Ok this my first post here and i really hope you guys can help.
I have an HP 6336 and it was running windows 98se, now it's not. I reformatted the hard drive and it never prompted me to enter the 2nd disk, all it said was formatting complete and to restart the computer. So when it restarted it said no operating system found. so when i tried to put the 2nd system disk in i get the invaild system disk error. So i went and got a bootdisk (bootable cd, no floppy, my floppy drive is broke but is still being seen in BIO's) and a backedup copy of windows 98se (since my system disks wont install the windows 98 i bought, i had to get a copy from a friend. When i loaded my bootdisk it was running DR-DOS not MS-DOS. I would like to beable to load my backedup copy of windows 98 on to the harddrive. I just don't know the process to do so or even the command prompts to make DR-DOS load the setup.exe file or whatever i need to do or even if it's possable to this from a burned copy of 98. Phoenix BIO's was set back to the defalt settings and is seeing everything installed (cd-rom, HDD, all that). So if anyone can help me out that would make my day!!!

Thanks,
Pat

Well assuming you have a real version of windows 98, all you need to do is put the CD into your cd drive and reboot the hard drive. You may need to go into your bios and change the boot order to begin with your cd drive. What you used to format your hard drive had nothing to do with an operating system, or at least thats what it sounded like (windows 98 will not fit onto a floppy). Good luck!

Not all versions of 98 contain the boot files Brad, however to business.
Let me get this right Pumpkinhead, are you (once you have a bootdisk), going to try to install 98 from a copy of the original 98 disk from your friend?

Yeah i'm trying to install 98. it's a copy. when i put the copyed disk into my Laptop (thats running windows XP) the windows 98 screen pops up so i know the disk works. Im just trying to install 98 back on my Desktop. I do own windows 98, i bought it, just so you guys don't think i'm being shady. it came with the computer. My system disks just wont work any more, and HP dosn't have them for me to buy anymore because my computer is older. I'm sure you guys know you just can't go out to a store and buy windows 98 anymore. So thats where i'm at i have DR-DOS bootdisk (bootable cd) and a burned copy of windows 98 = me being stuck maybe my bootdisk is bunk? or maybe i'm not smart... lol

Im sorry we cant help you out with illegal copies of any software.

A quick Google is my friend and it turned this up. You can purchase a legal Win 98 SE cd from Amazon...