old comp

[1UnRaTeD1]

i replaced a hdd to the comp im going to use specificly for 98se and now dat it has a good hdd when it trys to boot windows xp used in other system it came from. it wont load logo it just restarts and restarts everytime. i dunno but i never had dat problem

alittle help would be nice

im sure it has nothing to do with os since the machine has enough ram and cpu speed for it. the Mboard came from a gateway machine

[Infinity]

Its because of the chipset driver difference on your PC. Its fairly common, if ur just gonna wipe it and reload it, just boot up to 98 and format it. But for some reason if your wanted XP to load. You'll have to pop in a XP cd and do a repair on the OS.

[1UnRaTeD1]

hmm..but shouldnt it still boot anyway with missing drivers? with errors and encountering problems atleast ill know dat the comp is good and i think the cd drive is messed up dats why i wanted to see if it will boot atleast from existing xp installed from other comp

[Infinity]

Nope, if the chipset is super different it wont work because drivers also effect registry. If u get corruptions or errors in registry it will not allow you to boot up. Ex: something like ATI to Nvidia or Intel to AMD. U dont happen to just have a old CDrom laying around would u?

[1UnRaTeD1]

naw well i do off my backup computer good 1 to.. running xp and had 2.4ghz ht with 1 gig ram. but yea its only way.. now using off my backup comp. but thanks for the info infinity you were helpful I will use backup cdrom off my backup comp then and try from there

[Tripredacus]

Windows 98 is not so well at moving between motherboards. Only once have I gotten a 98 drive to like a new board. And there are limitations for 98, specifically RAM size. Windows XP is even more picky about drivers. It is a copy protection mechanism.

[1UnRaTeD1]

good news. i got 98se installed and working with backup cdrom drive..problem is dat this old system was running xp and most drivers are all the way back to 2k and if winME ill have to do some searching for soundcard drivers and IGP drivers atleast.

any info on dat would be nice. here's the comp model gateway E-1800 its at 1.2ghz factory cpu wich i will replace with 800mhz cpu socket 370. im pretty sure it can go back to maybe 600mhz but no lower

now it has 256mb ram more than enough for anything 20gig hdd temp for now until apoc sends his 40gig. and voodoo 2 12mb vid card for oldgames like HL Q1 certain ones dat windows vista or 7 dont like running at all or compatbility mode works half the time.. and no i dont like dosbox im not good at commands

[Infinity]

Glad to know you got it working bud!

[Xynthia]

@1UnRaTeD1

I asked my best friend (google) for drivers for your old computer, and i think i found the good website !

Here ==> http://www.mpcdrivers.com/apps/filelistE1800.html

[1UnRaTeD1]

nice nice very nice thank you very much...i thought for a sec there i would have to use up all pci slots. lol sound display and so on
drivers are almost hard to find since 2001 9 years ago. and ya know what they do once theres no more use for it. but some still keep it around just incase

[dyn]

For old PCs you can get all drivers automatically installed with driver packs from http://driverpacks.net/.

[1UnRaTeD1]

thank you all for your help and support on my powerful p3 800mhz

[Tripredacus]

For old PCs you can get all drivers automatically installed with driver packs from http://driverpacks.net/.

I agree. This is an excellent site. They help out well with the "wtf is this HwID" type driver request.

[1UnRaTeD1]

quick question. what is the latest browser used for 98 and still able to browse internet without any issues? i was thinking firefox but im not sure if ie 6+ higher is able to install. i hooked my friend up with a 98se machine i got for free so that he can use it for misc stuff..if he gets errors from sites or viruses he dont have to worry cause hes using 98 machine hes also into linux and i know some linux can run on it

[dyn]

http://www.opera.com/ is #1 for older systems. Even most recent versions can run there and you have rock solid stable browser.
There is also a portable USB edition here: http://www.opera-usb.com/operausben.htm which i highly recommend, for older and new PCs.

For blocking ads, which is especially useful on w98 where every resource counts, try this:
http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/opera/ (either "Main list" or "With Stat/Tracking Sites")

[1UnRaTeD1]

thanks dyn for the info u gave me i will do that