WIndows 95 laptop

[djzeroflau]

hey guys...i need help...

i got a really old laptop...its got windows 95...a floppy drive, and no cd rom drive...i think when i went to get it fixed...they screw it up...it would not load up....the error message that comes up is...."Error loading operating system. Setup cann't continue" this happens everytime i turn it on...is there any way of fixing my problem


thankyou so much in advance

[Flame]

Your operating system is corrupted... Take it back to the shop and have them fix it, becuase they DID mess it up... You will not have to pay for them to fix it right this time...

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[djzeroflau]

thing is the shop was owned by a friend of mine...who has closed down and moved to the states...is there anything i could do

[Raptor]

Format the Hard Disk Drive and reinstall Windows.

[djzeroflau]

but how do i reinstall windows...if i don't have a cd drive??

[Flame]

You know... You're better off just buying a new computer... I don't see much hope for this one... You would have to install a CD Drive, but there is no OS to install with... Disketts will not work, so the best thing to do is to just buy a new computer... This one had it coming eventually...  :-/

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[djzeroflau]

awww...thanks anyway

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Actually, there was one thing I overlooked... If you can get a hard disk which already has an OS on it, then just plug the hard disk in... However, just buying a new one would be better for the future...

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[pcdoc4christ]

DJ:

You will need a bootable floppy disk and the 13 floppy disks with the Windows 95 setup files.  If you have these floppies, i'd suggest reinstalling Windows 95 in a new folder:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q142096

More info. about installing Windows 95:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q149712/

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/rk03_set.mspx

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305710

Let us know if you need help.

Regards,
Doc

[Raptor]

but how do i reinstall windows...if i don't have a cd drive??

There are portable CD-ROM drives available.

[Flame]

But you would have to get the drivers for that with a floppy disk...

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[Raptor]

But you would have to get the drivers for that with a floppy disk...

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got a really old laptop...its got windows 95...a floppy drive, and no cd rom drive

Additional:

In the past, I have seen several offers where certain people would install Windows 98 on any machine using only floppies. I do not know how this is done, but you may wish to look into it.

[Monty_Palmer]

I would buy a new machine.  One thing that you have to remember is that unless you already have the software you are going to be using, it is very difficult to get stuff compatible with Win95 commercially.

Really, unless finances prevent it, I would go with a new(er) machine that fits your budget.

Hope this Helps.

[Flame]

I understand that you have a floppy drive, but I have never seen it personally where an external CD drive is installed using floppies...

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[JohnK]

Was it upgraded to Windows 95 from Windows 3.1?