So here's what I've done::
--Had a hard drive with Windows 98SE
--Someone else Ghosted that (this is the problem HDD) as a backup HDD
--Original HDD dies
--I Ghosted this second HDD using Norton Ghost v14 (made sure to include the option to copy MBR) to a significantly larger HDD
--My new HDD with the ghost of the second fails to boot
--The second HDD when set as master fails to boot yielding the message "Windows Protection Error. Reboot your computer."
After seeing this error I did followed every step and direction on the Microsoft website relating to this problem (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188867/EN-US/).
This also includes a binary search of the startup by doing a step-by-step startup and I have managed to narrow it down to the drivers windows uses. However, I can't find a workaround to get the bloody thing to boot.
Now this wouldn't be a major deal, except I also cannot get windows 98 to boot from disk. I have inserted the floppy that came with the CDROM that allows the machine to boot from CD, but it hangs at the driver selection every time. And no, upgrading to another OS is not an acceptable alternative, for whatever reason this client demands his machine be windows 98 despite every plea I have given him =\
--Had a hard drive with Windows 98SE
--Someone else Ghosted that (this is the problem HDD) as a backup HDD
--Original HDD dies
--I Ghosted this second HDD using Norton Ghost v14 (made sure to include the option to copy MBR) to a significantly larger HDD
--My new HDD with the ghost of the second fails to boot
--The second HDD when set as master fails to boot yielding the message "Windows Protection Error. Reboot your computer."
After seeing this error I did followed every step and direction on the Microsoft website relating to this problem (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188867/EN-US/).
This also includes a binary search of the startup by doing a step-by-step startup and I have managed to narrow it down to the drivers windows uses. However, I can't find a workaround to get the bloody thing to boot.
Now this wouldn't be a major deal, except I also cannot get windows 98 to boot from disk. I have inserted the floppy that came with the CDROM that allows the machine to boot from CD, but it hangs at the driver selection every time. And no, upgrading to another OS is not an acceptable alternative, for whatever reason this client demands his machine be windows 98 despite every plea I have given him =\
