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Subject: Windows gone

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Name: dwsr1
Date: August 18, 2006 at 10:53:43 Pacific
Subject: Windows gone
OS: win me
CPU/Ram: 1.3/256
Model/Manufacturer: ?

Comment:

Fdisk and formated computer. It had Win 98 se on it. Installed win me. now changed boot order so it would read floppy and well forgot wht it was. 1st time i rebooted it would only come up if floppy was in. then shut it down for a bit now wont come up at all. was going to fdisk again but say no fdisk present could use some help thanks for your help

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Response Number 1

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: August 18, 2006 at 11:02:17 Pacific
Subject: Windows gone

Reply: (edit)

"changed boot order so it would read floppy and well forgot wht it was"... Forgot what what was? Did you go back into the BIOS and set the HDD as first boot device?
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.

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Response Number 2

Name: dwsr1
Date: August 18, 2006 at 12:07:09 Pacific
Subject: Windows gone

Reply: (edit)

Ok sorry,,1st boot forgot setting
IDE o
IDE 1
IDE 2
IDE 3
ARMD FDD
ARMD HDD
SCSI
Tried all still says incompatible on all of them push f1 to contiue. then require boot disk

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Response Number 3

Name: jboy
Date: August 18, 2006 at 17:31:17 Pacific
Subject: Windows gone

Reply: (edit)

"but say no fdisk present"

Interpreting that as 'no fixed disks present', means that DOS fdisk can't find your hard drive - check the CMOS to ensure that there's an entry for it.
Might've gone South, but you may want to inspect the drive's cables and ensure they are snugly (& correctly) attached, or try different ones
Saying that XP is the most stable MS OS is like saying that asparagus is the most articulate vegetable

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Response Number 4

Name: Bob (by BigBob)
Date: August 20, 2006 at 04:18:07 Pacific
Subject: Windows gone

Reply: (edit)

Did you set the partion to active? then reformat
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Response Number 5

Name: jboy
Date: August 20, 2006 at 21:31:13 Pacific
Subject: Windows gone

Reply: (edit)

Doesn't really seem applicable at this point - either the drive has suddenly failed or the CMOS settings have gotten screwed up.
Can't do a whole lot until the drive is 'seen' - if fdisk has determined 'no fixed disks present', that's not very encouraging
Saying that XP is the most stable MS OS is like saying that asparagus is the most articulate vegetable

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