Installing Windows: "Operating System Not Found" Error
Ive got a 2nd comp (comp #2) in the house which HD recently went out. i picked up a used HD (HD #2).
Installed HD#2 in my Good comp (Comp #1). Erased HD#2. Put HD#2 in bad comp. Inserted Boot disk. I get "Operating System Not Found" as an error message. Well duh cause it wont let me install Windows. lol Ive tried different jumper settings, swapped around the boot order in the Bios, even tried to install Windows on the HD while plugged into my good comp. Nothing so far has worked. If I put the HD in my good comp it comes up fine as a 2nd HD. Im trying to install Win 98 on the new HD, then ill Upgrade to Win XP (cause I have a full 98 install disk and an upgrade XP disk). Im not buying a copy of Windows, and would rather not buy another HD. Its going in a 600MHz comp so I dont want to spend any more $$. Thanks all... |
Re: Installing Windows: "Operating System Not Found" Error
you sure the hardrive went out? that board could be fubar, especially if it wont let you boot off of a cd.
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Re: Installing Windows: "Operating System Not Found" Error
Yeah, did you ever try the other drive in your good computer to make sure it's actually bad?
Does the boot disk work in the other computer? You've set the bios to boot from the floppy? If so, then it sounds like a bad mobo to me too. |
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im good at frying motherboards... >:D
thats what it sounds like to me..lemme guess its a dell or a HP.. |
Re: Installing Windows: "Operating System Not Found" Error
Cant you just boot from the xp cd and since its an upgrade it'll ask you for your 98 cd to verify before installing?
Anywyas I forgot, if that doesnt work, the used hdd is probably formatted with NTFS which a windows 98 disk isnt able to read and that could be the problem. Try putting the hdd in the good computer and format it to fat32 |
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The new HD is NTFS.
Ill try switching it to fat32 and ill also double check the old HD. |
Re: Installing Windows: "Operating System Not Found" Error
The answer is under your nose. Keep searching. Better yet... Do it all again.
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600mhz? jesus christ i havent used anything that slow in years... thats not a second computer, thats a damn oversized pda. get a new board and chip they are dirt.
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Re: Installing Windows: "Operating System Not Found" Error
No ---- Im thinking about puttin together a rig for ma dukes.
2.4 Ghz Duo core 2 light scribe DVD burner SATA 160 G HD 19 LCD MIA MB 1066 FSB daul channel ram 2 Gigs or PC 667 Ram 800 bucks. Man I love Newegg |
Re: Installing Windows: "Operating System Not Found" Error
Originally Posted by 97EconoBox
No ---- Im thinking about puttin together a rig for ma dukes.
2.4 Ghz Duo core 2 light scribe DVD burner SATA 160 G HD 19 LCD MIA MB 1066 FSB daul channel ram 2 Gigs or PC 667 Ram 800 bucks. Man I love Newegg |
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