Can't start windows from harddrive

Jennifer SUMN February 12, 2013 at 09:06:09

What do you see on the screen when you attemp to boot?

ggkids February 12, 2013 at 09:43:06

It just comes up a black screen until I put the disk in then it boots up and I can remove the disk. This is really a problem for me

Derek February 12, 2013 at 09:44:08

Are you saying that you copied the Win98SE CD to to the C drive and are trying to install Windows from there? or Are you saying that you have already installed Win98SE fully but it won't run? Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

ggkids February 12, 2013 at 09:59:46

I have windows installed on c drive but for some reason it won't boot from there I have to put the cd in for it to boot. I went into bios and changed c drive to 1st boot drive and it still doesn't work

Derek February 12, 2013 at 10:42:12

When you start normally, what exactly happens - do you get an error message or does nothing happen at all? Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

ggkids February 12, 2013 at 11:44:08

I installed it on c drive but when I turn the computer off and then back on it won't boot from the c drive I have to put the disk in and it will boot up and I take the disk out and it works fine but I would rather not have to boot from a disk all the time

ggkids February 12, 2013 at 11:45:25

It just has a black screen until I put the disk in then it will start up and I can remove the disk

Derek February 12, 2013 at 12:34:48

Never run into that before. Is it a reformat and install or are you re-installing Windows over the top? Only thing I can think of is that the install went badly and it is still trying to finish. You could try again, otherwise copy the entire contents of the disk onto the hard disk (into a folder off the root called Win98 or similar). Then install it by double clicking setup.exe from that folder. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

DAVEINCAPS February 12, 2013 at 20:48:19

Oh, you started a new thread. Post back the specs as it might be a hardware issue. Run FDISK to make sure the partition is set active. You said you wanted to reformat and reinstall. But isn't this a fresh install? What did you do before in the previoius install that you can't do now? When governments outlaw guns only outlaw governments will have guns

ggkids February 19, 2013 at 10:32:57

I finally got it fixed but i really don't know what I did. Sure appreciate all the help and suggestions I received you guys are great when help is needed.

DAVEINCAPS February 19, 2013 at 20:56:20

You're welcome. We're glad you got it going. When governments outlaw guns only outlaw governments will have guns

Derek February 20, 2013 at 10:09:58

.. and thx for popping back to let us know. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks