I am trying to install a program onto a Windows 98 laptop but I cant copy it into 'My documents'. All the files apart from one will copy, its called 'owl252.dll, I have the software working on a laptop with Windows 98 to which it saved and works no problem. The software in question is from the nineties and only requires to be copied to C-drive and a creating a shortcut from one of the copied file, real old software.

 

Anyone have any ideas why I cant copy the software, I get a message ("Cannot copy Owl252.dll. The system cannot read from the specified device").

The software is installed from a floppy.Feckin computers again ffs. :headvswal

 

Cheers Guys n gals

 

John Crisp

I am trying to install a program onto a Windows 98 laptop but I cant copy it into 'My documents'. All the files apart from one will copy, its called 'owl252.dll, I have the software working on a laptop with Windows 98 to which it saved and works no problem. The software in question is from the nineties and only requires to be copied to C-drive and a creating a shortcut from one of the copied file, real old software.

 

Anyone have any ideas why I cant copy the software, I get a message ("Cannot copy Owl252.dll. The system cannot read from the specified device").

The software is installed from a floppy.Feckin computers again ffs. :headvswal

 

Cheers Guys n gals

 

John Crisp

Try starting in Safe mode and then try the copy again. Sounds like the .DLL is in use by the system

 

Steve :)

I am trying to install a program onto a Windows 98 laptop but I cant copy it into 'My documents'. All the files apart from one will copy, its called 'owl252.dll, I have the software working on a laptop with Windows 98 to which it saved and works no problem. The software in question is from the nineties and only requires to be copied to C-drive and a creating a shortcut from one of the copied file, real old software.

 

Anyone have any ideas why I cant copy the software, I get a message ("Cannot copy Owl252.dll. The system cannot read from the specified device").

The software is installed from a floppy.Feckin computers again ffs. :headvswal

 

Cheers Guys n gals

 

John Crisp

http://www.ask-leo.com

Steve how can it be in use if its not installed? Is dll part of the operating system or something?

 

Cheers znut i'll ask leo.

Cheers for the replies.

 

John Crisp

Anyone else help me here.

 

Cheers John Crisp

Floppy disc, now that is retro! You could try copying from msdos, i think its F8 (testing my memory now of legacy operating systems) during the start up as it says "starting windows 98" to bring up the boot menu

 

Then select boot to ms dos, from that c:\ prompt make a new folder in your root dir of c: called temp (or something similar)

 

Then type copy a:\*.* c:\temp\*.*

 

Should copy everything and avoid the use of windows.

 

(the temp directory just ssave you having to type the long directory path to my documents using all the ~~~~~)

 

HTH

Are you sure the drive isn't full? Simple mistake to make if you've tried everything else :D

Geeky i'll give that a try later, I am fine with windows but ms is another story. As I said its real old software but I use it every day.

 

Bantam I never thought of that, it is the last file on the floppy, i'll have a look at that later as well.

 

Cheers guys John Crisp

Just a thought Geeky, if the software installs in ms dos mode, would i need to run it in that mode as well as usually it starts from a file thats saved in my documents or does itrun through windows.

 

Cheers John Crisp

Why are you trying to install a program in to your "My Documents" directory?

 

Try installing it to another directory.

 

Also try copying just that file on another computer. it is possible the disc is broken on the sector the file is held.

if its the dll your struggling to get

d/l this zip and extract it;)

 

http://www.profiler.noaa.gov/npn/mdsDownload.jsp

Stuart, I am not installing the program in my documents, the software is saved from floppy on pc (my documents) then I create a file and move it to my c-drive. Within the saved files I open the software then create a shortcut and it runs (usually) fine from there.

 

Billy I cant download that file mate.

 

Cheers guys john crisp

Stuart, I am not installing the program in my documents, the software is saved from floppy on pc (my documents) then I create a file and move it to my c-drive. Within the saved files I open the software then create a shortcut and it runs (usually) fine from there.

 

Billy I cant download that file mate.

 

Cheers guys john crisp

 

if you pm me an email ill send you the dll in rar

Any luck with dos mate?

am on the case just now geeky.....hopefully will have an answer soon mate.

 

Cheers John Crisp

Cheers for the help guys, finally it works.....just need a bendy bus to hook it up to....anyone got a spare one :duffer:

 

Cheers again...John Crisp