Read Data From a Windows 98 Hard Drive
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Posted thirty January 2010 - 01:48 AM
Hello,
I'one thousand trying to recover data from my old Windows 98 (2d Edition) computer. I haven't used information technology in years and decided to try to plug it in and go it running once again so that I could fire my onetime stuff onto some blank DVDs and transfer the old files to my new figurer. Unfortunately thus far I have not succeeded in being able to do this.
I got the computer running and carve up my stuff up into three folders, Folder Ane being 4.1GB, Folder Two being 2.9GB and Folder Iii beingness 3.6GB. I put in a blank DVD-R (iv.7GB) and attempted to burn Binder One to the DVD with the burning program that's on there (a freeware program called Burn4Free)...it burned for nigh 10 seconds so failed, giving me some error message about filenames and indexing.
I figured there must exist some weird glitchy affair in the folder somewhere that was making information technology neglect then I created a .rar file with WinRAR and put Folder One into that. About three hours later (it took forever to go Folder One into the rar) the rar was fabricated and I tried burning just the rar to another blank DVD-R...again, it burned for about 10 seconds and and so failed, this time giving me this error:
Writer Error [Illegal Request (Logical Block Address Out of Range)]
I googled that error bulletin and got some hits but unfortunately found none of them to be very useful...nearly are from 5+ years agone and I tin can't find whatever real solutions provided. Now, there is some good news...afterwards Folder One and then the rar file of Binder One failed to fire I tried called-for Folder Two, which successfully burned to the DVD and I was able to transfer the contents to my electric current computer. Then it does work at least some times.
The second trouble...after the DVD-Rs failed I decided to endeavour getting the data via a USB flash bulldoze. The USB port on the computer works since the mouse is plugged in there and information technology recognizes it, so I figured a flash drive might work every bit well. Unfortunately no such luck. It did recognize it but so gave me an error almost not having the correct Commuter needed. Later this I tried using an external hard drive on it (likewise via USB) to the same result. Stupidly I didn't write down what the name of the Drivers were that it said information technology needed and now when I plug either the flash bulldoze or the external HD in I no longer get the window saying it needs a particular driver and instead the computer merely does nothing. I thought of uploading the data somewhere online and then downloading it from my electric current computer merely the Windows 98 motorcar doesn't recognize the wireless point to go on the internet and fifty-fifty if it did I dubiety it could handle uploading gigs worth of files anyhow.
And then, now I'm kind of at a loss. I tin't get the data burned to a DVD and I tin't get the information transferred onto a flash drive or external hard drive. So how do I get information technology off that reckoner?
Whatsoever help on the matter would be sincerely appreciated! 
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Posted xxx January 2010 - 07:54 AM
Welcome to BC.
You lot might try here;
Windows 98SE USB Mass Storage Device Drivers
Edited by ratchet48, thirty January 2010 - 07:55 AM.
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Posted xxx January 2010 - 02:09 PM
Exactly what I was goung to suggest Abacus.
Its the easiest and fastest way to do information technology.
Once yous get the data onto the XP system you can put it on a USB bound drive or external drive.
In the outset there was the command line.
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 03:42 PM
I downloaded the USB drivers exe from here and put it on a CD and moved information technology to the desktop of the 98 car. I did as it said and installed it and then rebooted and tried again with an external hard bulldoze via USB...this time the selection in the lower correct corner of the screen to remove the USB drive came up and in Device Manager under "Storage Device" information technology had the proper noun of the external Hard disk drive and in the preferences it said information technology was working properly.
Even so, I can't seem to locate the external difficult drive anywhere on the car. In My Computer in that location'southward the C drive (not it), the D drive (with nothing but a few folders in information technology--not the external), the A drive (floppy deejay) which information technology says is Not Accessible and the Due east drive which it too says is Not Accessible. These same 4 drives are listed there but the same whether or not the external HD is plugged in.
And so how tin I locate the external hard drive on the figurer so that I tin move stuff to it? It supposedly is successfully connected and has the right drivers now, I just can't figure out how to access it.
Cheers over again!
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 04:02 PM
Right click your My Figurer Icon and select Manage, in Computer Management select Disk Management, hopefully you will see a drive unlettered or unassigned. Right click that drive and select assign a drive letter, if Due east: is not being used y'all tin can use it. Then information technology should show up in My Reckoner window.
I also know someone who would be interested in buying your working Windows 98 lcomputer.
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 05:36 PM
98 is probably not able to recognize the external hard drive for various reasons.
Might be that it is partitioned with NTFS. If so, 98 will not be able to read the bulldoze at all.
Easiest and fastest matter to do is to take the drive out of the 98 organization. Then disconnect the cdrom drives from the XP system and connect it to in that location. Xp will read a jump drive or external no problem.
If the bulldoze is hooked up to the XP system you lot can easily copy your stuff onto the external without having to fight getting 98 to recognize information technology, if it can.
In the beginning there was the command line.
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Posted xxx Jan 2010 - 07:39 PM
Right click your My Computer Icon and select Manage, in Computer Direction select Deejay Management
Unfortunately when I right click on the My Computer icon there is no "Manage" option...I call back that only works with XP, or operating systems newer than 98. So far I oasis't figured out any way to go to anything resembling Calculator Direction/Disk Management with the Windows 98 machine although I would be open to suggestions.
As well another thing: I discovered that the external HD is in fact NTFS, which probably explains about of why information technology's not working with the Windows 98 computer.
If I were to purchase a new external HD with nix on it so that I could reformat information technology and such would I be able to get it to work with the Windows 98 machine so or would there still be a trouble?
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Posted xxx January 2010 - 07:50 PM
you should be able to format the bulldoze using fat on a XP,Vista or seven computer. Right click the drive select format and select fatty as the file organization type.
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 10:55 PM
why not employ a live linux CD?
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 01:33 PM
What is the size of the external USB Bulldoze?
98 had a limit to the size of a bulldoze that it tin can address. I recollect it was 120 gig but I am non sure.
This limit may also only apply to hard drives and not USB drives, which did not be in the 98 days.
In the beginning at that place was the command line.
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Posted 31 Jan 2010 - 05:38 PM
Eyesee is completely on the right Track.
WIN98 and WIN98SE are completely dissimilar Programs to XP. They are compatible if approached the right mode, only using XP Tools, not designed for WIN 98SE or even much earlier every bit in WIN95, is request for serious Problems with your Data.
What Eyesee is saying near hooking the HDD up through the CD/DVD is every bit safe as yous can get, using Tools designed for subsequently than WIN98SE is only Dangerious, merely it is e'er up to you, We but Advise here, No Accuse, No Responsibility.
Promise I don't sound besides serious, just Care, Mate.
I practice accept a little noesis on WIN98SE and WIN XP combined.
Happy to give you a Guide through for how to do it, as I am sure Eyesee certainly would, to protect your Data, that is Important?
Seriously, I used the same Technique to Salvage a Very Of import Drive for myself, fifty-fifty though it was an XP Deejay on another XP Machine. My Disk has five Partitions, so hooking it up that manner enabled me to save my Important Data from C: Drive onto another Partitioning on the Drive. After that I used Windows XP to reformat the C: Drive on the HDD and information technology is now ready for me to reinstall Windows XP on my new Machine. You could actually do the same, just be sure to run a Anti Virus on the Bulldoze before you actually open the Drive upwardly to look at it, so save the Data you need onto the XP's HDD, and then you tin can Burn it onto DVD, CDs or Salve information technology to USB, or External HDD without the Hassles and Run a risk.
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 08:26 AM
SaraRose Win98 I'thousand presumming SE doesn't recognise USB wink drives without the appropriate software installed first. At present I've tried the links shown on hither but I tin can never become them to work. Information technology will depend on the brand and model of your flash drive. I utilise PQI and Kingston. At present the maximum size of Kingston drive that volition be recognised on Win98SE is 2GB the green ones, they are quite inexpensive on eBay.
If y'all know the make and model then you should be able to download the proper Win98SE drivers from the manufacturer web site. You can with PQI and Kingston.
Other than that yous endeavor and right your burning software and so you can burn a DVD or 2. 
Keith
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Now its Inspiron 17 3793 Windows 10 64bit crap, its the worst laptop design ever made
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 09:sixteen AM
Even though I'one thousand new here, I tin tell you what I used to do in the late xc's when I had similar problems -or when we wanted to just mess effectually.
I used to connect 2 machines using an LPT (printing cablevision). Information technology is slooooowwwww, but was faster (and more secure) than copy stuff using floppy disks. (also some games supported it I call back)
And so what you need is another computer, and LPT (printer) cable and Full commander which can exist downloaded from http://www.ghisler.com/download.htm
Download and install it on both computers, Connect the computers on the printer port than click on Cyberspace than Port connection to other PC. Than select server on the other computer and client on the calculator you have. Now you should be able to mess effectually with it.
Regards,
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