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grace003

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    BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
    « on: August 18, 2008, 04:30:04 AM »
    to make a long story short.  i deleted my boot.ini file.  its in my recycle bin.  i turned computer off and now have seemed to of lost everything.  i cant get back into windows 98 and i have access to dos.  can i open windows 98 from dos?  i am no computer expert but i have tried downloading boot files to no avail.  help
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    Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
    « Reply #1 on: August 18, 2008, 10:40:43 AM »
    At DOS prompt, type in:
    scanreg /restore
    Hit Enter. Pick up any date from before deleting boot.ini.
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    Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
    « Reply #2 on: August 18, 2008, 10:49:30 AM »
    Win98 doesn't have a boot.ini file, NT4/2k/XP use boot.ini when there is more than one operating system in use.
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    Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
    « Reply #3 on: August 18, 2008, 10:54:25 AM »
    Oooops. It's been a while.
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    Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
    « Reply #4 on: August 18, 2008, 11:05:14 AM »
    Having booted to the MS-DOS 7 prompt, in a Windows 98 system, you type WIN or c:\windows\win.com to start Windows, usually.

    So what's with this boot.ini file, grace003? And why did you delete it?





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    Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
    « Reply #5 on: August 18, 2008, 01:13:34 PM »
    Maybe, the above computer had dual boot, at some point.
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      Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
      « Reply #6 on: August 18, 2008, 08:07:47 PM »
      i have tried scanreg/restore and it says bad command or filename
      i have tried typing in win and c:\windows\win.com it says "himem.sys is missing make sure that the file is in your windows directory.

      this problem started when i was trying to install windows xp prof to update win98 and it wouldnt accept for some reason.  cant remember too long ago. then i tried to remove and accidentally hit enter to delete  boot.ini

      does this all make a difference?
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      Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
      « Reply #7 on: August 18, 2008, 09:48:19 PM »
      That would explain boot.ini presence - XP installation leftover.
      BTW, there is a space after "scanreg" in scanreg /restore command.
      ...and now I don't understand something...
      You tried to upgrade to XP long time ago, but some problem started just last night?
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        Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
        « Reply #8 on: August 18, 2008, 10:42:32 PM »
        no this problem happened a long time ago but was fortunate to have a loan of my sisters laptop so i didn't deal with the problem.  now she wants her laptop back and i need to get my computer fixed.  i did insert space but nothing..
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        Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
        « Reply #9 on: August 19, 2008, 05:55:45 PM »
        I believe, your attempt to install Windows XP messed things up. You may need to reinstall Windows.
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          Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
          « Reply #10 on: August 19, 2008, 07:05:06 PM »
          thank you for your help.  much appreciated..
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          Re: BOOT.INI FILE MISSING
          « Reply #11 on: August 19, 2008, 08:00:03 PM »
          Keep us posted :)
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