Laptop + win98

verbatim · May 17, 2003

I got a problem with an old laptop I have got.

Its a pentium 200mhz and I'm trying to install win 98 on it. All is fine untill the windows setup screen appears, then I get the following error message: Fault in ms-dos extender, Bad fault in ms-dos extender. I think its a hardware issue but not sure. Anyone know plz?

nerdlogic · May 17, 2003

Hmmm...have you tried to recreate the boot disk? It's possible some information on it could've gotten corrupted or something. Try to make a boot disk with a disk you know for sure is working fine and see if that helps. That MS-DOS extender looks like a software problem. If it's not the boot disk, then it could be your CD, itself...is it scratched or dusty or smudged in any way?

Blueacid · May 17, 2003

Could be your memory... try reseating it.

*AND HERE'S THE REASON WHY*

BTW - this is NOT googled, this is one of the few pointless shreds of information that I know...

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The Dos extenders were used to allow programs bigger than 640k to run under DOS, by using special coding to "Extend" the 640k of base/conventional memory into the XMS or EMS space.

Hence, if your memory is not quite working right, then the dos extender will give you grief (as you found

)
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Stedeman · May 17, 2003

I would say software also did you do a clean install?

verbatim · May 17, 2003

Yea clean install, formated drive, working software on desktop machines etc. I even tried a few old dos games and while they install fine they lock up and produce the same error at title screen.
cheers for replys.

*edit* now how the hell do I pull this bad-boy apart??

verbatim · May 17, 2003

ah ha!! iamthegreatest--u are I reseated the ram and while b4 it was saying 16mb now it says 32mb!! Now the setup goes further but gives some other errors. I'll keep tryin-cheers.

nerdlogic · May 17, 2003

Cool. Let us know how it goes.

verbatim · May 18, 2003

DONE! after I reset the mem I fdisk'd the hdd to del then create partition. I then rebooted and win98se setup formatted 4 me and installed correctly.

Thx 4 all yer help.

Blueacid · May 19, 2003

*grin*

Sorry, I changed my display name...

No problem

verbatim · May 19, 2003

How do u cahnge ur display name?

Blueacid · May 19, 2003

Send a friendly moderator a PM, and ask verrrry nicely.

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