[pchelpers] Re: Reinstalling W98 drivers

Peacenik wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
> I have a problem with my laptop which runs Windoze 98 SE.
> Neither the  USB port or the the modem card function. I believe both problems 
> could be fixed by reinstalling the drivers but, lacking a USB port 
> internet/network 
> access I have no means of doing so.  Unfortunately, my ailing laptop lacks a 
> CD 
> drive (its truly ancient). 
> 
> To solve this problem I thought I would remove the hard drive and place it in 
> a 
> portable enclosure so that I could treat it as an external drive. I could 
> then connect 
> it to another laptop and transfer the necessary drivers onto the  W98  hard 
> drive. 
> 
> Is this the best strategy to employ or is there another I should consider? 
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions or alternative solutions. 
> 
> Wndy
Another way would be to use the setup to copy the installation files to 
a directory on the ailing system.
Boot in  the simplest way possible (DOS level or SAFE mode). Then run 
the SETUP.EXE from there.
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