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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Disks / File System / December 2005Windows 98 comp not starting up
I have a Gateway comp and when I start it up it stops on a black screen that says Device driver not found: 'CD1'. No vald CDROM device drivers selected C:\> What should I do. Does anyone know how to get it started back up. Thank You Have you changed the boot device sequence in the BIOS? Is there a floppy start up disk in the floppy drive? Assuming the answers are no, can you start in safe mode (tap the Ctrl key during boot process to get to the start up menu)? If so, rename the autoexec.bat and config.sys files by changing their extension to: .old Then reboot and see if it starts in normal mode.  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 have a Gateway comp and when I start it up it stops on a black screen >that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thank You No I have not changed the boot device sequence in th BIOS, There is not a floppy startup disk in the floppy drive and I can't start it up in Safe mode. It still says the same thing. thanks Try starting the computer in Safe mode by tapping the F8 key repeatedly during bootup. If that works, rename the "c:\autoexec.bat" and "c:\config.sys" files, then restart normally. Ben > I have a Gateway comp and when I start it up it stops on a black screen that > says Device driver not found: 'CD1'. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thank You When I try restarting the comp in safe mode it comes to a black screen with a 6 choices. 1. Normal 2. Logged (\Bootlog.txt) 3. Safe Mode 4. Step-bystep- confirmation 5. Command prompt only and 6 Saf mode command prompt only. when enter 3 on the bottom it says Windows is bypassing startup files. It then says C:\> and there I can type something to start it up. What would I type. Start Notepad on the computer you are using now, copy and paste the following text to it and save it to a floppy as "a:\winboot.ini". Start the problem computer, insert the floppy, type "c:\windows\command\move a:\winboot.ini c:" and press "Enter". Then remove the floppy and restart. [Paths] WinDir=C:\WINDOWS WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS HostWinBootDrv=C [Options] BootGUI=1 ;end Ben > When I try restarting the comp in safe mode it comes to a black screen with > a 6 choices. 1. Normal 2. Logged (\Bootlog.txt) 3. Safe Mode 4. Step-bystep- > confirmation 5. Command prompt only and 6 Saf mode command prompt only. when > enter 3 on the bottom it says Windows is bypassing startup files. It then > says C:\> and there I can type something to start it up. What would I type. >Start Notepad on the computer you are using now, copy and paste the >following text to it and save it to a floppy as "a:\winboot.ini". Start the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >BootGUI=1 >;end When I type that file name t says its a bad command or file name. Also when I restart the computer it still says Device driver not found: 'CD1'. Novalid CDROM device drivers selected C:\>_ so nothing has done a thing yet. Thanks for the info though Would I possibly neet to download a new Device driver for 'CD1'? Try typing "dir /s c:\win.com" at the "C:\>" prompt. If the file exists, please repost with the directory in which it is located. If it is missing, you may have to reinstall Windows. Ben > >Start Notepad on the computer you are using now, copy and paste the > >following text to it and save it to a floppy as "a:\winboot.ini". Start the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Novalid CDROM device drivers selected > C:\>_ so nothing has done a thing yet. Thanks for the info though >Try typing "dir /s c:\win.com" at the "C:\>" prompt. If the file exists, please >repost with the directory in which it is located. If it is missing, you may have to >reinstall Windows. > >Ben ok I did that and this is what showed up Volume in drive C is GATEWAY Volume Serial Number is 2278-1BOC Directory of C:\ File not found 12,688.13 MB free What should I do To reinstall Windows, go to http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and create a Windows 98 boot floppy. Use it to start the problem computer, select "Start with CD support", then insert your Windows 98 CD, type "setup" and press "Enter". Ben > >Try typing "dir /s c:\win.com" at the "C:\>" prompt. If the file exists, please > >repost with the directory in which it is located. If it is missing, you may have to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > 12,688.13 MB free > What should I do This message came up while I was intalling windows 98. CDR101: Not ready reading drive D Abort, Retry, Fail? Try cleaning the Windows CD. Also, you might try testing it on another computer, perhaps the one you are using now. If this doesn't help, please repost with more details, including what part of the installation process the error message appears. Ben > This message came up while I was intalling windows 98. CDR101: Not ready > reading drive D > Abort, Retry, Fail? Thank-you Ben for all of you help. I got the computer up and running again. Thanks again Brian SignatureBrian Thank-you Ben for all of you help. I got the computer up and running again. Thanks again SignatureBrian >Start Notepad on the computer you are using now, copy and paste the >following text to it and save it to a floppy as "a:\winboot.ini". Start the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >BootGUI=1 >;end Doesn't the WINBOOT.INI file require the padding like the MSDOS.SYS file does to ensure that it is more than 1024 bytes in size? Signaturedak - SpywareBlaster Custom Blocking List List : <http://customblockinglist.cjb.net/> Frappr!: <http://www.frappr.com/customblockinglist/> (Still rebuilding/repairing from Hurricane Rita) > Doesn't the WINBOOT.INI file require the padding like the MSDOS.SYS > file does to ensure that it is more than 1024 bytes in size? It is my understanding that the files are fully functional without the padding, which is apparently used to prevent problems with third party software. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=129998 Ben |
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