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compaq presario
Name: BekkiRR Date: June 13, 2004 at 19:49:19 Pacific OS: windows me CPU/Ram: pentium III/120
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I have having trouble with a compaq presario 5170. Explorer was causing a page fault error and after rebooting several times, Windows wouldn't boot anymore and said some files were corrupted. Decided to try to repair Win 98 or reinstall. I tried a boot disk, but wouldn't recognize the A drive. Couldn't find a way to change boot sequence. Believe me, I tried everything. It doesn't offer the option. Finally disconnected the hard drive and tried a boot disk. a message came up and said it automatically changed the configuration to boot from the disk first then CD, but gave me error about non-system disk. Tried putting windows CD in, and disconnecting Floppy drive and hard drive and I got a message saying it had changed to make CD first boot. I could hear the CD spinning, but then gave error of non-system disk. Connected the hard drive again and came up to a prompt that let me choose between safe mode and dos prompt, etc, but not boot with CD support, as I was hoping. I don't know what to do anymore. Thought about taking out the hard drive and installing as a second on another computer and trying to install Windows that way, because from the forums I have read, the bios thing seems to be a compaq problem. I would appreciate any suggestions and help on this. Thanks
Name: beosuser Date: June 14, 2004 at 02:14:06 Pacific
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perhaps you should try formatting that drive. Tried scandisk on the C:?
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Response Number 2
Name: Terri Kaduck Date: June 14, 2004 at 10:14:18 Pacific
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To change the boot sequence on a Compaq when the Compaq screen comes up hit the F10 key. That takes you into setup. From there you can set the boot sequence.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jorsoft03 Date: June 17, 2004 at 08:21:19 Pacific
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Make sure that the bootdisk is an actual boot disk. In order for the disk to really boot, DOS needs to have certain files on a special place on the disk. Try this: 1. Download WinImage (try www.downloads.com or search for it on google) 2. download this: http://newdos.yginfo.net/dosware/dos71_1.zip 3. And then this: http://newdos.yginfo.net/dosware/dos71_2.zip 4. Use either WinImage or the Makeboot.exe command to make the first disk (bootable). The second disk isn't bootable, but it's got programs that you might need (fdisk, etc. I think).
Summary: I ahve a machine im working on for an older lady. I know its older than krap, but she wants to keep using it cause its small and good looking and all she does is e-mail letters. Hard drive crashed. Ho...
Summary: hi, i have a old compaq presario laptop, which i found in my flat. the problem is, i cant even start it. when i press the ON/OFF button, the light just blinks and nothing happens. can you please help ...
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