What do these messages mean

Hello:
in loading software for a scanner from a CD onto a Win 98 laptop, it tells me to restart, when i do i get this message

1 "Can not find CD SETUP.EXE or any of its components "
i click on it and get message
2 can not load or run CD SETUP.EXE in WIN.INI file
What do these messages mean, how fix??
MIR11

 

The CD was out. it told me to eject it before restarting
MIR11

 

Your laptop is running Windows 98 your Scanner CD software might not be compatible with Win 98 anymore. Meaning Windows can not read the CD.
Only a guess.

 

To hawk:
The software came with the scanner, which was made for 95/98SE
To Steve : it boots up after i click OK on messages
i will try to locate win.ini file, but i wonder if laptop just has something missing.
I heard/read that they have a condensed version of program
MIR11

 

Run Msconfig and check if there is a startup for SETUP.EXE there.
You'll find Win.Ini located in the Windows folder, you need to check these two lines;

load=
run=

Typically these should be like I have here, nothing to the right of the equals sign.

 

there are 2 load
1 has E\CDSETUP.EXE
2ND ONE c\oplimit\ocraware.exe
which should i uncheck??
There is NO run

 

The first one, (1 has E\CDSETUP.EXE).

 

Thanks i figgered that, but wanted to be sure.
What about the fact there is no RUN??
MIR11

 

The "run=" doesn't need to be there, it is not doing anything anyway.

 

To Markp62 THANKS **note to *** Admin. below

i unchecked it, that solved the problem

** i did NOT get an e~mail that Markp62 replied yesterday, nor Steve R Jones reply yesterday. i came here to see if any replies
MIR11