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WINDOWS 98 2ND EDITION

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by vicram

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I am using windows 98 2nd edition. My system would not start even with the Start-up disk or the Win 98 2nd edition CD. It give a message the Himem.sys ; DBLBuffer.sys;IFShlp.sys: and Win.com are missing or corrupted .I changed the boot directory to CD when booting from the CD with no effect.

Could you assist.

Many thanks

vicram@tstt.net.tt

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by thechas

Most W98 CDs are not bootable.

What you need is a W98 startup disk.

If you have access to a running W98 system, you can create 1 from control panel, add/remove programs, click on the startup disk tab.

Boot from the startup floppy,
then run setup with the W98 CD in the drive.
Missing files will be replaced.

I would then run a thourough virus scan on the system.

Chas

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