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Blank screen at start-up
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Name: kinked
Date: May 7, 2006 at 16:52:27 Pacific
Subject: Blank screen at start-upOS: Windows 98SECPU/Ram: 9GModel/Manufacturer: Gateway Solo Notebook |
Comment: After partitioning my drives, I rebooted the computer before I formatted them. Now, when the computer starts up, it says Gateway, then goes to a blank screen with a cursor on the top left hand side of the screen. Nothing else even with the bootdisk in place. Have I officially screwed things up, or is there a way I can get the c:\ prompt back so I can finish formatting the partitioned drives and install the operating system.
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Response Number 1
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Name: Derek
Date: May 7, 2006 at 17:12:38 Pacific
Subject: Blank screen at start-up |
Reply: (edit)My guess is that Gateway have some sort of recovery partition on the HD, which puts in their own features and this is what's hanging it up. This website seems to support my view and may be of interest:
CLICK HERE I used "Gateway Partition" in Google and there appeared to be several hits, so you might be able to uncover something. Otherwise, see if someone comes along on here who knows something about Gateway's particular arrangements. DerekW
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Response Number 2
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Name: kinked
Date: May 7, 2006 at 17:20:48 Pacific
Subject: Blank screen at start-up |
Reply: (edit)Well, I finally got it to prompt A:\> but now, when I type in "format c:/s" it says it is a bad command or file name. I don't understand why it is not recognizing these commands. Is there something else I could type in?
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Response Number 3
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Name: jboy
Date: May 7, 2006 at 17:33:51 Pacific
Subject: Blank screen at start-up |
Reply: (edit)I suppose so - but to no great effect "bad command or filename" means either you have made a spelling mistake, or else format.com cannot be found on the floppy (or wherever) If reinstalling Win98 is your goal, there is no need to use the system (' /s') switch We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true
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Response Number 5
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Name: ham30
Date: May 7, 2006 at 17:55:08 Pacific
Subject: Blank screen at start-up |
Reply: (edit)You should be using the Gateway software to recover. Check the Gateway web site for help. The people here are giving you instructions on how to recover using Microsoft software. Do yourself a favor BACKUP!!!
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Response Number 6
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Name: kinked
Date: May 7, 2006 at 17:56:59 Pacific
Subject: Blank screen at start-up |
Reply: (edit)I think that by creating another boot disk will be the answer. When I type in Dir in the Dos prompt, it does not list any format directories. Let's see if my neighbors are home
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Response Number 7
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Name: jboy
Date: May 7, 2006 at 18:32:53 Pacific
Subject: Blank screen at start-up |
Reply: (edit)"format directories" hmmmm - no, I don't suppose there are. Can't go wrong by trying another diskette We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true
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