no windows cd,need 2 install hardware

[jay61279uk]

I need help,im trying to install a network card on my pc,but as im installing the drivers for it ,the pc asks for the windows 98 cd-rom,which i dont have,is there anything i can do without disk?? can i download the parts of that disk i need anywhere? cause id imagine its only the config bit on the disk i need,please help

[Grinler]

Windows 95 and 98 had some really horrible installation routines with their driver installations.  Even if you have the files already installed on your computer it would ask for them again when installing a new piece of hardware or windows software component.

Many times, when I was doing consulting, I would run into the same situation you are.  The way I would fix this, is to use the files that are already existing on your hard drive.  If it is asking for a networking file, it is most likely stored in c:\windows\system.  So if you do not have the cd, enter that path into the field where it is asking where you can find the files.  It will then take the file that already exists and use that one.  If it does not find the file in c:\windows\system, try c:\windows, or c:\windows\system32, or c:\windows\inf, or c:\windows\msgs

Trust me this method works

[The_Unknown]

Or dont be a cheap ass and buy the disc

[Koolass]

do a google search for win98, you'll get a web site where you can download the win98 cd disc, so you can reinstall win 98 from.