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Invalid system disk message when starting windows
Name: colin Date: March 29, 1999 at 01:19:59 Pacific
Comment:
Always when I start up windows95, I get the error message 'Invalid system disk'. The win95 disk doesn't work anymore. When I go to DOS, I can't access the CDROM-drive or other drives, except C:\ and A:\. I saw that the whole windows directory was missing. Do I need to format my C:\- drive? Please mail me your answer to colin@worldmailer.com
Name: Saidou Date: March 29, 1999 at 03:51:46 Pacific
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Hi Colin, Try to get or to make a start up disk, then boot on it.Get to the A and typed front of it SYS C: The system files should be transfered from the floppy to your system. Just reboot and it should work now. Good luck. Saïdou.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jeff Lewis Date: April 23, 1999 at 09:15:44 Pacific
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I have tried your solution, but now when I try sys c: from the starup disk a:\, I receive "invalid drive specification", which I believe indicates a corrupt partition table?, How do I fix this problem and what should the parameters show in fdisk
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