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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Disks / File System / April 2004startup disk problem for win98
I am trying to restart win98 from a startup disk. what do i need to put at the prompt a: or c: You can't start W98 with a start up disk--you can issue DOS commands. Identify exactly what you are trying to do and somebody will help.  SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > I am trying to restart win98 from a startup disk. what do > i need to put at the prompt a: or c: I can't seem to start win98 back up. When I try to get into it, it brings me to invalid system disk. It says replace disk and hit enter. When I put in the startup disk, it takes me to the prompts, I choose to startup w/o cd rom. Then it takes me to a: When I change the dir to c: what should I put there in order to bring up win 98? Please help! >-----Original Message----- >You can't start W98 with a start up disk--you can issue DOS commands. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >. You cannot start W98 with a start up floppy. When you start to boot, what happens on the screen? At what point do you get the error message and what is the exact text of the message? One of the things you can do is to identify the brand of hard drive you have, go to the maker's web site, download the diagnostic software which runs from a floppy and check the health of your drive. SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > I can't seem to start win98 back up. When I try to get > into it, it brings me to invalid system disk. It says [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > >. Oh by the way, thanks so much for your help Ron. When I turn the computer on, it gets past the configuration box, then it comes up with the message of "invalid system disk" replace the disk and then press any key. That's when I put my startup disk in and hit enter. Then it takes me to some choices for startup w/cd or w/o cd. I choose the 2nd choice for w/o cd. That's when it takes me to a: How can I tell what kind of hard drive I have? >-----Original Message----- >You cannot start W98 with a start up floppy. When you start to boot, what [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >. You will probably have to open the computer case and look at the hard drive. I think that is your next step--download the diagnostic software and check out your drive. SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > Oh by the way, thanks so much for your help Ron. When I > turn the computer on, it gets past the configuration box, [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > > >. I am trying to startup windows 98. It was on my system and now it is no longer on there. What should I do? >-----Original Message----- >You can't start W98 with a start up disk--you can issue DOS commands. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >. "rhonda" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:273c01c42818 $6e04f000$a601280a@phx.gbl: > I am trying to restart win98 from a startup disk. what do > i need to put at the prompt a: or c: When you see the a:\> prompt, type c: and press enter. Then type WIN and press enter. Signatureaardvark (ard'-vark) a controversial animal with a long probing nose used for sniffing out the facts and stimulating thought and discussion. That will not work--try it SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > "rhonda" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:273c01c42818 > $6e04f000$a601280a@phx.gbl: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > When you see the a:\> prompt, type c: and press enter. Then type WIN and > press enter. I typed WIN at the c prompt. It came up with bad command or file name. please help! >-----Original Message----- >"rhonda" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:273c01c42818 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >When you see the a:\> prompt, type c: and press enter. Then type WIN and >press enter. |
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