My computer sistem crashed and i had to reinstall Windows. I copied the important data to my friend's HD and formated my own HD. I tried to install Windows but just as the preparing for the installation finished (you know that sliding from 0 to 100%), the process suddenly stopped. I tried to do the same thing several times, but it could not go further. The CD is defenitely all right, i checked that. But when I used the Scandisk(from DOS, of course), it discovered some bad clusters. Maybe that's the problem? I also copied the WIN98 folder to my HD and ran setup from there, but, again the same.

It does sound like the bad clusters could be the problem - perhaps there are some more that haven't yet been discovered and marked. You could run a thorough disk analysis tool, but I'd be tempted to buy a new hard drive instead. For the price it's not worth risking your data and time.

boot disk n cdrom must be same version. try boot from a: when done format c: then fdisk and then delete any partition/s then esc to (c:) then type restart get ready for cmos setup holding down delete. set boot up on cdrom first make sure cdrom and bootdisk support mscdex rom drv. with cd rom in d: and make sure hdd is properly set using auto ide detect the back to hdd settings verify esc save exit. it has worked for me several times with 98 and SE good luck Mike Summers