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| 31320 | 2002-01-15 08:42:00 | Hi, i have a problem with starting windows 95 on my old PC. The message on the screen says *missing operating system* so we inserted a start up disk. Then message shows *starting windows 95*. But we dont know what are the following steps to complete/restore the windows 95 operating system. we appreciate your help. Thanks Ken |
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| 31321 | 2002-01-15 09:36:00 | firstly when making a post please WAIT ...you've ended up posting the same question 3 times..... as to the problem it sounds like you have a deeper problem then just restarting your OS. It should not have just disappeared like that. It could be one of two things..either your hard drive is faulty or you have a virus....there are several others that could be causing this but we'll try these 2 first. Startup your puter and kick it into dos....hopefully your puter will do this on boot up. Next you want your main drive up which is usually C drive so type C: Then type scandisk. This will run scandisk on your drive and hopefully find any problems...also do the surface test in there as well. Once the test has been done it should be ok....if it reports a lot of bad sectors or doesnt run then you have problems and will need to make another post...only 1 this time tho please.Now try to install your 95 again by putting the first disk in and following the instructions. Once up and running install a good anti virus and run a full check if scandisk reported no errors...you may also have a virus which will also cause problems. |
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| 31322 | 2002-01-15 11:04:00 | Have you opened the case recently? CHeck the IDE cables are securely in place. | Guest (0) | ||
| 31323 | 2002-01-16 11:05:00 | Hi Either your hard drive is dead, the Bios battery is flat and the puter doesn't know you have a hard drive or the drive is not longer a system disk. These are the most likely causes. You say you see the 'Starting Windows etc' when using the boot disk. Does windows start or do you get to the dos prompt ie A:\ ? If you get to A:\ the type c: and you should get C:\. If you do then the disk may have lost it's system file so type sys c: at the a:\ (A:\sys c:) then reboot without the startup disk. If you don't see C:\ the you need to check the bios to see if the drive is setup. If the drive is setup in the Bios then the drive might be dead or as someone has said check the cable etc to the drive. Can you hear the drive spinning? hth CJ |
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