More geeky help needed for Catt's computer

[fluffymark]

Windows 98 is being silly. It refuses to install on the basis that it can find an already installed version of itself - although the already installed version is corrupted and fails to work at all. It doesn't give me the option to continue on with the install, it just quits when it finds itself already there. I don't want to delete things, as catt will lose vital files she needs to keep. I've tried renaming the windows folder and COMMAND.COM to other names in the hope it cannot find them, but it still does.

So, how do I fool Windows into thinking it doesn't exist, without actually deleting it?

(or should I just give up and persuade Catt that Linux is the way forward...)

Comments

[rainbowskye.livejournal.com]

My usual method in these circumstances is to shout at the computer a bit and threaten to turn it off..if you're feeling really mean, you could wave a pencil and notebook and a filing cabinet at it..
I don't suppose that's much help, is it..?!

[fluffymark]

No, we can't be nasty to Elvira!! (Catt named her computer Elvira), as she's very temperamental and will only get upset more. We try and be nice and talk to her lots and explain things to her, and stroke her monitor and whisper sweet nothings into her speakers in an attempt to make friends with her again.