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I need to reformat my computer+install all new dos and windows. HELP!!
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Name: Mark Johnson
Date: January 27, 2000 at 21:40:11 Pacific
Subject: I need to reformat my computer+install all new dos and windows. HELP!!
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Comment: I have a computer that is a 486 dx2, but when I open to windows, I get a "looking for plug + Play devices" message, then freezes. I want to erase it all and revamp my computer. How do I do it? I have the WIN 95 cd, but no dos. Help....PLEASE>>
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Response Number 1
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Name: chris koob
Date: January 27, 2000 at 21:53:09 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)easy when your computer starts up press f8
select command prompt then type fdisk
folow instrutions and it will save ms-dos and erase the hard disk
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Response Number 3
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Name: Marjorie Creath
Date: January 28, 2000 at 17:25:13 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I have this old DTK 5150-ver 5.00 (but can't get into it, I don't know how. could you please help me. This old computer is for my grandkids and they sure would appreciate it.
Thank you. Marge I don't need windows, just Dos.....
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Response Number 4
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Name: e stewart
Date: January 30, 2000 at 00:15:43 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)
how do get my computer to get a c:\>promt
and how do you know what dos program to run
and where do you dos disk
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Response Number 5
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Name: vincent
Date: February 2, 2000 at 10:18:15 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)type at the c:
prompt $p$g
press enter
this should be in your autoexec.bat so when you boot up it will automatically put the prompt
c:\
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Response Number 6
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Name: daves
Date: January 3, 2001 at 00:09:22 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)hi i keep getting a message that says i have preformed an ileagal operation and comp will shut down i am told i should reformat is there a step by step so i can refomat and it keeps freezing i have a 200 petium win 98 and out look please help
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Response Number 7
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Name: Brian
Date: January 10, 2001 at 08:05:04 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Im getting illegal ops in Windows Explorer even when booted into Safe Mode and Im in need of a reformat of the Hard Drive. I would appreciate any information and/or exact steps that need to be done for a reformat/restore. Thank you.
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Response Number 8
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Name: Pablo Aguilera
Date: January 15, 2001 at 18:51:30 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Hi, i already have Win98, but i want to install WinME, i tried boy an came up saying that i have an OS installed. So I need to reformat my computer and istall everything again, but the problem is that i don't know howto do it. Please help me.
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Response Number 9
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Name: Jim
Date: March 9, 2001 at 13:12:14 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Hi,I have a newer computer running windows 98 that is secured with a password that I dont know.On bootup there is box with a check mark in it. My mouse wont even move like it is froze up. I was told I need to re format it,so I need step by step instructions to do so.Would you please help me. Thanks so very much. Jim
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Response Number 10
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Name: mark
Date: September 10, 2001 at 17:06:21 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)i have an amd450 and when i rightclick on the hard drive for format,its telling me that i cannot reformat because it contains files being used by windows.How can i reformat??
thanks
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Response Number 11
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Name: Roshelle
Date: September 10, 2001 at 19:37:43 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Please help have to reformatt my hard drive with win 98 could you send me step by step how to on this...i really need to refomatt my computer...my MsPaint doesn't work, there's no sound, i always get illegal operation, there's something missing on my Java...it's really mess up...so please help me.....:(
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