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windows 98se boot.
Name: Ryan Date: September 29, 2001 at 14:04:36 Pacific
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I restarted my computer and it won't boot windows 98se when i checked the dir's it say's that the partition is empty but gives me the right amount of free space that is there. i tried using a boot disk and cd. whats the problem?
Name: guru Date: September 29, 2001 at 14:13:22 Pacific
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need more info than that. if you don't have an operating system on it then it can't boot to it ,can it? do you have a boot disk that detects the cdrom? did you install the operating system? give us something to work with.
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Response Number 2
Name: Ryan Date: September 29, 2001 at 14:47:24 Pacific
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It has windows 98se installed but after i restarted it said there is an invalid system disk i tried to use the boot disk to start with cd rom support and it said the same thing. its set to boot from floppy then cd-rom then hard disk.
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Response Number 3
Name: Ellis Date: September 29, 2001 at 14:55:55 Pacific
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Boot from a Boot Disk and enter the following: SYS C: (boot again)
If you still can't get it to start try: FDISK /MRB (from the boot disk)
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Response Number 4
Name: Ryan Date: September 29, 2001 at 15:13:05 Pacific
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it said Invalid switch - /MRB any other ideas?
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Response Number 5
Name: typo Date: September 29, 2001 at 15:15:55 Pacific
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That was a typo. try: fdisk /mbr
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Response Number 6
Name: tinkerbong Date: September 29, 2001 at 15:16:31 Pacific
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did you remember to leave a space between FDISK and /MRB ?
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Response Number 7
Name: ryan Date: September 29, 2001 at 15:24:06 Pacific
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what was that suposed to do because i think it worked but nuthing happend..
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Response Number 8
Name: Ellis Date: September 29, 2001 at 23:28:38 Pacific
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FDISK /MBR recreates the Master Boot Record (without repartitioning your hard drive).
If you can't boot after trying all the above - your drive is toast.
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Response Number 9
Name: litz (by don) Date: September 30, 2001 at 20:36:09 Pacific
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re: Response number 2. If I understand you right, the boot sequence you have is Floppy, CDROM, Hard disk. You cannot boot from the WIN98 SE CDROM disk as it doesn't have a boot block. You have to use an "Emergency Boot Disk" to get into DOS mode then you can see what files you have on the hard disk. Remember though, the system files are "hidden" from most file display programs.
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