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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows 3.x/9x/ME => Topic started by: logsteps on January 05, 2005, 09:08:44 AM

Title: window 98 in ms-dos
Post by: logsteps on January 05, 2005, 09:08:44 AM

I restarted my win 98 computer in ms-dos mode to run defrag and once the screen came on ther was no C prompt only a blinking cursor and now the machine will only start in ms-dos. please help  

Title: Re: window 98 in ms-dos
Post by: Computer_Commando on January 05, 2005, 09:45:47 AM

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... ther was no C prompt only a blinking cursor and now the machine will only start in ms-dos... 

It's one or the other...If there is no C-prompt and only a blinking cursor, how does it start MS-DOS?  

Title: Re: window 98 in ms-dos
Post by: Neil on January 05, 2005, 10:10:29 AM

1. How did you get into DOS mode?
2. Why did you want to run defrag in DOS mode? You should run it in safe-mode, no need for DOS mode.

Try restarting your computer. Describe what happens until you get to this point.

Try typing win and see what happens.

Let us know.

Title: Re: window 98 in ms-dos
Post by: logsteps on January 06, 2005, 11:29:20 AM

when I restart the computer all I get is the blinking cursor. If I restart and hit f-8 I get the menu but normal command only goes back to the blinking cursor. I still cannot get to the windows.

Title: Re: window 98 in ms-dos
Post by: Computer_Commando on January 06, 2005, 06:31:13 PM

When you hit F8, select Command Prompt.  If you see C:>, then type win.  If this works, then maybe msdos.sys file is corrupted, read this:
http://www.computerhope.com/msdossys.htm