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trying to do a clean install of windows on a new ish computer that was
running it. now after the normal reboot windows install dose, it comes up
with the error "error loading user.exe windows needs reinstalling" The only
things that have changed sinses windows was last load on to this computer
was the bios was updated, and it has a new hard disk in it.

Any idea wats going on?

Daniel (ps windows was running happy wiht the new bios after the update)

"asdf" <> wrote in message
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> trying to do a clean install of windows on a new ish computer that was
> running it. now after the normal reboot windows install dose, it comes up
> with the error "error loading user.exe windows needs reinstalling" The
only
> things that have changed sinses windows was last load on to this computer
> was the bios was updated, and it has a new hard disk in it.
>
> Any idea wats going on?
>
google for it - the first 2 hits are MS support and there's loads of
resources generally

EMB

"EMB" <> wrote in message
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>
> "asdf" <> wrote in message
> news:FnWXb.45671$...
> > trying to do a clean install of windows on a new ish computer that was
> > running it. now after the normal reboot windows install dose, it comes
up
> > with the error "error loading user.exe windows needs reinstalling" The
> only
> > things that have changed sinses windows was last load on to this
computer
> > was the bios was updated, and it has a new hard disk in it.
> >
> > Any idea wats going on?
> >
> google for it - the first 2 hits are MS support and there's loads of
> resources generally
>
The Two ms suport things talk about a file missing, this is 1/2 way thorugh
a a clean install how could there be a file missing?

asdf wrote:

> trying to do a clean install of windows on a new ish computer that was
> running it. now after the normal reboot windows install dose, it comes up
> with the error "error loading user.exe windows needs reinstalling" The
> only things that have changed sinses windows was last load on to this
> computer was the bios was updated, and it has a new hard disk in it.
>
> Any idea wats going on?
>
> Daniel (ps windows was running happy wiht the new bios after the update)

Bad install CD?

asdf wrote:

> The Two ms suport things talk about a file missing, this is 1/2 way
> thorugh a a clean install how could there be a file missing?

Bad install CD. I saw something similar a while back when using an old
Win98SE original CD.

I happened to have the /win98 directory from the CD on a hard drive and made
a CD of that.....and installed from it OK.

When i do a successful install, I always copy the /win98 folder from the CD
to the hard drive of the system just installed.....so every Win98 system
has all the files needed to re-build it.....and each hard drive is a in
effect a backup.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:20:14 +1300, steve <> wrote:

>asdf wrote:
>
>> trying to do a clean install of windows on a new ish computer that was
>> running it. now after the normal reboot windows install dose, it comes up
>> with the error "error loading user.exe windows needs reinstalling" The
>> only things that have changed sinses windows was last load on to this
>> computer was the bios was updated, and it has a new hard disk in it.
>>
>> Any idea wats going on?
>>
>> Daniel (ps windows was running happy wiht the new bios after the update)
>
>Bad install CD?

I have been in the habit of copying the Win98 folder from the CD to
the hard drive. Installation goes faster and when adding any further
progs or hardware at another time that need access to the CD, it knows
to look in your Win98 folder on the hard drive - much more efficient.

steve <> wrote in
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> When i do a successful install, I always copy the /win98 folder from
> the CD to the hard drive of the system just installed.....so every
> Win98 system has all the files needed to re-build it.....and each hard
> drive is a in effect a backup.
>

Steve, If you copy the files first, and then setup from that folder, the
setup source path reg key does not need to be edited.
Ciao, Dave

Have tryed a two difrent CD's

"GraB" <> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:20:14 +1300, steve <> wrote:
>
> >asdf wrote:
> >
> >> trying to do a clean install of windows on a new ish computer that was
> >> running it. now after the normal reboot windows install dose, it comes
up
> >> with the error "error loading user.exe windows needs reinstalling" The
> >> only things that have changed sinses windows was last load on to this
> >> computer was the bios was updated, and it has a new hard disk in it.
> >>
> >> Any idea wats going on?
> >>
> >> Daniel (ps windows was running happy wiht the new bios after the
update)
> >
> >Bad install CD?
>
> I have been in the habit of copying the Win98 folder from the CD to
> the hard drive. Installation goes faster and when adding any further
> progs or hardware at another time that need access to the CD, it knows
> to look in your Win98 folder on the hard drive - much more efficient.

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:40:51 +1300, GraB wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:20:14 +1300, steve <> wrote:
>
>>asdf wrote:
>>
>>> trying to do a clean install of windows on a new ish computer that was
>>> running it. now after the normal reboot windows install dose, it comes up
>>> with the error "error loading user.exe windows needs reinstalling" The
>>> only things that have changed sinses windows was last load on to this
>>> computer was the bios was updated, and it has a new hard disk in it.
>>>
>>> Any idea wats going on?
>>>
>>> Daniel (ps windows was running happy wiht the new bios after the update)
>>
>>Bad install CD?
>
> I have been in the habit of copying the Win98 folder from the CD to
> the hard drive. Installation goes faster and when adding any further
> progs or hardware at another time that need access to the CD, it knows
> to look in your Win98 folder on the hard drive - much more efficient.


One extra thing is to not put the .cab files in the c:\windows\options
folder. I put them in c:\win98 so that if it ever becomes necessary to blow
c:\windows away, the cabs are still there for reloading

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:31:57 +1300, pete <> wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:40:51 +1300, GraB wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:20:14 +1300, steve <> wrote:
>>
>>>asdf wrote:
>>>
>>>> trying to do a clean install of windows on a new ish computer that was
>>>> running it. now after the normal reboot windows install dose, it comes up
>>>> with the error "error loading user.exe windows needs reinstalling" The
>>>> only things that have changed sinses windows was last load on to this
>>>> computer was the bios was updated, and it has a new hard disk in it.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea wats going on?
>>>>
>>>> Daniel (ps windows was running happy wiht the new bios after the update)
>>>
>>>Bad install CD?
>>
>> I have been in the habit of copying the Win98 folder from the CD to
>> the hard drive. Installation goes faster and when adding any further
>> progs or hardware at another time that need access to the CD, it knows
>> to look in your Win98 folder on the hard drive - much more efficient.
>
>
>One extra thing is to not put the .cab files in the c:\windows\options
>folder. I put them in c:\win98 so that if it ever becomes necessary to blow
>c:\windows away, the cabs are still there for reloading

I usually put them on D:\win98. Allows for a format of C: drive if
you want to.