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Windows wont start
Name: Jason Burt Date: September 17, 2002 at 15:37:41 Pacific OS: win98 CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
I get a load screen error that says: searching boot record floppy not found, searching for boot record from IDE-0..ok starting windows98
type the name of the command interpreter "e.g.; c:\windows\command.com"
Name: Jason Date: September 17, 2002 at 15:38:42 Pacific
Reply:
sorry A:\> doesnt have "sdram at dimm" ...that's just my typo. :D
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Response Number 2
Name: Ken Date: September 19, 2002 at 19:28:17 Pacific
Reply:
Possible virus!! Had same problem a while back. The master boot record and file allocation table were altered. Without a known file structure windows can't run, and the drive is unaccessible (basically unformatted).
I had to format and reinstall windows (lost everything). Saving backups of files periodically is the only way to ensure you will have them later!
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