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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows 3.x/9x/ME => Topic started by: djzeroflau on May 30, 2005, 12:56:34 PM

Title: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: djzeroflau on May 30, 2005, 12:56:34 PM: 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
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Flame on May 30, 2005, 01:08:57 PM: 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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Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: djzeroflau on May 30, 2005, 01:17:25 PM: 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
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Raptor on May 30, 2005, 02:42:14 PM: Format the Hard Disk Drive and reinstall Windows.
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: djzeroflau on May 30, 2005, 05:00:58 PM: but how do i reinstall windows...if i don't have a cd drive??
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Flame on May 30, 2005, 07:43:50 PM: 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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Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: djzeroflau on May 30, 2005, 07:56:31 PM: awww...thanks anyway
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Flame on May 30, 2005, 08:01:17 PM: 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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Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: pcdoc4christ on May 30, 2005, 08:19:02 PM: 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
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Raptor on May 31, 2005, 06:16:38 AM: Quote
but how do i reinstall windows...if i don't have a cd drive??

There are portable CD-ROM drives available.
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Flame on May 31, 2005, 07:54:45 AM: But you would have to get the drivers for that with a floppy disk...

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Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Raptor on May 31, 2005, 08:24:41 AM: Quote
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.
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Monty_Palmer on May 31, 2005, 08:35:51 AM: 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.
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: Flame on May 31, 2005, 08:48:49 AM: 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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Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: JohnK on May 31, 2005, 12:42:50 PM: Was it upgraded to Windows 95 from Windows 3.1?
Title: Re: WIndows 95 laptop
Post by: pcdoc4christ on June 01, 2005, 05:03:28 PM: DJ:

Let us know if you have the Windows 95 installation floppies and one of us will let you know how to go about reinstalling Windows. You may want to try installing into a different folder or just reformatting the hard drive and doing a clean installation. There are pros and cons to each option.

Regards,
Doc