At Setup, Cannot Create Temporary Directory

chip618 · External Since: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 30

I am trying to install Win95 on a pc that has been working without any
problems for several years. Now, at startup, I get a message to insert
bootable media in the appropriate drive. Fortunately, I do have the
originial 95 boot disk, and win95 cd (original for new pc's). When I type in
"setup", I get the message: "Cannot create a temporary directory. If you
have HPFS or NTFS installed on your hard drive, you will need to create an
MS-DOS boot partition to start up windows." Please walk me through this
problem in as easy of instructions as possible, since I have very little
knowledge of DOS, programming, etc. In other words, what is the easiest
way to create a temporary directory and boot partition? BTW, Fdisk says
there are no fixed disks found!

name · External Since: Nov 01, 2005 Posts: 1

So you have windows !

And Filesystems aka

Dos,Fat(16),Fat(32),HPFS,NTFS, WINFILE (Vista) ......

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Just wait for the day you will hear it LOUDLY,
that MS will not do anything before
they cashed your check.

"chip618" <chip618.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C376AD97-8258-4455-851B-3A6477086F2E@microsoft.com...
> I am trying to install Win95 on a pc that has been working without any
> problems for several years. Now, at startup, I get a message to insert
> bootable media in the appropriate drive. Fortunately, I do have the
> originial 95 boot disk, and win95 cd (original for new pc's). When I type
in
> "setup", I get the message: "Cannot create a temporary directory. If you
> have HPFS or NTFS installed on your hard drive, you will need to create an
> MS-DOS boot partition to start up windows." Please walk me through this
> problem in as easy of instructions as possible, since I have very little
> knowledge of DOS, programming, etc. In other words, what is the easiest
> way to create a temporary directory and boot partition? BTW, Fdisk says
> there are no fixed disks found!

John John · External Since: Jun 05, 2004 Posts: 1937

I suspect that your hard drive may have conked out! But not necessarily
so...

If fdisk finds no drives then check to see if the drive is properly
recognized in the BIOS. The hard disk MUST be properly recognized in
the BIOS before you can do anything else. If the BIOS is not aware of
the disk open the computer case and make sure that all the cables are
properly seated unplug and replug them to be sure. Make sure that the
drive has a power supply cable going to it!

John

chip618 wrote:
> I am trying to install Win95 on a pc that has been working without any
> problems for several years. Now, at startup, I get a message to insert
> bootable media in the appropriate drive. Fortunately, I do have the
> originial 95 boot disk, and win95 cd (original for new pc's). When I type in
> "setup", I get the message: "Cannot create a temporary directory. If you
> have HPFS or NTFS installed on your hard drive, you will need to create an
> MS-DOS boot partition to start up windows." Please walk me through this
> problem in as easy of instructions as possible, since I have very little
> knowledge of DOS, programming, etc. In other words, what is the easiest
> way to create a temporary directory and boot partition? BTW, Fdisk says
> there are no fixed disks found!