Windows 98 will not finish setup

[mef930]

I'm trying to install Windows 98 on a computer. It will get to where you have to restart the computer, it go through restarting but I get an error, "While initializing device VPICD Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer.

I tried to start computer in safe mode but I get the same error. Sometimes the blue screen with "Microsoft Windows 98" hangs when trying to start it.

Can someone help me with this problem?


Thanks

 

[jmatt]

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263466

 

[SESaskDFC]

Howdy:

Try this...

Enter BIOS and change the setting "PnP OS Installed" to "NO" and restart the computer and re-install Windows.

Murray

 

[smah]

I don't think that this is the case for that error message, but in addition to the other suggestions, make sure your boot sector virus protection is off in the bios.

 

[wolluf]

You might want to try removing some of hardware (eg, sound, modem, network cards, CD writer...) during the install. If ok, try adding back after install.

 

[mef930]

I have tried all of the suggestions everyone gave me but nothing is working. When I went to the Windows 98 web site and try to find out about the problem they say I need to remove the drive devices VPICD - Virtual Programmable Interrupt Controller Device & IOS - Input/Output Supervisor.

How do I remove them?