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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows 3.x/9x/ME => Topic started by: stingray on February 26, 2010, 05:26:38 PM

Title: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: stingray on February 26, 2010, 05:26:38 PM

operating sys windows 98 second,press start button screen runs post then goes into black screen with a > at top left on screen > this is white and flashing nothing other than that is on screen ,i can keep restarting computer but is same all the time,the bios is reading the hard drive ok.please help

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: Computer_Commando on February 26, 2010, 06:19:29 PM

Remove floppy disk from A-drive.

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: stingray on February 27, 2010, 08:10:49 AM

thank you for reply but i have no disk in drive a .I HAVE TRIED ANOTHER HARD DISK BUT THIS HAD A SOFTWARE PROBLEM BUT MY COMPUTER READ THE HARD DRIVE AND WENT TO BLACK SCREEN AGAIN BUT A MESSAGE ON SCREEN THIS TIME REPORTING THE HARD DISK SOFTWARE PROB.I DONT THINK THE PROB IS MY HARD DISK,IS THEIR A WAY TO GET INTO SAFE MODE TO RESTART COMPUTER,PLEASE HELP THANKS

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: comda on February 27, 2010, 08:40:02 AM

Ok when you get the screen A:\ (means the computer is reading from drive a floppy) but if you don't have a floppy in there try this. type  C:\ and hit enter then you should get this symbol C:\ instead of A:\. After C:\ is inserted type win and hit enter. the computer should start loading windows 98 SE.
 
P.S if the A:\ drive doesn't switch to C:\ type cd( change Directory) then C:\
Different computers react  diff.

 Good luck! 8)

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: stingray on February 27, 2010, 03:59:17 PM

I HAVE TURNED COMPUTER ON THIS TIME IT RUNS POST SCREEN THEN GOES TO BLACK SCREEN WITH AT THE TOP LEFT HAND OF SCREEN A FLASHING WHITE  - MINUS SINE ONLY NOTHING OTHER THAN THIS .THANK YOU FOR REPLY

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: comda on February 27, 2010, 06:40:46 PM

oh then if i were you i would reinstall win. Do you have the disks?

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: dahlarbear on February 28, 2010, 06:12:01 AM

1.  Boot Floppy.  If the system has an operational floppy drive, make and then boot from Windows 98 SE boot floppy.  See http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm (http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm).

Once you've booted the floppy, use it to access and examine the hard drive.  You can run "scandisk /all" from the floppy to verify and attempt to fix file system errors on the hard drive.

2.  Diagnostics.  Before reinstalling Windows, you should probably run diagnostics on both the system RAM and hard drive.  Ask if you need links for these "free" diagnostics.

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: stingray on February 28, 2010, 11:23:20 AM

ok will try this,thank you

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: dino_cuyag on March 25, 2010, 04:33:14 AM

please send computer specs... so that we can evaluate your PC.

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: Allan on March 25, 2010, 05:23:24 AM

Quote from: dino_cuyag on March 25, 2010, 04:33:14 AM

please send computer specs... so that we can evaluate your PC.

1) What exactly are you going to evaluate?
2) The thread is a month old

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: S1L3NTSN1P3R on April 28, 2010, 09:32:52 AM

I'm guessing your MBR is corrupted. Sorry :(

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: patio on April 29, 2010, 06:06:15 AM

Quote from: Allan on March 25, 2010, 05:23:24 AM

1) What exactly are you going to evaluate?
2) The thread is a month old

And now unfortunately it's brand new again...

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: Allan on April 29, 2010, 06:08:36 AM

Looks like you have a new resident necromancer.

Title: Re: computer help,wont boot to operating system
Post by: patio on April 29, 2010, 06:52:13 AM

This is only one of about a dozen or so so far...
PM sent.