How do you you install Windows 98 without a flppy drive?

[Sub51]

Sometimes I wonder how stupid Microsoft really is...

I got a free copy of Windows 98 a while ago. No need for Windows XP. However, the actual installation is on CD, with a boot floppy disk.

Is there anyway I can install it without the floppy and why would Microsoft not put the boot up on the CD?

 

[aswedc]

?

My two Windows 98 CD's are bootable...

 

[BFG10K]

Windows 98 can install straight off the CD without needing a floppy disk. Maybe you have an old CD or there's a problem with your computer?

 

[stndn]

my windows98 cd is not bootable...
i think the difference could be that we have windows 98, while the bootable ones are win98 second edition...
but then again, i'm just guessing and i could be wrong ...

 

[HJB417]

boot from another bootable cd and then use your win98 cd or copy the files to a hd and install it from dos.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: Sub51
Sometimes I wonder how stupid Microsoft really is...

I got a free copy of Windows 98 a while ago. No need for Windows XP. However, the actual installation is on CD, with a boot floppy disk.

Is there anyway I can install it without the floppy and why would Microsoft not put the boot up on the CD?

I take it that you don't have a floppy drive. If not, why?

 

[Slogun]

Originally posted by: stndn
my windows98 cd is not bootable...
i think the difference could be that we have windows 98, while the bootable ones are win98 second edition...
but then again, i'm just guessing and i could be wrong ...

I was curious, so I just tried it out.

I could NOT boot to my Win98 CD, but WAS able to boot to my Win98SE CD.

 

[postapub]

set your bios to boot cdrom first, or im sure you can get the files for a boot disk online.