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any1 help with booting win98

  • 19-12-2002 2:28pm
    #1
    ali.g
    Closed Accounts Posts: 259 ✭✭


    heres me problem...a couple of weeks ago my little brother thought hed b gr8 and delete some files in order to save space..heres the thing he deleted some master files in which when i startup my comp i get sent straight into dos mode saying.....unable to start windows missing WIN.COM file.......so i try boot it with a cd-rom win98 startup.....and he somehow deleted the C: driver as its not reading the C: now......so i then to proceed to download a few boot disks off the internet an when i boot them i either get a message sayin....NON SYSTEM DISK or THIS PROGRAM CANNOT B RUN IN DOS MODE.......so im stuck for ideas at the moment any1 can help id appreciate it....


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  • #2
    ShayK1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,602 ✭✭✭ShayK1


    dude did he delete the C: drive or the CD driver??
    I thought you told me it was the cd ??


  • #3
    b20uvkft6m5xwg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭b20uvkft6m5xwg


    prolly best to get this moved over to ms/apps forum for abit more attention :)


  • #4
    Occidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭Occidental


    By the sound of it your machine is still trying to boot A: C: D: (in that order). Have a look in your Bios settings and you should be able(if the pc's not ancient) to set your CD as a boot device prior to your hard disk. This will allow you to boot from the Win98 CD and re-install/repair.


  • #5
    uch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,011 ✭✭✭uch


    Try the following link on dell's, site it gives you a utility that will make a bootable floppy with CD rom drivers, boot to this then do an over the top install of windows from your CD. http://support.euro.dell.com/ie/en/filelib/download/index.asp?fileid=R19775

    21/25



  • #6
    ali.g
    Closed Accounts Posts: 259 ✭✭ali.g


    i tried differentiating the bios settings but its physically not reading the d: for cd-rom......i think i may go to an expert on this one nothin seems to be working


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