Boot Disc/Install Help

[thecrowing86]

Hey, I just got a really old computer with no OS or anything on it. When I start it up it checks the CDROM, Floppy, and IDE-0 drives for a boot disc record. It says "OK" for IDE-0, but also says that it's missing the OS. I usually just use a floppy disc with MS-DOS on it along with other old games to play, but I just found an old Windows 95 CD.

Now, to the point:

How can I install Windows 95? Is there a MS-DOS code I can type to run the CD drive? I've tried a boot disc but nothing really happened, but one time I got something about Windows ME which I do not own, so I figured that's what used to be on it.

Please help!

 

[talldude123]

to install windows 95, put the CD into the CD-ROM drive. Go into the setup BEFORE windows boots up, and select to boot up from CD-ROM. Format your Hard drive, and follow the on-screen directions.

 

[thecrowing86]

Yeah but it doesn't even read the CD. It just says boot record not found, then skips to my floppy drive where I usually have DOS in. Do I need a Win95 boot disc?

 

[talldude123]

well, chances are, your 95 boot disk is not a legal copy.

I have many OS cd's that dont have a boot record on them.

get a floppy disk ready, and download this file:
http://anbcomp.com/files/bootdisk/boot95a.exe

 

[talldude123]

download that file, and boot from the floppy. Everything else should work fine now.

 

[thecrowing86]

Ok, I booted and it said "Starting Windows 95" and then it went through some coding and stuff, but now it's back at MS-DOS coding. Should I be typing a code to make Windows actually start working?

 

[talldude123]

if it says "C:\"

then type: D:
that changes it to the cd-rom drive

then type "setup"

 

[thecrowing86]

Uhh, for some reason D is invalid, but for some reason I can get to R:\. There I typed "setup" but it says it can't install a temporary directory.

 

[talldude123]

try E drive. That may be the CD-ROM drive.

is the cd-rom wired into the computer correctly?

 

[thecrowing86]

I'm not sure but it opens and closes just fine. I'll go check.