For the longest time, I have wanted to duel-boot both Windows 98 SE, and Windows XP home on the same computer. With my new computer, I have finally done just that. I plan on installing other operating systems at a later date.
My problem has nothing to do with duel-booting, but with Windows 98 itself. I am using an Asus p4p800 e deluxe motherboard. I am using onboard ethernet, and I'm on a network with a bunch of computers sharing a Dell router. When I put in the CD, and select to install the "Yukon" drivers (which I think is the right thing for the onboard ethernet), the setup begins.
After the setup is completed (which takes only a few seconds, but that could be because my new computer is very fast), I am told the computer will restart. When windows starts up again, it does not start any programs, not even explorer, and instead says something around the lines of "Please wait while Windows builds its driver information database". It then starts detecting devices and installing the software for them.
This is where the problem occures. Only one of the roughly five devices installs. The other devices instead bring up a screen that gives me the option of either searching for the driver, or manually getting it. The manual screen is too complex for me (it askes me what type of device it is when I have no idea), so I have it search. It asks me where I want to search, and I select different things (I have tried every combination you can think of), and then I hit next.
It then tells me that it was unable to find the driver for the device. It says to choose not to install the driver, I should hit next, otherwise I should hit back to try again. I have tried many times, and always I inevitably give up and click next.
When I first did this, I thought things were working anyway, because my Norton stopped giving me a funny error it gives when you have no internet. The Norton alert tracker on the side started saying stuff like "access rules automatically created for x".
I was then told to restart my computer. When I started it again, I could not start Internet Explorer (I just got a screen for MSN internet access. The strange part is that I am able to run Norton's LiveUpdate without a problem, so there must be a connection of some kind.
Here's what I've tried:
Seeing if XP has internet - it does, without any need to install the yukon drivers in the first place. I just ran the Network Setup Wizard.
Creating a Network Setup Wizard Floppy using XP, and running it on 98 - The Wizard installs the files, has me restart, and, upon startup, gives me an error saying that it can't detect the right devices to setup the network.
On the driver search screen specifing a location on the driver CD to try and get the right drivers - I don't think this helps, because I've tried selecting everything that could possibly be the right folder, and it still doesn't detect anything.
While my brother, who is rather inexperienced, built this computer, I find it unlikely this is a hardware problem, because Windows XP detects things properly.
Operating Systems:
First Physical Hard Drive, 80gb, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (no updates because I can't open IE)
Second Physical Hard Drive, 80gb, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
Is this fixable? If not, is there a way I can completely close off my internet connection? Since I can't get Windows Updates, I'm worried about getting hacked, so if there's no way to completely get internet, then I'll want to close it off completly, and just use XP for my internet.
