installing ME on laptop

Piedmont · External Since: May 06, 2009 Posts: 4

I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd drive.
how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.

Bill Leary · External Since: Apr 27, 2004 Posts: 51

"Piedmont" <No RemoveThis @Spam.com> wrote in message
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>I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd drive.
>how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.

Is the CD-ROM on your laptop bootable?

If so, I've done this once. I made up a bootable CD which came up thinking
it was A: then installed from the WinME CD-ROM.

No, I don't remember how I made the bootable CD as this was quite some time
ago. I *think* I got the install ISO from
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and, perhaps, even the information on
how to make the correct bootable CD.

- Bill

Piedmont · External Since: May 06, 2009 Posts: 4

"Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary RemoveThis @msn.com> wrote in message
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> "Piedmont" <No RemoveThis @Spam.com> wrote in message
> news:QloMl.21619$bi7.12754@newsfe07.iad...
>>I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd drive.
>>how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.
>
> Is the CD-ROM on your laptop bootable?
>
> If so, I've done this once. I made up a bootable CD which came up
> thinking it was A: then installed from the WinME CD-ROM.
>
> No, I don't remember how I made the bootable CD as this was quite some
> time ago. I *think* I got the install ISO from
> http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and, perhaps, even the information on
> how to make the correct bootable CD.
>
> - Bill

I downloaded and it requires a floppy which I don't have.

Ben Myers1 · External Since: Jan 16, 2004 Posts: 17

"Piedmont" <No.DeleteThis@Spam.com> wrote in message news:QloMl.21619$bi7.12754@newsfe07.iad...
> I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd drive.
> how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.

Go into the BIOS setup, find "Boot Sequence" and make sure
it is set to "CD, C:". If it isn't, change it and save the new settings.
Then insert the Windows ME CD and restart the computer. If this
doesn't help, please repost with more information, including the
manufacturer and model of the laptop.

Ben

webster72n · External Since: Mar 07, 2006 Posts: 700

Isn't the floppy indispensable for ME despite the boot sequence and couldn't
a floppy be installed on a laptop? (Just a thought).
<H>.

"Ben Myers" <benjmyers.RemoveThis@mindREMOVEspring.com> wrote in message
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> "Piedmont" <No.RemoveThis@Spam.com> wrote in message
> news:QloMl.21619$bi7.12754@newsfe07.iad...
>> I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd
>> drive.
>> how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.
>
> Go into the BIOS setup, find "Boot Sequence" and make sure
> it is set to "CD, C:". If it isn't, change it and save the new settings.
> Then insert the Windows ME CD and restart the computer. If this
> doesn't help, please repost with more information, including the
> manufacturer and model of the laptop.
>
> Ben

Noel Paton · External Since: Mar 18, 2009 Posts: 13

There are a set of ISO images available here
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Downright_pages/Boot_CD_and_Boot_Disk_I...es_and_
(I haven't tested that particular one, but it looks OK)

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> "Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary.RemoveThis@msn.com> wrote in message
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>> "Piedmont" <No.RemoveThis@Spam.com> wrote in message
>> news:QloMl.21619$bi7.12754@newsfe07.iad...
>>>I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd
>>>drive. how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.
>>
>> Is the CD-ROM on your laptop bootable?
>>
>> If so, I've done this once. I made up a bootable CD which came up
>> thinking it was A: then installed from the WinME CD-ROM.
>>
>> No, I don't remember how I made the bootable CD as this was quite some
>> time ago. I *think* I got the install ISO from
>> http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and, perhaps, even the information
>> on how to make the correct bootable CD.
>>
>> - Bill
>
> I downloaded and it requires a floppy which I don't have.

Piedmont · External Since: May 06, 2009 Posts: 4

Nice!

"Noel Paton" <noeldp(spamless)@crashfixpc.co.uk> wrote in message
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> There are a set of ISO images available here
> http://www.answersthatwork.com/Downright_pages/Boot_CD_and_Boot_Disk_I...es_and_
> (I haven't tested that particular one, but it looks OK)
>
>
> --
> Noel Paton
> CrashFixPC
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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> "Piedmont" <No DeleteThis @Spam.com> wrote in message
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>> "Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary DeleteThis @msn.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Piedmont" <No DeleteThis @Spam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:QloMl.21619$bi7.12754@newsfe07.iad...
>>>>I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd
>>>>drive. how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.
>>>
>>> Is the CD-ROM on your laptop bootable?
>>>
>>> If so, I've done this once. I made up a bootable CD which came up
>>> thinking it was A: then installed from the WinME CD-ROM.
>>>
>>> No, I don't remember how I made the bootable CD as this was quite some
>>> time ago. I *think* I got the install ISO from
>>> http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and, perhaps, even the information
>>> on how to make the correct bootable CD.
>>>
>>> - Bill
>>
>> I downloaded and it requires a floppy which I don't have.
>

Piedmont · External Since: May 06, 2009 Posts: 4

What happened was I had to activate the partition, which I'd never heard of
unless i downloaded The Ultimate Boot CD and another, Boot 98se CD. After
that I was able to install 98se, then used my upgrade to ME cd, thanks all.

"Piedmont" <No DeleteThis @Spam.com> wrote in message
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>I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd drive.
>how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.

webster72n · External Since: Mar 07, 2006 Posts: 700

It is good to see you got sorted out successfully, Piedmont.
Didn't realize myself this was possible.
This group is still the best.

Harry.

"Piedmont" <No.DeleteThis@Spam.com> wrote in message
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> What happened was I had to activate the partition, which I'd never heard
> of unless i downloaded The Ultimate Boot CD and another, Boot 98se CD.
> After that I was able to install 98se, then used my upgrade to ME cd,
> thanks all.
>
> "Piedmont" <No.DeleteThis@Spam.com> wrote in message
> news:QloMl.21619$bi7.12754@newsfe07.iad...
>>I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd drive.
>>how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.
>

Noel Paton · External Since: Mar 18, 2009 Posts: 13

Ah - you obviously wiped the drive, and used fdisk to create new partitions?
The option to 'make active' is present there - it's just not obvious
if you didn't use FDISK - what did you use to create the partition in the
first place?

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Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

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"Piedmont" <No RemoveThis @Spam.com> wrote in message
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> What happened was I had to activate the partition, which I'd never heard
> of unless i downloaded The Ultimate Boot CD and another, Boot 98se CD.
> After that I was able to install 98se, then used my upgrade to ME cd,
> thanks all.
>
> "Piedmont" <No RemoveThis @Spam.com> wrote in message
> news:QloMl.21619$bi7.12754@newsfe07.iad...
>>I have a laptop with no os on it, there is no disk drive, just a cd drive.
>>how do i install ME on it? I do have an ME Os disk.
>