Wouldn't Partititon Magic takecare of this.
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Wouldn't Partititon Magic takecare of this.
All you need to do is go <a href="http://www.min.net/~jsjr/Web2/get/98UBD.exe" target="_blank">here.</a> This will make a boot disk that will take care of all your problems. Just pick the type of install you want(one hard drive, failsafe, multiple partitions), put the win98 cd in the drive and walk away for 30 minutes. Fully automated up to the point where you enter the reg code.
[quote]Originally posted by ishy:
<strong>no, you don't understand! you have to type in the name of the drive you are trying to fdisk in order to confirm the fdisking. the thing is, the drive was labeled with weird symbols that i have to type in to confirm the fdisk. i just need to know how to type the weird symbols.</strong><hr></blockquote>
just a thought, I think the drive you are using has a boot over-lay runnig it, I've found that Maxtor and WD use ones that lable the disk in this way. Use fdisk to remove the non dos-partion and the master boot record, or downl the install disk for the drive (ie Maxtor, Western Digtail, or seagate). use one of them to remove the over-lay..
[quote]Originally posted by Sly:
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just a thought, I think the drive you are using has a boot over-lay runnig it, I've found that Maxtor and WD use ones that lable the disk in this way. Use fdisk to remove the non dos-partion and the master boot record, or downl the install disk for the drive (ie Maxtor, Western Digtail, or seagate). use one of them to remove the over-lay..</strong><hr></blockquote>
Very interesting point. If overlay software is installed, a typical fdisk/format wouldn't remove the overlay, even if you could successfully input the volume label. You must use the install disk of the overlay (download from the drive manufacturer) to remove it. Very sly, Sly.