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nobbus
08-07-2005, 08:18 AM
I want to install windows 98 on a computer with a USB CD-ROM drive.
so I've got the bootdisk and I've got the USB drivers
I'm using method 1 as described here: http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm

the system recognises the USB CD and dumps me into command prompt but the keyboard isnt working.

the keyboard works with a plain unmodified bootdisk so I know it works, but of course this doesnt recognise the USB CD-ROM.

you see my dilemma.

how can I solve it?
maybe put some stuff in autoexec.bat to copy the files (from CD to c:) automatically? but how?
TurdBerglar
08-07-2005, 11:00 AM
is the keyboard an usb keyboard? have you tried enabling usb support for dos in the motherboard bios?
Freebasser
08-07-2005, 01:02 PM
What's this wonderful prize?
nobbus
08-07-2005, 06:35 PM
how do I enable usb support for dos in the motherboard bios?

yes its a USB keyboard. and it works when I use a plain bootdisk, just not when I load the USB drivers to get to my USB CD-ROM.
synch
08-07-2005, 06:38 PM
It should be something like "enable legacy support for usb keyboards/devices".
nobbus
08-07-2005, 07:09 PM
I got into bios but there was nothing about USB support in there.

WAIT, there was. I had to press another key to unlock advanced functions.

and USB legacy support was already enabled.
TurdBerglar
08-07-2005, 07:32 PM
how about takeing a regular cd drive and useing that


it's probably less hastle
nobbus
08-07-2005, 08:53 PM
took a CD-ROM out of another PC and borrowed it. problem solved. thanks for all your "help"!
TurdBerglar
08-07-2005, 09:18 PM
"no problem"
Loppfessor
08-08-2005, 01:24 AM
Umm okay I guess I'll ask...why the crap are you trying to run Windows 98 anyway???
Freebasser
08-08-2005, 06:09 AM
What's this wonderful prize?
nobbus
08-08-2005, 07:04 AM
Umm okay I guess I'll ask...why the crap are you trying to run Windows 98 anyway???
just as stable as XP, if not more. and I only have 56MB ram. nothing wrong with windows 98.
synch
08-08-2005, 07:13 AM
It's nowhere near as stable as xp but with that amount of memory it's pretty much your only choice unless you have the patience to use it with windows 2000. (sloooow... but rock stable)
Freebasser
08-08-2005, 07:17 AM
What's this wonderful prize?