Ian,
This is a very helpful idea. If I recall correctly, it involves DOS and XCopy.
Would somebody list the specific steps and commands necessary
to copy the required folders/files to the hard drive? Thanks  BL


> >     ....tried to install windows98.  During the installation process,i.e
> > after scanning the drives a message got displayed ...the message
> > is as follows:
> >          "copying files needed for setup..."
> > From there my system stopped functioning.it did not read anything
> >from the CD-ROM.
>
>
>I've encountered this many times (usually on older systems), and have
>always attributed this to older cdrom drives or corrupted cdroms
>(scratches, etc).  What I would do is create a directory named win98 on
>your formatted HD, and copy just the cab files from the win98 folder on the
>cd to this directory.  You may need to do this piecemeal as you may
>encounter problems copying large chunks of data at a time.  Once all cab
>files are copied, run setup from the HD.  Another advantage to this method
>is that you'll never have to have a win98 cd on hand whenever windows need
>files for installs (just point it to the win98 folder on your hd)
>
>Ian Carmichael