quincy champion

I'm having serious problems with my computer and I want to
reformat it. I have two cd rom on my system. I see them
whenever the system starts up; but whenever the desk top
get up their not there. Can not use either one. I've
tried formatting every way know. I've try for windows c
drive and clicked on setup and I get error messages saying
something is missing, I've tried safe mode, and shutting
down and starting in ms dos nothings allowing me to format
this machine.

bill starbuck

To reformat the computer, you need a bootable floppy disk that
contains the appropriate version of the Format program. One way to get
this is to use a Windows Startup Disk. You can make such a disk with
Windows itself. Go to Control Panel's Add/remove Programs module. You
can obtainalso a Windows Startup Disk at:

http://www.bootdisk.com/

However, before reinstalling Windows 98, you should first try running
the System File Checker. Go to Start/Run and enter "sfc"

Furthermore, I do not think that reformatting is the smart way to go
because there is always a risk that the reformatting might wipe out
something you really need. Instead of reformatting, you should
reinstall Windows into a new, empty folder. The following articles
explain how to install Windows into a new folder:

How to Reinstall Windows 95 to a New Folder [142096]
http://support.microsoft.com/support...s/142/0/96.asp

How to Install Windows 98 to a New Folder [193902]
http://support.microsoft.com/support...s/193/9/02.asp

Information about reinstalling is also on www.windowsreinstall.com.


Bill Starbuck (MVP)

brian a.

"Reformatting might wipe out".? Reformatting WILL wipe out, although possibly retrievable.


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Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.

bill starbuck

I said "reformating might wipe out something that your really need."
Reformating will certainly wipe out anything on the harddisk, but
there might be nothing on the harddisk that the user really needs.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)

pcr

"Might be nothing on the harddisk that the user really needs"!? There
certainly WILL be something on there he wants!

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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net


| > "Reformatting might wipe out".? Reformatting WILL wipe out,
although possibly retrievable.
|
| I said "reformating might wipe out something that your really need."
| Reformating will certainly wipe out anything on the harddisk, but
| there might be nothing on the harddisk that the user really needs.
|
| Bill Starbuck (MVP)