dell re-installation issues

[r0guenj]

<FONT face=arial size=2>specs:
dell dimension xpst600r
p3 600e
win 98 se
10gb harddrive
128mb ram

i can get all the way through formatting (it seems). once the copying files finishes and goes to detecting plug and pray devices, the machine reboots and i am only able to get into windows via safe mode. this is where i find that the disk has not been formatted as all the original data is still on the machine.

i am using the original install disks that came with the machine.

the only error that i can see during boot up is:

-creative sb16 emulation driver requires emm386 or similar
-creative sb16 emulation driver NOT loading

i have tried scandisk but it keeps restarting and will not finish. is the hardware dying or is there something wrong with my installation steps.</FONT>

 

[bacillus]

tried starting up with the win98 startup floppy & at the A: prompt type format C: ?

 

[bacillus]

as for emm386 error try reading this to see if it helps!

 

[LuckyTaxi]

that'll work