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Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 17:47:20 Pacific
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I too have "type the name of the command interpreter" I have tried all I can find, fdisk, scandisk, tried making it boot from cd-rom, floppy...I really don't have much info on this computer. The person I got it from said it is a digital. I do know that it is 350mz and suppose to be 10gig. I can't even get the prompt to change from c> Tried the sys c: too and more. any help would really be appreciated. Thank You
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 20:09:06 Pacific
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Have you tried fdisk /mdr?
What does fdsik /status show?
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Response Number 2
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 20:09:54 Pacific
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Correction on first command:
Have you tried fdisk /mbr?
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Response Number 3
Name: Ger Date: October 25, 2001 at 21:12:00 Pacific
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The name of the command interpreter for Windows 98 is command.com.
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Response Number 4
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 21:15:39 Pacific
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I had not tried fdisk/mbr till you asked. Unfortunely that didn't work either. Thank You for replying.
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Response Number 5
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 21:20:52 Pacific
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I did try the command.com. I still come up with "type the name of the command interpreter". I am starting to think it is a bad hard drive but not ready to give up on it yet. Thank You
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Response Number 6
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 21:41:53 Pacific
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What does fdisk /status show?
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Response Number 7
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 21:57:55 Pacific
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fdisk/mbr shows nothing it just goes back to "type in name of command interpreter"
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Response Number 8
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 21:58:49 Pacific
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No Fdisk /status
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Response Number 9
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:06:57 Pacific
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Are you using a bootdisk to type these commands or are you just trying to boot off the hard drive?
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Response Number 10
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:15:03 Pacific
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no fdisk status nothing I am booting off hard drive and typing the command. I have tried to boot off a floppy but everything comes up the same. And I am not able to change to A, and it does not go to A: when I use a floppy. I have also tried this from the cd-rom. No matter what I do it won't come off the C> "type the name of the command interpreter"
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Response Number 11
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:24:16 Pacific
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Ok. The first thing is to boot off the floppy. Go into the BIOS and make sure that the floppy drive is set first in the boot sequence.
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Response Number 12
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:33:53 Pacific
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Did it. Did fdisk/mbr came back the same
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Response Number 13
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:37:58 Pacific
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Ok. So you booted with the floppy disk then? Have you tried sys c: while at the A prompt?
what does fdsik /status show?
goto your c drive and type dir
Is command.com present?
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Response Number 14
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:42:12 Pacific
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Dave it never goes to the A: prompt for some reason everything is still the same as it was
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Response Number 15
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:44:50 Pacific
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Strange. When it asks for command intepreter. Try these:
c:\command.com
c:\windows\command.com
c:\windows\command\command.com
insert your bootdisk in the drive and then type
a:\command.com
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Response Number 16
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:49:00 Pacific
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I tried these before but just went through them again and they still don't do anything??
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Response Number 17
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:53:51 Pacific
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About all I can think of next is to take the drive out of the computer and put it in another computer and fix it that way. Do you know how to do this? I assume you have a working computer since you are on one right now.
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Response Number 18
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 22:56:02 Pacific
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I do have this one working your right. No I have never done anything but put a modem in
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Response Number 19
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 23:00:33 Pacific
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This won't mess up my working computer?
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Response Number 20
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 23:11:10 Pacific
You don't actually need to mount the drive in the case since this will only be temporary.
I've done it plenty of times, but if you don't feel confident about doing it then maybe you shouldn't do it.
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Response Number 21
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 23:14:58 Pacific
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Knowing me I will probably try it. Thank you so much for your help. I will use that link and let you know how I make out. Probably start it tomorrow. Thanks Again
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Response Number 22
Name: Dave Date: October 25, 2001 at 23:20:20 Pacific
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You can disconnect the working drive and set the nonworking drive as primary. I assume the working computer can boot with a bootdisk. You then should be able to boot with the bootdisk (Check BIOS to make sure floppy drive is first in boot sequence) and use sys c:. The whole problem seems to be a missing command.com on the nonworking hard drive.
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Response Number 23
Name: Bonnie Date: October 25, 2001 at 23:24:02 Pacific
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Hope you will be checking up on me :)
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Response Number 24
Name: Ger Date: October 26, 2001 at 05:54:17 Pacific
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Insert your Windows installation disk and try reinstalling before you resort to taking the hard drive out. I had that problem before and couldn't figure out what to do, but reinstalling Windows fixed it.
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Response Number 25
Name: Bonnie Date: October 26, 2001 at 10:27:50 Pacific
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I did try reinstalling windows. That was one of the first thing I tried. I just can't get it off that C>. Thank You though because if I hadn't tried it it would have been worth a shot.
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Response Number 26
Name: Dave Date: October 26, 2001 at 10:30:44 Pacific
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He was talking about booting from the cdrom to install windows. Your computer may or may not support that. It would be in the BIOS.
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Response Number 27
Name: Bonnie Date: October 26, 2001 at 10:31:46 Pacific
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Dave..I am going to wait till monday to do the hard drive thing. I have a couple of old computers in the back room, I am going to kind of practice with first, just so I can get familiar with hooking and unhooking it.
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Response Number 28
Name: Bonnie Date: October 26, 2001 at 10:36:10 Pacific
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I tried booting from the cd-rom after going in and changing bios 1st boot to cd-rom that is what you are talking about, right?
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Response Number 29
Name: Dave Date: October 26, 2001 at 10:45:05 Pacific
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Yes
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Response Number 30
Name: Bonnie Date: October 26, 2001 at 10:45:29 Pacific
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No matter how I try to do it the windows 98 wcreen comes up and pauses like it is going to do what it is suppose to but doesn't goes right back to that message.
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