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  1. I decided to put my findings to the test, so I blew it all away and started again. Here is how I got it installed on my D600. Put 256Mb or less memory into laptop Create Win95b boot floppy. Boot from it, fdisk, "n" to large disk support, create 1900Mb primary partition, set it as active. Boot from floppy, format c:/s Boot from USB stick and copy Win95OSR2.5 source files to c:\win95, and Win 98 Upgrade files to c:\win98seu Boot from HD, "c:\win95\setup.exe /IS", run through install and reboot (using a well-crafted msbatch.inf file, the install takes about 2 minutes) Boot into Win95, open Windows Explorer, find c:\win98seu\setup.exe, and run through install. Going that way gets me a reliable install every time. Next, install Intel chipset drivers and video drivers After installing the Unofficial Win 98 sp3, I can put my full 1Gb of memory back into it and go and install all of the various drivers and whatnot
  2. I got the cardbus reader to work from this link http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/IndexDownload.asp?lng=&SoftwareGUID=58EE319E-F4E9-495E-A224-8148E4E84361 The setup.exe routine is sensitive; if you expand the zip files on a Win2k/xp/etc machine, it expands with such a long directory name that the file copy fails. I copied the install files into c:\card\ and ran setup.exe, and it went right in. The only thing left now is the "PCI Card", which as far as the Conexant Listmdm.exe app can tell, is a Conexant HSF modem from Actiontec, but I can't find the driver just yet.
  3. Using the information in this thread, http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3524/t/5171265 I was able to get the yellow Exclamation mark off of the IDE controller, and the CD drive is recognized natively. For the Broadcom onboard Ethernet, this link worked for me: http://support.advantech.com/support/DownloadSRDetail_New.aspx?SR_ID=1-13YAFU&Doc_Source=Download
  4. I started to draft up a reply, but it turned into a summary. Windows 98SE is working just fine with 1Gb of memory right now. As I mentioned earlier, I side-loaded Windows 98SE from a Windows 95 OSR2.5 installation, and it went with no issues. I was able to get these drivers/packages installed: DirectX9.0 Video driver (rad_w9x_omega_2637.exe) Unofficial SP3 (U98SESP3.EXE) Intel i855PM Chipset (infinst_enu.zip) https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/8178/INF-Update-Utility-Primarily-for-Intel-800-Series-Chipsets?product=24603 USB (NUSB33e.exe) -- still won't recognize some of my USB drives I hot plug Audio, using the SigmaTel drivers from first page in this thread Onboard Wifi, using the modded Broadcom drivers from the first page in the thread. I finally found a DVD-ROM drive to swap into the floppy bay of the laptop, but I'm using real-mode CD drivers, since Windows doesn't recognize it natively. Still left unidentified in Device Manager: Onboard Ethernet, SmartBus Card Reader, and PCI Card (modem maybe?) The "Intel 82801DBM Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CA" driver has an exclamation mark on it, but it works. For network, I'm using an old PCMCIA Linksys PCM200 Ethernet adapter that I had to hunt a while to find drivers for (no thanks to the official Linksys site).
  5. Alright, I came at it sideways and it worked. I installed Windows 95 OSR2.5, and it goes right in, if I have 256Mb RAM. From there I ran the Win98SE setup, and it worked. It froze up twice during the install, but after the last time, it came up. It still freezes up when it boots up and finds the "Plug and Play monitor" and I let it search for drivers, but if I cancel it, it's good.
  6. I started off with 1Gb, took one out to make 512Mb, and now I"m using a single 256Mb stick I found in my drawer. Might be able to find a 64Mb stick around somewhere, but I don't think it'll make a difference. Safe mode does actually work.
  7. Hi all. Don't know if anyone is watching this thread, but I'd like to ask for some advice. I'm also trying to install Win98SE on a Dell D600, and I keep hitting the same roadblock. I can get the setup running, and it goes nearly to completion, but it stops at exactly the same point for Win98, Win98SE, and ME. When it hits the part of the setup wizard where it says "Programs on the Start Menu", it does a hard stop and becomes completely unresponsive. To keep it simple, I'm using the factory 80Gb hdd with a single 2Gb primary FAT16 partition. My install routine for 98/98SE is to boot with a Win98SE floppy and FDISK and FORMAT C: /S, then I boot from a USB stick and copy all of the source files to c:\win98\, reboot to the C: drive, and then run SETUP.EXE, and I've tried nearly every SETUP.EXE switch I can find to see if that helps. My install routine with ME is slightly different: boot from a Win98SE floppy, FDISK and FORMAT C: (no /s), boot from USB, copy source files to C:\WINME\, reboot with a WIN98SE floppy, and then run C:\WINME\SETUP.EXE. All of the above is because I don't have the CD drive for the D600, and I don't have an older parallel port or PCMCIA external CD drive any more... and I can't make any of my USB CD/DVD drives work with any of the special boot floppies around. TIA Yappi
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