1. Boot to safe mode. How? Hold down F8 when you get the DOS screen in the beginning and complete this.
2. Find a W98 startup disk and run scandisk from it. Can help reorganize the HD. Sounds like the OS is having a hard time finding a boot file(boot.ini, ntlder).
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September 21st, 2004 15:00
RichardSchuster,
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Try opening up the system and reseat the cables to the harddrive and then see if the system will boot back up into windows.
burdim
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September 27th, 2004 18:00
Try the following:
1. Boot to safe mode. How? Hold down F8 when you get the DOS screen in the beginning and complete this.
2. Find a W98 startup disk and run scandisk from it. Can help reorganize the HD. Sounds like the OS is having a hard time finding a boot file(boot.ini, ntlder).