Windows98...groan

[KingsHead]

Hi all,
I am trying to reinstall W98SE on my NF2 board (DFI UltraInfinity
w/Athlon XP-M 2500). Video Card is a Asus X800pro.
The nForce v4.27 drivers installed okay. DX8.1 is installed and I am
trying to stay with it due to trying to get a old RatBag game to run.
The display driver is currently the default Standard VGA.

When I try to install the videocard drivers from the Asus CD I get this
error: Setup failed to run installation: 0x80040707
I also get this error trying to install Cat 4.3 for W98.

From what I understand this is a installshield error ?
I followed the instructions on the installshield site for install
program versions beginning with 6 but still no joy.

I have not tried a different video card yet, but that is next (Is it
possible that I have to install & older video card, remove it and
replace with the X800 ? I have done this previously, but to get the OS
to install, not the vid drivers).
In the meantime I thought I would see if anyone around here would have
info on why the ATI drivers will not install.

Thanks

 

[Custom Computers]

Hi all,
I am trying to reinstall W98SE on my NF2 board (DFI UltraInfinity
w/Athlon XP-M 2500). Video Card is a Asus X800pro.
The nForce v4.27 drivers installed okay. DX8.1 is installed and I am
trying to stay with it due to trying to get a old RatBag game to run.
The display driver is currently the default Standard VGA.

When I try to install the videocard drivers from the Asus CD I get this
error: Setup failed to run installation: 0x80040707
I also get this error trying to install Cat 4.3 for W98.

From what I understand this is a installshield error ?
I followed the instructions on the installshield site for install
program versions beginning with 6 but still no joy.

I have not tried a different video card yet, but that is next (Is it
possible that I have to install & older video card, remove it and
replace with the X800 ? I have done this previously, but to get the OS
to install, not the vid drivers).
In the meantime I thought I would see if anyone around here would have
info on why the ATI drivers will not install.

Thanks

Wow, RatBag, I haven't heard that name since Sprint Car Racing came out.

 

[KingsHead]

Wow, RatBag, I haven't heard that name since Sprint Car Racing came out.

Thats the one. Anyone have any info on why I get this error ?

 

[Custom Computers]

Why are you trying to run it on Win98? It works fine on XP.

 

[KingsHead]

Why are you trying to run it on Win98? It works fine on XP.

Multiplayer crashes in XP. gives a network error.
"keystringtrackwetnessnotfound" or some such.

I wonder if the orginal XP release or SP1 will run multiplayer ? Have
not tried that yet.

 

[First of One]

ATi didn't add X800 support to its Win98/ME drivers until a long time after
the card's release. You will want to use the Catalyst 6.2 drivers, which
have beta X800 support:
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/98me/radeonaiw-98me.html

If you hate the bloated Catalyst Control Center, be sure to select "custom
install" and uncheck the CCC from the list. Then either use the Control
Panel from an earlier driver version, or use RadLinker.

 

[KingsHead]

ATi didn't add X800 support to its Win98/ME drivers until a long time after
the card's release. You will want to use the Catalyst 6.2 drivers, which
have beta X800 support:
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/98me/radeonaiw-98me.html

If you hate the bloated Catalyst Control Center, be sure to select "custom
install" and uncheck the CCC from the list. Then either use the Control
Panel from an earlier driver version, or use RadLinker.

Thanks for the heads up on the X800 & Win98/ME support. did not know
that. will try to install tonight.