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emma - 08 Oct 2003 22:03 GMT

hey..im trying to reinstall windows after my father
touched it and buggered it up >:(
well all i seem to get is "invalid system disk"
i cant hold down ctrl as it just ignores this and goes
straight to "invalid system disk"
i would be grateful for any help as this is me grandads pc
and it keeps the old man happy on rainy days ;)
cheers

keatings_b_itch@hotmail.com

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Ron Badour - 08 Oct 2003 22:10 GMT

Make a new floppy start up disk, make sure the BIOS is set to read the
floppy drive first (first boot device) and then try installing per the
instructions here: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
These instructions also tell how to make the floppy start up disk.

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> hey..im trying to reinstall windows after my father
> touched it and buggered it up >:(
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Arun Coutinho - 09 Oct 2003 00:52 GMT

Check out the link below---

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;128730&Product=w98

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