hello, please could you help me to get round this little problem?..
BACKGROUND
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OS used: win98
user problem: some keys not working viz most of the symbols above the numbers on the numeric keys such as brackets, exclamation mark, inverted commas, etc.
tried:
new keyboard, system file checker, replacing files from win98 installation CD but cant use extract command at all or find the files i need on Win CD ROM.
Problem ID
On booting up, after the Win98 graphic has appeared and config.sys has been read, the following message appears on the black DOS screen;
missing or corrupted file: keyb.com
missing or corrupted file: mode.com
followed by <three times>
there is an error on line < line number that i cant remember now> of your config.sys file
i guess these errors relate to corruption/abscence of mode and keyb commands.
I understand that i may have to replace these files but i havent a clue how to do this properly. for further info i have written out my current config.sys file as it is now verbatim.
CONFIG.SYS
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files=10
buffers=10
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
lastdrive=z
device=display.sys con=(ega,,1)
country=044,850,country.sys
install=mode.com con cp prepare=((850) ega.cpi)
install=mode.com con cp select=850
install=keyb.com uk,,keyboard.sys
I hope you can help as it is a nightmare. I do have some knowledge of DOS and windows but have gone very rusty indeed.
thank you so much.
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