Thank you, Joseph.  I did find a solution in a book I have on Windows 98.  I only had the drives and the video card in and did the install.  Went flawlessly.  I installed the programs I wanted on the drive and then installed the modem and sound card.
Everything seems to be working fine.  I don't know why the system wouldn't take the OS with everything onboard, but there was a work-around this time.  Thanks to all who responded.

Diana

joseph marty wrote:

> Did you remember to format your brand new drive?  You might try pulling the power plugs on your other drives so only your C drive is running when you do the install. Do a search at www.google.com for "Installing Windows 98" for very detailed instructions.
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