98 install to the type of hardware he has................Windows 98 just can't handle the new hardware.........especially 1 gb of memory.........
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24-August-05, 11:38 PM
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| Apex Tech Demi-God  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Illinois,In the basement ,programing my CnC mill
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| Ive got that board, as i recall the manual(cant find it right now)says no to win98 . XP only.(edit) it says on page 5-1 of manual win 2000 serv pack4 or xp only
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25-August-05, 03:32 AM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK
Posts: 77
| ok thanks a lot guys, ill have to dish out n buy a new version then thanks for your help anyways
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25-August-05, 04:02 AM
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| DM Shop Hoe  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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not true actually you can do a full install off of a upgrade disk. put the disk in the drive and boot from the cd rom, follow along and when it asks place your windows 98 disk in the drive(it's verifying that you have a full version of win) from there it should go like a normal install and activate. sorry for the poor typing with a broken right arm(right handed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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