Installation/hardware problem help please

[satansgirl19]

Hey i am new to this computer stuff i have a desktop that i am having alot of problems with and i dont have a boot floppy just a cd rom for windows 98

i tryed to install the cd and it says :

Cannot create files on drive,Cannot setup windows 98

If you have HPFS or NTFS create MS-DOS boot partition
If you have Lantastic or superstore compressions disable before running setup"


I dont know what to do
Is there anyone out here whom can help me
and if it has to do with comands i need it fully explained as i am new
i dont even know how to reformat but willing to learn


Thankx

 

[kimsland]

Please run Memtest on your Ram

Please run a Drive Diagnostics on your HardDrive

 

[satansgirl19]

May i ask is there a way to do that ?

all i have on it right now is a black screen with a little line wanting me to type something

 

[captaincranky]

Those are links kimsland posted. Follow them, download Memtest, then burn it to a CD. The Memtest ".iso" file gets burned as an image. If you do not understand the "image" part, post back and we'll try to give you more details.

 

[satansgirl19]

I am unsure of how to burn it as a image

 

[kimsland]

The writing in blue above ie Memtest is a clickable link
Please click on it and follow what is exactly stated

 

[satansgirl19]

98 problems

hello i am still having issues
i found out that my computer(desktop) is running 98 second edition but when i tryed to hook up the internet it has problems
it wont load the internet
i checked in the device manager and the chip is listed
and i cant update nothing
i tryed to run the normal 98 cd it formatted then restarted and said files are missing

i am lost and confuse

can anyone give me a hand