Author Topic: After I reformatted problem... (Read 29648 times)

cazza · « **on:** January 27, 2007, 06:29:39 PM »

I am praying someone can help me here.
I followed instructions on how to reformat a computer I was given for my son.
Was told it was easy...NOT.
I did everything in the right order and now the computer screen has this message on a
black screen and I have no idea what to do next.

C:\>(wee flashing line)

The guy who gave me the instructions said he doesn't have a clue as to why it's
doing that.

He told me to type D:\setup....but all I get is the message saying Bad command or file name.

I have the Windows 98 cd and a boot up disk he gave me.

What do I type at the wee flashing line?

Do I leave the boot up disk and cd in the computer?

Have I ruined the computer completely?

Any ideas would be wonderful.

I'm sorry for sounding so dumb...prob should have left this to the
professionals but was told it was an easy job.

Thank you
Cazza

GX1_Man · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2007, 07:03:00 PM »

If you have a real Windows start up diskette, you first need to make sure that the floppy drive is set to boot prior to the hard drive. THis is set in the BIOS. Most machines are like this, but we need to make sure yours is.

What is the computer make and model? Ususally there is a message onscreen during boot up to indicate what keys need to be pressed to get into the BIOS.

Once this is done the floppy will indicate several messages, one of which will be the designation of the CDROM. Please post all of the start up messages.

If you have a real boot disk and everything is set up correctly, the final message on the screen should be an A:>

cazza · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:13:58 AM »

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If you have a real Windows start up diskette, you first need to make sure that the floppy drive is set to boot prior to the hard drive. THis is set in the BIOS. Most machines are like this, but we need to make sure yours is.

What is the computer make and model? Ususally there is a message onscreen during boot up to indicate what keys need to be pressed to get into the BIOS.

Once this is done the floppy will indicate several messages, one of which will be the designation of the CDROM. Please post all of the start up messages.

If you have a real boot disk and everything is set up correctly, the final message on the screen should be an A:>

Thank you so much for your help.

I rebooted the computer with the floppy disk in and now the screen reads:

Preparing to start your computer.
This may take a few minutes. Please wait....

The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive D.

To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.

A:\>

The computer is a HP Pavilion and according to the back it says model # 6470Z

The boot up disk was made by the previous owner on the computer I'm told just a few days ago.

When it was loading up I noticed it said virtual disk D.....does this help???

Hope you can help me.

Thank you so much.

Cazza

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:24:15 AM »

When it gets to that point A:\ then type E:\ Press enter
then type setup and Press enter.

It probably moved your cdrom drive ahead one letter
when it used the D:\for you virtual drive.

cazza · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:34:04 AM »

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When it gets to that point A:\ then type E:\ Press enter
then type setup and Press enter.

It probably moved your cdrom drive ahead one letter
when it used the D:\for you virtual drive.

Hi...I tried typing E:\ then pressed enter and got this message

Invalid drive specification

any other ideas?

Thank you

Cazza

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:36:45 AM »

When you booted with your Floppy disk and came to the A:\ Prompt did you
do fdisk and format?

Also,I don't know which drive was assigned for your CDROM.You make need
to Type E: Then F: Then G: so on in alphabetical order to find which letter was
assigned to your CDROM.

When you booted with the floppy disk did it give you an option to boot with CD support and you chose YES?

Place your boot floppy into the drive and reboot your computer.
( choose: Start Computer with CD-ROM support if prompted )

   You should wind up at the A:\> MS-DOS prompt. Again, make absolutely, positively sure that you can access your CD-ROM at this point by typing DIR E: ( or whatever drive letter your CD-ROM drive has ), and and pressing ENTER. If you can now see a list of files on the CD you know it works.

At the A:\> prompt, type FDISK and press ENTER.
   You will see a very long message, telling you that "Your computer has a disk larger than 512 MB", and asking if you wish to enable large disk support. ( "Large disk support" means "FAT32" ) Answer Y to enable large disk support.

You will see the main FDISK Options menu, and the Enter choice: prompt.
   It will tell you Current fixed disk drive: 1 in other words, unless you tell it otherwise, it's going to operate on disk 1, the first disk it's found on the system. Since there's only one hard drive on your system ( Make sure this is true ), this is what you want to do.

You want to start out by deleting the existing partition from the disk.
   To do that, type in 3 the Delete partition or Logical DOS drive option and press ENTER.
A menu will appear, asking you what sort of partition to delete. Enter 1 Delete Primary DOS partition and press ENTER.
   A list of partitions will appear; there will probably only be one partition there. It will ask you what primary partition to delete; choose 1 the only one listed, and press ENTER.
   To make absolutely sure that you know what you're doing, it may prompt you to type in the volume label for the partition, which will be listed in the partition list. If the Volume Label column is blank, then the volume label is blank too, so just press ENTER.
It will tell you Partition deleted, or words to that effect, and send you back to the main menu.

Now you want to create a new partition.
To do that, choose option 1 Create DOS partition or logical DOS drive and press ENTER.
It will prompt you for what sort of partition to create; choose option 1 Create Primary DOS partition and press ENTER.
It will prompt you Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a Primary DOS partition and make the partition active (Y/N)? Y

cazza · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:43:21 AM »

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When you booted with you Floppy disk and came to the A:\ Prompt did you
do fdisk and format?

Hi

No I wasn't told I needed to do that.

It was reformatted yesterday and today I rebooted it with the floppy in computer and the screen is sitting with the A:\>

Should I type that in?

What will happen and should the floppy still be in the drive?

What about the win98 cd???

Sorry I really am not computer savvy.....

Thank you

Cazza

cazza · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:45:33 AM »

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When you booted with your Floppy disk and came to the A:\ Prompt did you
do fdisk and format?

Also,I don't know which drive was assigned for your CDROM.You make need
to Type E: Then F: Then G: so on in alphabetical order to find which letter was
assigned to your CDROM.

When you booted with the floppy disk did it give you an option to boot with CD support and you chose YES?

No was told to choose option without cd support think it was option 2.......

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:50:44 AM »

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When you booted with your Floppy disk and came to the A:\ Prompt did you
do fdisk and format?

Also,I don't know which drive was assigned for your CDROM.You make need
to Type E: Then F: Then G: so on in alphabetical order to find which letter was
assigned to your CDROM.

When you booted with the floppy disk did it give you an option to boot with CD support and you chose YES?

No was told to choose option without cd support think it was option 2.......

That was wrong you choose yes for cdrom support.Reboot with both the floppy disk and cd in and choose yes for cdrom support when you are prompted.

cazza · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:56:58 AM »

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When you booted with your Floppy disk and came to the A:\ Prompt did you
do fdisk and format?

Also,I don't know which drive was assigned for your CDROM.You make need
to Type E: Then F: Then G: so on in alphabetical order to find which letter was
assigned to your CDROM.

When you booted with the floppy disk did it give you an option to boot with CD support and you chose YES?

Place your boot floppy into the drive and reboot your computer.
( choose: Start Computer with CD-ROM support if prompted )

   You should wind up at the A:\> MS-DOS prompt. Again, make absolutely, positively sure that you can access your CD-ROM at this point by typing DIR E: ( or whatever drive letter your CD-ROM drive has ), and and pressing ENTER. If you can now see a list of files on the CD you know it works.

At the A:\> prompt, type FDISK and press ENTER.
   You will see a very long message, telling you that "Your computer has a disk larger than 512 MB", and asking if you wish to enable large disk support. ( "Large disk support" means "FAT32" ) Answer Y to enable large disk support.

You will see the main FDISK Options menu, and the Enter choice: prompt.
   It will tell you Current fixed disk drive: 1 in other words, unless you tell it otherwise, it's going to operate on disk 1, the first disk it's found on the system. Since there's only one hard drive on your system ( Make sure this is true ), this is what you want to do.

You want to start out by deleting the existing partition from the disk.
   To do that, type in 3 the Delete partition or Logical DOS drive option and press ENTER.
A menu will appear, asking you what sort of partition to delete. Enter 1 Delete Primary DOS partition and press ENTER.
   A list of partitions will appear; there will probably only be one partition there. It will ask you what primary partition to delete; choose 1 the only one listed, and press ENTER.
   To make absolutely sure that you know what you're doing, it may prompt you to type in the volume label for the partition, which will be listed in the partition list. If the Volume Label column is blank, then the volume label is blank too, so just press ENTER.
It will tell you Partition deleted, or words to that effect, and send you back to the main menu.

Now you want to create a new partition.
To do that, choose option 1 Create DOS partition or logical DOS drive and press ENTER.
It will prompt you for what sort of partition to create; choose option 1 Create Primary DOS partition and press ENTER.
It will prompt you Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a Primary DOS partition and make the partition active (Y/N)? Y

Thank you so much....looks scary to do all that but I will go try it now and choose the option to have cd support....now....after the last line above what should be happening??

Thank you

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:59:12 AM »

It should be counting up 100% of your hard drive that it will be using as
your primary partition and making it active.

Then you will boot with your computer again until you get back to the A:\ prompt and type Format C:

After your format gets to 100% and stops you will then press enter.

Now, Believe it or not you will then reboot your computer choose
Cdrom support again and this time when you get to the A:\ prompt

Type E:
Press Enter

Then Type: SETUP

cazza · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:04:49 PM »

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It should be counting up 100% of your hard drive that it will be using as
your primary partition and making it active.

Then you will boot with your computer again until you get back to the A:\ prompt and type Format C:

Ok it says

you MUST restart your system for your changes to take effect.
Any drives you have created or changed must be formatted AFTER you restart.

Shut down windows before restarting.

Press ESC to exit FDISK

what now??

thx

cazza · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:05:35 PM »

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It should be counting up 100% of your hard drive that it will be using as
your primary partition and making it active.

Then you will boot with your computer again until you get back to the A:\ prompt and type Format C:

Leaving the floppy and cd in?

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:08:13 PM »

Look back at reply #10 LOL, We are running into each other.

cazza · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:13:30 PM »

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It should be counting up 100% of your hard drive that it will be using as
your primary partition and making it active.

Then you will boot with your computer again until you get back to the A:\ prompt and type Format C:

After your format gets to 100% and stops you will then press enter.

Now, Believe it or not you will then reboot your computer choose
Cdrom support again and this time when you get to the A:\ prompt

Type E:
Press Enter

Then Type: SETUP

Sorry im a dope.

Ok I rebooted and am at A:\>
I typed in FORMAT C and it says
Parameter format not correct - C

What did I do wrong this time?
I left the floppy and cd in was that correct?

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:33:16 PM »

But did you type in Format C:

Are you still out there? :-? OKay I see you are. Buggers on me.

cazza · « **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:38:58 PM »

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But did you type in Format C:

Blonde moment so sorry

forgot the wee dots

formatting now

thanks for being so patient

cazza · « **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:41:49 PM »

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But did you type in Format C:

Are you still out there? :-? OKay I see you are buggers on me.

I'm here ...it's still formatting

74% ....

Almost there 94%

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #18 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:47:51 PM »

Okay remember the below.

After your format gets to 100% and stops you will then press enter.

Now, Believe it or not you will then reboot your computer choose
Cdrom support again and this time when you get to the A:\ prompt

Type E:
Press Enter

Then Type--> SETUP and press Enter

cazza · « **Reply #19 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:49:53 PM »

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Okay remember the below.

After your format gets to 100% and stops you will then press enter.

Now, Believe it or not you will then reboot your computer choose
Cdrom support again and this time when you get to the A:\ prompt

Type E:
Press Enter

Then Type: SETUP and press Enter

its stopped at

Volume label (11 characters,ENTER for none)?

what do I do now?

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #20 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:52:10 PM »

Follow reply#18

Are you still there?LOL

Did you just press Enter then reboot?

cazza · « **Reply #21 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:56:36 PM »

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Follow reply#18

Are you still there?LOL

ok followed that and after I typed SETUP

it says

This program cannot be run in DOS mode

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #22 on:** January 28, 2007, 12:59:19 PM »

So what does the disk say Windows upgrade,or what?

When you type E: and the directory changes to E:\

type dir to see what's on the CD.

cazza · « **Reply #23 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:02:14 PM »

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So what does the disk say Windows upgrade,or what?

The floppy says win98 boot disk was home made by previous owner.

cd says windows 98 starts here.....came with the computer was told and also I was given a cd that says second edition

Sorry I'm such a twat at this

cazza · « **Reply #24 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:07:05 PM »

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So what does the disk say Windows upgrade,or what?

When you type E: and the directory changes to E:\

type dir to see what's on the CD.

Ok it says

Volume in drive E is W98SH
Directory of E:\

AUTORUN INF 59 01-18-99 12:00p
CONTENT (DIR) 01-18-99 12:00p
NT4SP3 (DIR) 01-18-99 12:00p
README TXT 8,279 01-18-99 12:00p
SETUP (DIR) 01-18-99 12:00p
SETUP EXE 111,616 01-18-99 12:00p
3 file(s) 119,954
3 dir(s) 0 bytes free

E:\>

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #25 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:07:44 PM »

E:\> when you got to this point are you sure you typed setup?

Our forum changes words to thingy and makes them funnier.

Put the CD that says second edition in and reboot and get back to the A:\ prompt and type E: press enter then type setup and press enter

Sorry,I know this is frustrating but, we'll get there.

cazza · « **Reply #26 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:15:54 PM »

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E:\> when you got to this point are you sure you typed setup?

Our forum changes words to thingy and makes them funnier.

Put the CD that says second edition in and reboot and get back to the A:\ prompt and type E: press enter then type setup and press enter

Sorry,I know this is frustrating but, we'll get there.

OMG!!!!! You did it.........it's going thru the set up now

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #27 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:17:17 PM »

If it is going through the setup take out your floppy disk now!

cazza · « **Reply #28 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:20:09 PM »

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If it is going through the setup take out your floppy disk now!

It says sit back and relax as Windows installs on your computer.

Took the floppy out....

WOW u r awesome and very patient lol

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #29 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:24:29 PM »

Sorry,this took so long but, you know support sucks!

When you finish the install....you may need to download
everest to get the right sound ,modem, and video drivers.

If so,let us know.

Now do me a favor when you can watch the below video.

This is the child side of me.Must do a little antics as I go along.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1734043/

cazza · « **Reply #30 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:28:47 PM »

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Sorry,this took so long but, you know support sucks!

When you finish the install....you may need to download
everest to get the right sound ,modem, and video drivers.

If so,let us know.

Now do me a favor when you can watch the below video.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1734043/

the computer isn't online as it's for my son to play games on....can I get them things downloaded on my computer and transfer them to his via cd/dvd?

The computer is setting up now ..says getting ready to run windows for the first time

Will watch the video sure no problem

ohhh what is the windows product key and where will I find it?

thx

fffreak · « **Reply #31 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:38:01 PM »

The product key is located on your Windows CD case and is required to install and activate Windows.

cazza · « **Reply #32 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:40:07 PM »

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The product key is located on your Windows CD case and is required to install and activate Windows.

Thank you found it....just wasn't sure what I was looking for...

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #33 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:41:00 PM »

At the top of our web page go to messages.I sent you a private message.
It may help but,we are not allowed to give cracks for operating systems.

If it don't help send me a private message back and I will explain.

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #34 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:44:02 PM »

So fffreak did you watch the Spider On Drugs Below?

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1734043/

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #35 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:49:06 PM »

cazza you will need to go to the below website download

Everest copy it to a disk install it on your computer and
it will ID your hardware for you if windows don't do it on
install.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

cazza · « **Reply #36 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:50:45 PM »

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cazza you will need to go to the below website download

Everest copy it to a disk install it on your computer and
it will ID your hardware for you.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

screen says E:\WIN98>

What now?

Ok should I go get that download first?

thx

fffreak · « **Reply #37 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:59:11 PM »

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So fffreak did you watch the Spider On Drugs Below?

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1734043/

LOL funny

. I have heard about scientists doing tests on spiders using drugs, but never have I seen a video clip of them actually doing it. That was a good one though

.

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #38 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:02:20 PM »

E:\WIN98> is your CDROM type dir again see if it finds the Install CD.

cazza · « **Reply #39 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:07:38 PM »

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I will not be available for a few hours.fffreak ,or whoever may be around
help cazza with this install please.

Awww...thank you so very much for all the help you have given me.

Hope this time this computer gets going else it might just end up in the yard lol

Thank you again.

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #40 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:26:11 PM »

You are following the on screen instructions as windows installs
aren't you? :-?

NOTE:Forget about the link to Everest for now none of those drivers
will be needed until you have windows completely installed.

cazza · « **Reply #41 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:27:03 PM »

During setup it stops and says to start up with hard disk or cd rom

which one should I choose?

and the 3 options

start up with hard disk
start up with cd support
start up without cd support

which one?

thx

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #42 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:29:54 PM »

Hard disk.

I think this may be where you have everything copied to the hard disk and just keep choosing hard disk.

cazza · « **Reply #43 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:32:18 PM »

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Hard disk.

blooming thing is timed and I aint quick enough going from my computer to other one lol

cazza · « **Reply #44 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:34:19 PM »

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Hard disk.

I think this may be where you have everything copied to the hard disk and just keep choosing hard disk.

Ok thank you kind sir

Will NEVER EVER try anything like this again....lol

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #45 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:36:19 PM »

You must babysit the install of windows 98 can't go away.
That sit back and relax while windows installs that Microsoft
put on there is thingy.

LOL

cazza · « **Reply #46 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:44:18 PM »

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You must babysit the install of windows 98 can't go away.
That sit back and relax while windows installs that Microsoft
put on there is thingy.

LOL

Ok pressed 1 for hard disk..... computer said setting up hardware...
it rebooted itself then had to press 1 for hard disk again
it restarted again and now it says

Windows protection error. You need to restart your computer.

C :\WINDOWS\system\vmm32.vxd: missing/unable to load.

?

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #47 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:06:02 PM »

This makes me believe you have a install CD of windows that has
corrupt files on it.

Did you earlier mention having another install cd that was windows 98 SE?

Are you there,or out in the yard beating on the computer?

cazza · « **Reply #48 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:09:37 PM »

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This makes me believe you have a install CD of windows that has
corrupt files on it.

Did you earlier mention having another install cd that was windows 98 SE?

Eh...yes I have windows second edition but that's what is in.....did I screw up again...thought that was what you said to have in there.....prob my mistake
Should I change the cds over??

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #49 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:17:21 PM »

Sadly,when you do you may need to start all over with the floppy
disk.Remember fdisk,format ETC..?

It is not dark here yet only 5:14 Pm or 17:14 hours however you
keep time.

So,maybe you'll need to do everything over with the other disk.

Are you ready?You can't hurt anything.Until you get an operating
system installed....It really isn't a computer.

cazza · « **Reply #50 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:23:16 PM »

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Sadly,when you do you may need to start all over with the floppy
disk.Remember fdisk,format ETC..?

It is not dark here yet only 5:14 Pm or 17:14 hours however you
keep time.

So,maybe you'll need to do everything over with the other disk.

Are you ready?You can't hurt anything.Until you get an operating
system installed....It really isn't a computer.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :-/ AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I had better have learned something from this...oh yes I did....never to screw with a computer again

ok can you tell me where to start from again? please

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #51 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:27:42 PM »

Okay put the disk we haven't been using in the CDrom drive.

Put the floppy disk in the floppy drive reboot remembering to
choose 1 boot with cdrom support.

When you come to A:\ prompt type fdisk then press enter.

cazza · « **Reply #52 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:31:12 PM »

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Okay put the disk we haven't been using in the CDrom drive.

Put the floppy disk in the floppy drive reboot remembering to
choose 1 boot with cdrom support.

When you come to A:\ prompt type fdisk then press enter.

Ok did what you said and then rebooted...got a black screen now that says
Operating system not found

the pest

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #53 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:39:42 PM »

My mistake.When you get to the A:\ prompt type

Format C:

Don't forget those wee little dots.

Your little Scottish dancing girl Avatar is really cute. :-?

cazza · « **Reply #54 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:45:27 PM »

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My mistake.When you get to the A:\ prompt type

Format C:

Don't forget those wee little dots.

Ok...cd and floppy are in and I rebooted.....no A prompt just says
Operating system not found and wont let me type anything

:-?

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #55 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:49:38 PM »

Okay shutdown the computer take out the CD.

Boot with just the floppy disk.

Will it go to an A:\prompt now?

cazza · « **Reply #56 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:52:15 PM »

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Okay shutdown the computer take out the CD.

Boot with just the floppy disk.

Will it go to an A:\prompt now?

Nope still saying Operating system not found

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #57 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:03:39 PM »

It appears your hard drive may be failing, or your floppy drive.

Remember we booted with a floppy disk when the first install
was going fine.Now the floppy disk don't work.

Can you make another floppy boot disk.

Is your BIOS set to boot from the floppy drive first.

cazza · « **Reply #58 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:08:35 PM »

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It appears your hard drive may be failing, or your floppy drive.

Remember we booted with a floppy disk when the first install
was going fine.Now the floppy disk don't work.

Can you make another floppy boot disk.

Is your BIOS set to boot from the floppy drive first.

Don't know how to make a floppy boot disk and that computer is Win98 mine works with XP...

Aint got a clue what the BIOS is and how to set it....Sorry

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #59 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:19:13 PM »

Does the one you have that works with XP have a floppy drive?

cazza · « **Reply #60 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:21:34 PM »

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Does the one you have that works with XP have a floppy drive?

My computer is new bought just last year (Santa brought me it) lol and yes it has a floppy drive.

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #61 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:25:49 PM »

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Does the one you have that works with XP have a floppy drive?

My computer is new bought just last year (Santa brought me it) lol and yes it has a floppy drive.

Then you can download this file and it will write a boot disk for you when
you double click on it after download it will prompt you for a floppy disk on
your new computer.

See link below.

http://files.frashii.com/~bootdisk/alabama/boot98se.exe

cazza · « **Reply #62 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:26:37 PM »

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Quote
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Does the one you have that works with XP have a floppy drive?

My computer is new bought just last year (Santa brought me it) lol and yes it has a floppy drive.

Then you can download this file and it will write a boot disk for you when
you double click on it after download it will prompt you for a floppy disk.

See link below.

http://files.frashii.com/~bootdisk/alabama/boot98se.exe

Ok will go try that brb
THANK YOU

cazza · « **Reply #63 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:30:17 PM »

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Does the one you have that works with XP have a floppy drive?

My computer is new bought just last year (Santa brought me it) lol and yes it has a floppy drive.

Then you can download this file and it will write a boot disk for you when
you double click on it after download it will prompt you for a floppy disk.

See link below.

http://files.frashii.com/~bootdisk/alabama/boot98se.exe

Ok will go try that brb
THANK YOU

Ok got it.....what do I do now?

Man u have the patience of a saint lol

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #64 on:** January 28, 2007, 06:10:22 PM »

Do you mean you have the disk the file wrote for you? :-?

If so, boot your computer we are trying to fix with the new
floppy boot disk ,you just made on your new computer.

I guess your gone for now.Will check back over next 30 minutes.

Hope you got the boot disk made from the file I told you to download.

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