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MS-DOS startup disk will not work
Name: amir009 Date: July 5, 2004 at 08:00:36 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
I have just brestored my computer back to factory settings and it does not boot up. I already had a MS-DOS startup disk and I inserted that and restarted the computer. This is what I got A:\>mode con codepage prepare=((850) ega.cpi) MODE prepare code page function completed A:\>mode con codepage select=850 MODE select code page function completed A:\>keyb uk,,keybrd2.sys A:\> A:\> What am I supports to do here. What do I type to boot my computer. And another thing. I can't access my CMOS setup utility at the beginning of windows as an administrator so I can't change any settings in the BIOS settings. What can I do here? I can't even boot my computer. Please help! I eally don't want to send my computer down for a repai. By the way I've got Windows XP Home edition.
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