Microsoft KB Archive/195229

= Prompted to Insert Disk 2 During Windows 98 Setup =

Article ID: 195229

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q195229



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install Windows 98 from CD-ROM and your computer restarts, your floppy disk drive light may activate, and you may receive the following error message:

Bad command of file name

Path not found - :\COMMAND.COM

Path not found - extract.exe

Path not found - readme.txt

Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2

Press any key to continue

If you then press a key to continue, you may receive the following prompt and your floppy disk drive light may continue to be activated:

  Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2 Press any key to continue



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Autoexec.bat file and Config.sys file on your hard disk are copies of the same files on the Windows 98 Startup disk.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, rename the Autoexec.bat file Config.sys files on your hard disk. To do so, follow these steps:

 Restart your computer, press and hold CTRL until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only. At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each line:

ren autoexec.bat autoexec.xxx ren config.sys config.xxx

 Restart your computer.

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup kbui KB195229

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