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Anyone seen this b4 ?

  • 17-07-2000 2:06pm
    #1
    Canaboid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭


    Win98 won't boot. Boot to dos and do a dir and it returns corrupt file and dir names e.g. windows is ndndows, command.com is c mmand.c m etc.
    I'm sure I've seen this b4 and it was a faulty ide cable but I've replaced that and still the same.
    Anyone ? Bueller ?


Comments

  • #2
    OctaviaN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 102 ✭✭OctaviaN


    youre pc has been subject to a power surge!
    reformat im afraid


  • #3
    Canaboid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Canaboid


    Nope, already did. I'm thinking h/d is wrecked but format followed by scandisk shows nothing wrong.


  • #4
    Kali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    fdisk /mbr
    although format probably wipes it anyway..


  • #5
    Canaboid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Canaboid


    Thanks Kali but had tried this as well. Fought with it last nite 'til I got thirsty and had to go to UK today so I wont get near it 'til weekend. And I just got my new Celeron 2 600 running stable at 800mhz.
    Bah.


  • #6
    WhiteWashMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan



    geek :\


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  • #7
    Canaboid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Canaboid


    Wannabe :/smile.gif


  • #8
    OctaviaN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 102 ✭✭OctaviaN


    try installing a different os or use a different win98 cd


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