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Invalid system disk
Name: Dave Date: March 10, 2002 at 14:33:19 Pacific
Comment:
i (unwisely) used the format c: , when i restarted i get the 'invalid system disk' error message, which means my hard drive i guess. I know the only way i could fix this would be in setup but i don't know how. Any help would be greatly aprecciated, thanks.
Name: bradmatt Date: March 10, 2002 at 14:56:31 Pacific
Reply:
you will get that error message as long as no operating system is installed. you will need to reinstall whatever OS you had on there.
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Response Number 2
Name: k_semler Date: March 10, 2002 at 16:30:24 Pacific
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Start your computer with a boot disk and at the command prompt type itn SYS C: This will make your hard drive bootable. If you want just the basic DOS functionality, type COPY *.* C: at the command prompt also. it will load the contents of the bootdisk onto your hard drive. Now restart your computer, and you should get a prompt that looks like C:\>
if u do COPY *.* C: as suggested above u may have to edit ur autoexec.bat & config.sys, as some command lines may point to ur a: drive...
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Response Number 4
Name: ... Date: March 12, 2002 at 04:58:37 Pacific
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A good bootdisk just points to the root directory i.e.
Mouse
You do not need to write A:\mouse.exe or C:\dos\mouse.exe unless you start to use sub-directories! (Folders to you WinDoze users)in fact you do not need to add the .exe at all.
Easy job to edit it anyways
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Response Number 5
Name: -Jay Date: March 21, 2002 at 02:07:53 Pacific
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Use the supplied bootdisk with your windows installation disk if you've got one, if not simply do a search on a search engine for "ultimate bootdisk" which I find is the best bootdisk ever created, put the bootdisk into your system and reinstall windows. Hope that helps
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