Please help w/ DOS command

[Neos]

I need help ...please! I am doing all this in DOS (or trying to).

I have all my install cabs on a CD for 98SE.
The volume in drive E is WIN.
I need to copy all this to the C: drive, within the directory 'WIN98CABS' - which shows up 'WIN98C~1' under dos.
I have tried every switch that I can, and I still get error messages.

First off, do I need to be in C: or E: to start? Now I just need to get it right.

Here is an example of what I have been typing.
XCOPY E:*.* C:\WIN98C~1 /E

Hope someone out there knows DOS.

Thanks,
Andrew in AL

 

[Lord Evermore]

That should work fine. It doesn't matter what drive you're on when you start, since you're specifying both the source and destination drives in the command. What error messages are you getting? Are you booting with a DOS boot disk that has CDROM drivers on it, so you can actually read the CD?

 

[LiLithTecH]

The error message would be helpful.

What version of DOS are you using?


In your example, the entire contents of the CD would be copied
to the Win98cab directory.

If you need to copy just the cab files, it would look like this:

XCOPY E:\Win98\*.* C:\WIN98C~1 /e

in DOS 7 or later, you can

XCOPY E:\Win98\*.* "C:\Win98cabs" /e
using the quotes allows you to type more than 8 characters

 

[Lord Evermore]

I assumed that his CD ONLY had the contents of the Win98 directory on it, based on his phrasing, otherwise I would have pointed out the need to only copy that directory. I don't think that attempting to copy the entire CD would have been the cause of any errors.

I'm not sure that using quotations works if you're booted into pure DOS mode. In DOS mode, the VFAT driver isn't loaded, so the extended filenames can't be read. However copying it using the ~1 format allows DOS to write to the 8.3 format name without damaging the long file name information.

 

[Neos]

Thanks for the replies.
What it is - I had Win95B on this hard drive that I was attempting to install. It was having problems with drivers and all, so I thought to put all the 98SE cabs on the drive through DOS (no CD working) - and load 98SE with it's better drivers - thinking that it would fix it all.

Well, I just decided to format the drive, and I have - so the next step is to load 95B, then the 98SE on top. I have the 98 start disc with CD rom support - that will get me going - but here is the question....

When 95 reboots the first time, and there is no CD there ....how do I get back to accessing the cd for the finishing of the install ?? This is something that I always have trouble with. As for the cd, I really have no install drivers for it - it is an older part that I just installed.

Thanks again.
Andrew in AL

 

[LiLithTecH]

If you can avoid it, do not install Win95.
Do a CLEAN INSTALL of Win98SE.
(if all you have is the UPGRADE to Win98SE, you have no choice)

What type of bootdisk are you using?

The reason Win95 can't find the CDRom is because it can't identify your CDRom drive
to install the correct driver. That should not be a problem installing Win98SE.

The only drives I have seen that happen with are early ACER, TORISAN drives.
SCSI drives also, but that is an issue with the card's driver rather than the drive.

 

[Neos]

I am using a bootdisc I made from my other machine (98SE). It has the Oak cd driver on there, and works great - that is, until I get to the reboot.
I have no choice but to load 95B first, as the 98SE is an upgrade.
I will go ahead, and just skip the files that it needs to load the 2nd time around, and then come back in safe mode and try to get it finished.

Thnaks,
Andrew

 

[Neos]

Thanks for your help, guys. It all went well.
Actually I did not have any trouble. My CD showed up, and it loaded 95B fine. Now to do the 98SE.

Thanks again.

 

[Lord Evermore]

The 98SE upgrade should have just asked you to insert the install disk for Win95 to qualify for the upgrade.

 

[Neos]

Amazing it was. This was the easiest install I have ever did. The only thing that I can think that I did different was that part where it asks if you are installing two certain types of cards (can't recall them now), and I left them unchecked.
Anyway, it was real smooth. The reboot to 95B found the cd installed, and then I copied my 98 cabs to a folder and installed that from DOS. Heck, it don't even have any of the usual 98SE shutdown probs. Real smooth operating K6-2 400.
Wish the one I am using right now was as smooth.

Andrew in AL

 

[afropick]

Just FYI, and as Lord Evermore said, bearing in mind that you have all the installation media...

IF YOU HAVE WIN98SE UPGRADE DISC YOU DO NOT HAVE TO INSTALL WINDOWS95 FIRST!!!

As far as I know this applies to any Microsoft upgrade product...

When you install from an upgrade disc it will ask you to verifiy that you owned a previous version of the product. All you have to do is insert said disc, let it check some files, and then proceed with the upgrade. This would be a "cleaner" installation.

There appears to be no difference between the upgrade and full version discs, the CD-KEY is what determines if it's upgrade or full.