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keith geradin - 19 Apr 2004 05:22 GMT

my computer wont boot up it says needs boot disk what do
I do after I put the boot disk in I have windows 95 on my
hard disk I feel stupid but I dont know what to do after
that I put the boot disk in how do I get 95 to come back
up with out losing anything I have on my hard drive. I
would appreciate anybodys help S.O.S. thanks
Keith

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Jeff Richards - 19 Apr 2004 05:30 GMT

You don't have to get Windows running to avoid losing what's on the hard
drive. If you can boot to a startup floppy and if the hard drive is
accessible you can use DOS commands to copy important files.

What happens when you try to start Windows. At what point in the process
does it fail and what (exactly) is the error message?

When you boot to floppy, try DIR C: <enter> and report the result.

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> my computer wont boot up it says needs boot disk what do
> I do after I put the boot disk in I have windows 95 on my
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> would appreciate anybodys help S.O.S. thanks
> Keith

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