How to boot to a CD_ROM in Win 98 SE

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I am planning to donate my Win 98 SE and have downloaded and burned
Darik Boot and Nuke disk eraser to a CD-R. In order to access the DBAN
application the PC must be booted from the CD_ROM.

I have not used the PC for many years and cannot remember (if I ever
knew) how to have the PC boot to the CD-ROM drive. I started the PC
and hit F1 which took me to Setup and from there I selected Boot and
saw that the CD-Rom was listed first so I selected it and hit Enter
and then exit. However, this is not apparently how one changes the
boot order,because when I start the PC it opens the Windows 98 SE
operating system in the normal fashion.

Can anysone assist this dummy?

TIA
 
ECLiPSE said:
I am planning to donate my Win 98 SE and have downloaded and burned
Darik Boot and Nuke disk eraser to a CD-R. In order to access the DBAN
application the PC must be booted from the CD_ROM.

I have not used the PC for many years and cannot remember (if I ever
knew) how to have the PC boot to the CD-ROM drive. I started the PC
and hit F1 which took me to Setup and from there I selected Boot and
saw that the CD-Rom was listed first so I selected it and hit Enter
and then exit. However, this is not apparently how one changes the
boot order,because when I start the PC it opens the Windows 98 SE
operating system in the normal fashion.
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Double check the BIOS settings you changed. If that dosnt work get a
"universal boot floppy" that will send instruction to the CD rom to boot
whatever it finds there.
Can anysone assist this dummy?

TIA
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ECLiPSE 2002 said:
I am planning to donate my Win 98 SE and have downloaded and burned
Darik Boot and Nuke disk eraser to a CD-R. In order to access the DBAN
application the PC must be booted from the CD_ROM.

I have not used the PC for many years and cannot remember (if I ever
knew) how to have the PC boot to the CD-ROM drive. I started the PC
and hit F1 which took me to Setup and from there I selected Boot and
saw that the CD-Rom was listed first so I selected it and hit Enter
and then exit. However, this is not apparently how one changes the
boot order,because when I start the PC it opens the Windows 98 SE
operating system in the normal fashion.

Can anysone assist this dummy?
Click to expand...
".........I started the PC
and hit F1 which took me to Setup and from there I selected Boot and
saw that the CD-Rom was listed first so I selected it and hit Enter
and then exit. ........."

try "save & exit"
 
I am planning to donate my Win 98 SE and have downloaded and burned
Darik Boot and Nuke disk eraser to a CD-R. In order to access the DBAN
application the PC must be booted from the CD_ROM.

I have not used the PC for many years and cannot remember (if I ever
knew) how to have the PC boot to the CD-ROM drive. I started the PC
and hit F1 which took me to Setup and from there I selected Boot and
saw that the CD-Rom was listed first so I selected it and hit Enter
and then exit. However, this is not apparently how one changes the
boot order,because when I start the PC it opens the Windows 98 SE
operating system in the normal fashion.

Can anysone assist this dummy?

TIA
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you cannot just copy the files

you need an iso image and then you need to select "burn image"
from your cd burning software

or else take the bootable cd option
 
ECLiPSE 2002 said:
I am planning to donate my Win 98 SE and have downloaded and burned
Darik Boot and Nuke disk eraser to a CD-R. In order to access the DBAN
application the PC must be booted from the CD_ROM.

I have not used the PC for many years and cannot remember (if I ever
knew) how to have the PC boot to the CD-ROM drive. I started the PC
and hit F1 which took me to Setup and from there I selected Boot and
saw that the CD-Rom was listed first so I selected it and hit Enter
and then exit. However, this is not apparently how one changes the
boot order,because when I start the PC it opens the Windows 98 SE
operating system in the normal fashion.
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Win 98
Leave the CD in the CD-ROM drive and shut down the computer with the CD in the
drive. Then open the computer with the CD in the drive and follow the on screen info

JS
 
Peter said:
Win 98
Leave the CD in the CD-ROM drive and shut down the computer with the CD in the
drive. Then open the computer with the CD in the drive and follow the on screen info
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What? That makes no sense, "open the computer"??

Fix yer sig pls.
 
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ECLiPSE said:
I am planning to donate my Win 98 SE and have downloaded and burned
Darik Boot and Nuke disk eraser to a CD-R. In order to access the DBAN
application the PC must be booted from the CD_ROM.

I have not used the PC for many years and cannot remember (if I ever
knew) how to have the PC boot to the CD-ROM drive. I started the PC
and hit F1 which took me to Setup and from there I selected Boot and
saw that the CD-Rom was listed first so I selected it and hit Enter
and then exit. However, this is not apparently how one changes the
boot order,because when I start the PC it opens the Windows 98 SE
operating system in the normal fashion.

Can anysone assist this dummy?

TIA
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You aren't trying this on an USB CD-ROM drive are you? As I know Windows
2000 needs SP4 and XP needs SP2 to install Windows from an USB CD drive.
Windows 98SE probably can't install from an USB drive at all.
 
In

You aren't trying this on an USB CD-ROM drive are you? As I know Windows
2000 needs SP4 and XP needs SP2 to install Windows from an USB CD drive.
Windows 98SE probably can't install from an USB drive at all.
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At this point, it appears the OP is trying to boot, not install, from
the CD, so Windows inability to install from USB wouldn't be an issue.
 
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Zaphod said:
At this point, it appears the OP is trying to boot, not install, from
the CD, so Windows inability to install from USB wouldn't be an issue.
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True, but if the BIOS doesn't recognize the USB drive, nothing is ever
going to boot from it. If this machine was built in the Windows 98 era,
I don't see any BIOS to notice any USB drive. This generally isn't a
problem for newer machines though.
 
I am attempting to start (boot) my old Win 98 to the CR-Rom drive in
order to run the HDD eraser DBAN program which is saved on a CD-ROM as
required by the DBAN user instructions. However all attempts to change
the boot order have failed to date.
Frank
 
As indicated the DBAN application has been burned to a CD_ROM from the
DBAN web page and in order to run the application one must boot from
the CD and not from Windows. There is no USB involved in the
operation.

Frank
 
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ECLiPSE said:
I am attempting to start (boot) my old Win 98 to the CR-Rom drive in
order to run the HDD eraser DBAN program which is saved on a CD-ROM as
required by the DBAN user instructions. However all attempts to change
the boot order have failed to date.
Frank
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I know Frank. Although what kind of machine is this? And is this CD
drive an internal or external drive?

Plus there are other software that does the same thing. And one of the
best ways to connect that drive up to another computer and wipe it clean
there. That way you don't have to do that boot thing either.
 
Perhaps my inability to boot from the CD_ROM which contains the DBAN
application is that I do not know how to properly change the boot
order in the BIOS. I have been accessing the BIOS from the Setup menu,
but I have not found a way to have the CD_ROM boot instead of Windows
98SE hard drive. There is no way to enable the CD_ROM and disable the
hard drive in the Setup Boot menu selections. Is there another way to
access the BIOS where selections and priorities can be made?
 
Thanks to all responders. I have read the suggestions and have hit a
brick wall. Perhaps my inability to boot from the CD_ROM which
contains the DBAN application is that I do not know how to properly
change the boot order in the BIOS. I have been accessing the BIOS from
the Setup menu, but I have not found a way to have the CD_ROM boot
instead of Windows 98SE hard drive. There is no way to enable the
CD_ROM and disable the hard drive in the Setup Boot menu selections. I
have selected the CD-ROM and moved it to the top of the list and hit
F10 which is supposed to exit and save, but that does not work nor
does starting the PC with the CD_ROM in the drive.

Is there another way to access the BIOS where selections and
priorities can be made?

Frank
 
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ECLiPSE said:
Thanks to all responders. I have read the suggestions and have hit a
brick wall. Perhaps my inability to boot from the CD_ROM which
contains the DBAN application is that I do not know how to properly
change the boot order in the BIOS. I have been accessing the BIOS from
the Setup menu, but I have not found a way to have the CD_ROM boot
instead of Windows 98SE hard drive. There is no way to enable the
CD_ROM and disable the hard drive in the Setup Boot menu selections. I
have selected the CD-ROM and moved it to the top of the list and hit
F10 which is supposed to exit and save, but that does not work nor
does starting the PC with the CD_ROM in the drive.

Is there another way to access the BIOS where selections and
priorities can be made?
Click to expand...

I don't know why you won't tell us what kind of machine this is as that
would help a lot.

Anyway on my Gateway and Asus machines, besides the BIOS setup hotkey to
get into there. There is another hotkey you can press instead. And for
both, it is the ESC key and it pops up a boot menu and lists all devices
that the BIOS can see. And there you can select which one will boot this
time only. Not all machines use this hotkey. Nor not all machines have
this boot menu either.
 
Thanks to all responders. I have read the suggestions and have hit a
brick wall. Perhaps my inability to boot from the CD_ROM which
contains the DBAN application is that I do not know how to properly
change the boot order in the BIOS. I have been accessing the BIOS from
the Setup menu, but I have not found a way to have the CD_ROM boot
instead of Windows 98SE hard drive. There is no way to enable the
CD_ROM and disable the hard drive in the Setup Boot menu selections. I
have selected the CD-ROM and moved it to the top of the list and hit
F10 which is supposed to exit and save, but that does not work nor
does starting the PC with the CD_ROM in the drive.
Click to expand...

If you've already configured the machine so that CD boot is a higher
priority than HD boot, then the next step is to make sure you have a
bootable CD. You wouldn't be the first person who unsuccessfully
burned a bootable CD. Try a store-bought bootable CD and see if that
boots, like a Windows installation CD or similar.
 
In

I don't know why you won't tell us what kind of machine this is as that
would help a lot.
Click to expand...
Agreed. Make and model of PC will allow us to know exactly what needs
to be done to properly set the BIOS to boot to CD-ROM.

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fdm2000 said:
Thanks to all responders. I have read the suggestions and have hit a
brick wall. Perhaps my inability to boot from the CD_ROM which
contains the DBAN application is that I do not know how to properly
change the boot order in the BIOS. I have been accessing the BIOS from
the Setup menu, but I have not found a way to have the CD_ROM boot
instead of Windows 98SE hard drive. There is no way to enable the
CD_ROM and disable the hard drive in the Setup Boot menu selections. I
have selected the CD-ROM and moved it to the top of the list and hit
F10 which is supposed to exit and save, but that does not work nor
does starting the PC with the CD_ROM in the drive.
Click to expand...

Seems like you probably do have it set correctly - try Char's advice
elsethread to see if you can boot to a store-bought bootable CD (like a
Windows installation CD). If so, then the problem is the DBAN CD you
made is not bootable and needs to be re-burned.
Is there another way to access the BIOS where selections and
priorities can be made?
Click to expand...
Depends on the make & model of PC. Some have windows based utilities
that can make BIOS settings changes.
 
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