Prompted to Insert Disk 2 During Windows 98 Setup

ID: Q195229

The information in this article applies to:

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:

  1. Restart your computer, press and hold CTRL until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only.


  2. At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each line:
    ren autoexec.bat autoexec.xxx ren config.sys config.xxx


  3. Restart your computer.



Keywords          : kbenv kberrmsg kbsetup kbui win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 30, 1999