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windows 98se will not install completely
AMD PRO 1000+MHz cpu, 40 gig Maxtor hdd ATA 133 7200 rpm, 256 meg mem. PC-Chips 787 CLM mainboard (BKS 630E).Trying to install win98se. F'disked, formatted large capacity, removed memory and replaced with known good memory, ran memory checker, ran Maxtor diagnostics. All OK. installed SE, gets to Windows logo, gives message " a fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0167:00000009. The current application will be terminated." computer freezes at this point. Tried step-by-step confirmation, Stops after msmouse.vxd. Get same 0E message as above. Identical happens when I re-fdisk, reformat and re-install. Same thing happens when I try to install Win98, or win me. Could be hardware? bios? Something I did wrong?
How large did you make your partition?
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38,162. I have also tried splitting, with extended dos partition. Same problem. always, with a format /u, and fresh install.
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Read somewhere (can't remember where) that ATA133 may be too fast for program to write to. Have also tried installing from dos. Have also tried installing from Win98 subdirectory copied to my C drive.
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Read somewhere (can't remember where) that ATA133 may be too fast for program to write to. Have also tried installing from dos. Have also tried installing from Win98 subdirectory copied to my C drive.
1)Maybe try installing with minimal hardware? 2)anything on mb built-in hardware to conflict with any hw you've plugged in(sound, etc?) ..just a guess.
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Only plugins are mouse and keyboard. Can't get much more minimal.
builtins are modem + sound
builtins are modem + sound
disable UDMA mode in the system BIOS. Once the installation is complete then apply all the service packs, and then enable UDMA again.
The Crazy One
The Crazy One
>>>builtins are modem + sound
Disable those as well until Win98 is fully installed
Disable those as well until Win98 is fully installed
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disabled udma, onchip audio, onchip modem, onboard lan. Gets just as far as before, after fdisk, format /u, and install, except the message has now changed to:
"a fatal exceotion has occurred at 0167:BFF86E25"
"a fatal exceotion has occurred at 0167:BFF86E25"
Try a different mouse. Or if this mouse is using a USB port then have it use the PS/2 port instead.
There might be a problem with the CD Drive that is causing corruption in some of the files. Do you have another CD drive available to try?
There might be a problem with the CD Drive that is causing corruption in some of the files. Do you have another CD drive available to try?
try copying the win98se cd to the hard drive then run set up from there it is a cd-rom issue i went through it myself
have you made sure the virus detection within the BIOS is disabled?
is this a newly built computer or an older/updated one?
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different mouse. up to same point. Each re-boot brings a new and different 0167.****** message. no other cd.
It could actually be the CD itself. I know I have had this problem when creating systems from scratch with a win 98 cd. Can you get your hands on a different win 98 cd?
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new computer. Already tried installing from files copied to hard disk. bios has no virus detection. Each re-boot, even one after another, will bring up a different 0167.****** message.
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stretchsp, in my initial question, "same thing happens when I try to install win98 or win ME"
are the jumper settings on the board and HD set correctly?
How well do you get along with the folks that sold you the mb?
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stetchsp, set according to manual.
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set bios to default. Installed correctly and fully, except for java. Windows SE up and running. Thanks for walking me through this, and for reading ALL my comments.
have you tried installing with only one stick of memory? (if you have more than one stick that is)
Are you sure the memory is the right type for your motherboard?
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HAve you tried booting to safemode?
If you can then this could be a software/driver problem
Are you sure the memory is the right type for your motherboard?
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HAve you tried booting to safemode?
If you can then this could be a software/driver problem
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Glad we were able to help you get the OS to installed. :>)