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Compaq - no way to get files on it

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SirPeale:
Pop the drive into another machine that has a working CD drive.  Make it slave.  Boot it up, and manually copy the Win98 files into a dir on that drive.  Then, replace the drive back in the original machine and go from there.

shorthair:
That might work. Except I'd need a 98 disk, huh?

fjl:
I dont understand here, why are people telling you to copy Win98 files? Doesn't this Compaq computer already have Win98 running on it?

As for your CD drive, it's either unplugged or simply not working check the connections. If its broken, just buy a new one. You can even get a cheap DVD-burner for like 20 bucks now from Newegg.com or simply replace the CD/DVD drive from an existing machine temporarily.

As for the USB drives, just like Bob A said, you need to run certain drivers for USB Hard drives/thumb drives on old Win98 computers. Get the manufacturer name of the USB drive and go to their website to download the drivers.

Last and perhaps simplest thing to do is to network the computers with a hub/switch/router. Or just a peer-to-peer connection from one pc to the other with a cross-over cable.

fjl:
oops, double post.

shorthair:
efjayel, I think you missed my initial and second posts. Also, the compaq doesn't have ethernet, so I can't download anything to it. And, I can't even get my two XP computers - one home, the other Pro - to talk to each other. Run the wizards many times. Nothing. It did work very early on, then quit. Router manufacturer says it's a windows thing. Microsoft won't help me unless I spend some cash.

Anyways, I think it's more than I'm interested in. I was just asking to see if someone might say it was a setting in 98 I had to find or something. Thanks all.

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