"Non-System Disk" Error Message After Canceling Uninstall (229246)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q229246

SYMPTOMS

If you upgrade your computer from Microsoft Windows 3.1x to Windows 98 Second Edition, start the uninstall process to remove Windows 98 Second Edition, and then click Cancel when the uninstall process prompts to check the disk for errors, you may receive the following error message:
Non-System disk error

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem:
  1. Insert your Windows 98 Startup disk into the floppy disk drive, and then restart your computer.
  2. At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:

    a:
    sys c:

  3. When you see the "System transferred" message, remove the Windows 98 Startup disk, and then restart your computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/16/1999
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB229246
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