Re: PC advice (Not really HA!)

["Christopher Williams" <ccwilliams@xxxxxxx>]

Very good question!!!  However it boots ok if I sys it with DOS, no=20
reformat.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ian" <I.Bird@T...> wrote:
> I assume the hard drive is set to bootable using Fdisk?
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> Ian
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Williams [mailto:ccwilliams@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 22 November 2000 12:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: PC advice (Not really HA!)
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> Well I managed to transfer all 137Mb of /win98 using serial - took
> all night.  Setup seemed to work fine, but the HD will not boot!
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> Before I started I booted the 486 from the Startup Floppy and
> formatted and sys'd the HD.  This didn't boot either, I hoped setup
> would fix it but it didn't.
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> When it boots a menu comes up (before config.sys is processed as far
> as I can tell) asking if I want to boot from the HD or CD-Rom,
> unfortunately it does not work when I select HD.
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> I am now considering installing Win3.11 first and then upgrading it!
> This may also allow me to use the network to access the CD, but I
> guess it will fail if it has to reboot?
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> I'll let you know if I have any success!
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> Thanks for all the help,
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> Cheers,
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> Chris Williams
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon"
<paul_gordon@h...> wrote:
> > The way I have usually done this in the past (had exactly the
same
> problem
> > with 4 486's that I gave away a little while ago!) is to
> temporarily install
> > the hard disk into the PC with the CDrom drive, copy all the
> installation
> > files onto it, then re-fit it into the original CDROM-less PC.
> >
> > Laplink et al are al fine, but have you ever tried copying
130MB=20
(I
> think
> > thats about the the size of the Win98 CAB files!) over a serial
> link!! -
> > even over a parallel cable it's a complete yawn!
> >
> > Also, I find quickly swapping a hard disk to usually be quicker
> than faffing
> > about trying to get a LAN connection working under DOS - finding
> the NDIS
> > drivers for the NIC usually being the hardest part!
> >
> > =A30.02
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, James Hoye <jhoye@l...> wrote:
> > > > > Connect the two machines, copy the contents of the
win98
> > > > > directory on the
> > > > > windows CD to the hard disk on the old machine,
then run the
> > > > > installation
> > > > > from the hard disk.
> > > >
> > > > Something like good ol' Laplink3 will do this.  Look
for
> LL3.EXE -
> > >newer
> > > > versions were more bloaty and don't fit neatly into a
single
> file
> > >on a
> > > > single boot floppy.  You will need a suitable parallel-
> >parallel or
> > > > serial->serial cable.
> > > >
> > > > James H
> > >
> > >James,
> > >
> > >Have you any idea whether Laplink3 would cope with long
file=20
names?
> > >Where might I find a copy of LL3.EXE?  I used to have it
years=20
ago,
> > >but I doubt I could find it now.
> > >
> > >Thanks for the ideas.
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >
> > >Chris
> > >
> >
> >
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