Windows 3.11 big problem
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Name: bismark
Date: August 12, 2003 at 19:29:16 Pacific
Subject: Windows 3.11 big problem
OS: Windows 3.11
CPU/Ram: 80486
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Comment: My mate Pamela uses her old computer for word processing. When she turned it on a few days ago it came up with the message "Operating system missing." From that point we can't move the cursor, so can't get to a prompt to examine the problem or to reinstall Windows 3.11 from disks. Has anyone a fix for this, or some idea how we can get to a prompt? It's a good old computer and we don't just want to dump it! Thanks everyone!
James
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Response Number 1
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Name: hwood
Date: August 12, 2003 at 19:40:00 Pacific
Subject: Windows 3.11 big problem
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Reply: (edit)Windows 3.11 is not an operating system, it is a shell or GUI (graphical user interface.) DOS is the actual operating system used. If you know precisely which version of DOS is on her system and you have a DOS boot disk for that version I suggest you boot from that bootdisk and at the command prompt type "sys c:" that will reinstall the three core operating system files and probably fix the problem.
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Name: KDog849
Date: August 13, 2003 at 05:49:19 Pacific
Subject: Windows 3.11 big problem
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Reply: (edit)You might want to check the IDE cables before you do anything. The hard drive might've come unplugged.
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