After putting together a new and faster computer and
doing FDISK and FORMAT on the new hard drive, I tried to
install my Win 98 from the CD that came with my old
computer. Instead of a smooth install (had previously
re-intalled it on my old computer more than once without a
problem), I was greeted with the message: "Another
operating system has been detected on your computer".
When I chose to continue and override the "phantom"
system, I got the message: "You may have compressed system
files on your computer. Install has halted."
But I have nothing except the normal MS-DOS system files
on an otherwise empty C: Drive.
Has anyone a solution to this paradox? I cannot junk my
old computer until I am able to install Win 98 on the new
one.
Karl
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