Boot failure
 

My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance.
-astroview120mm

Boot failure
 

"astroview120mm" wrote in message ...
My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance.
-astroview120mm

Most hard drive manufacturers have diagnostic software available
for download.

Maxtor and Seagate http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
Western Digital http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=999&swid

Ben

Boot failure
 

Thank you, but is there a solution for computers that will not boot to the
GUI?

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance.
-astroview120mm

Most hard drive manufacturers have diagnostic software available
for download.

Maxtor and Seagate http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=999&swid

Ben

Boot failure
 

Will it boot to *anything*? From what you said, it won't, it can't read the
HD. In that case, it is almost certainly a bad hard drive, though it might
be a disconnected cable or a problem in the motherboard. Whatever, it's not
a problem with the software. It's not even able to get far enough to read
the software.

When you use the diagnostic tools DO NOT fix anything. That will almost
certainly cause data corruption. Simply use tools to determine the health of
the drive. If the tools can't find the drive, then you should look into the
possibility of the data cable, or power supply, or bad motherboard. Another
way to determine what's up is to put the drive into another computer and see
if it can be read there. Assuming it's the most obvious problem, a bad
drive, you'll need to install a new hard drive. Recovery of the data on the
old drive is probably not possible, at least not by the average user.
Requires special tools and expertise. Unfortunately, again assuming it's the
HD, any recovery is likely to be very expensive. It is for this eventuality,
more than any other, that backups are mandatory for critical, irreplaceable
data. Even if you do try to "fix" the drive, in an effort to recover data,
don't plan on any further regular use of that drive. Once a problem pops up
in a hard drive, I consider that drive to be dead, the only remaining issue
being whether the data can be recovered.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
Thank you, but is there a solution for computers that will not boot to the
GUI?

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance.
-astroview120mm

Most hard drive manufacturers have diagnostic software available
for download.

Maxtor and Seagate http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=999&swid

Ben

Boot failure
 

There are Windows applications, but the basic versions create a
bootable floppy, complete with its own operating system and
diagnostic software.

Ben

"astroview120mm" wrote in message ...
Thank you, but is there a solution for computers that will not boot to the
GUI?

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance.
-astroview120mm

Most hard drive manufacturers have diagnostic software available
for download.

Maxtor and Seagate http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=999&swid

Ben

Boot failure
 

What I mean is, nothing seems to work, I have to operate on BIOS, since the
HD can't be read. Is there anything I can do other than replacing the Hard
drive and reinstalling?

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
There are Windows applications, but the basic versions create a
bootable floppy, complete with its own operating system and
diagnostic software.

Ben

"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
Thank you, but is there a solution for computers that will not boot to the
GUI?

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
in
advance.
-astroview120mm

Most hard drive manufacturers have diagnostic software available
for download.

Maxtor and Seagate http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=999&swid

Ben

Boot failure
 

"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
in
advance.
-astroview120mm

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
Most hard drive manufacturers have diagnostic software available
for download.

Maxtor and Seagate http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=999&swid

Ben

"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
Thank you, but is there a solution for computers that will not boot to the
GUI?

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
There are Windows applications, but the basic versions create a
bootable floppy, complete with its own operating system and
diagnostic software.

Ben

astroview120mm" wrote in message ...
What I mean is, nothing seems to work, I have to operate on BIOS, since the
HD can't be read. Is there anything I can do other than replacing the Hard
drive and reinstalling?


If the computer will boot from the floppy drive, all you have to do is create the
floppy disk and use it to start the computer.

Ben

Boot failure
 

I tried using a recovery disk already and it said that it couldn't read the
HD, that's why I went to ask other people.
"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
in
advance.
-astroview120mm

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
Most hard drive manufacturers have diagnostic software available
for download.

Maxtor and Seagate http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=999&swid

Ben

"astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
Thank you, but is there a solution for computers that will not boot to
the
GUI?

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
There are Windows applications, but the basic versions create a
bootable floppy, complete with its own operating system and
diagnostic software.

Ben

astroview120mm" wrote in message
...
What I mean is, nothing seems to work, I have to operate on BIOS, since
the
HD can't be read. Is there anything I can do other than replacing the Hard
drive and reinstalling?


If the computer will boot from the floppy drive, all you have to do is
create the
floppy disk and use it to start the computer.

Ben

Boot failure
 

My windows 98 computer won't boot because it can not read drive C. Any
advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
in advance.

Most hard drive manufacturers have diagnostic software available
for download.
Maxtor and Seagate http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=999&swid

Thank you, but is there a solution for computers that will not boot to
the
GUI?

There are Windows applications, but the basic versions create a
bootable floppy, complete with its own operating system and
diagnostic software.

What I mean is, nothing seems to work, I have to operate on BIOS, since
the
HD can't be read. Is there anything I can do other than replacing the Hard
drive and reinstalling?

If the computer will boot from the floppy drive, all you have to do is
create the
floppy disk and use it to start the computer.

I tried using a recovery disk already and it said that it couldn't read the
HD, that's why I went to ask other people.

The floppy disk created by the software is not a recovery disk, but a
diagnostic application that should tell if the drive is installed correctly
and whether or not it is usable.

Ben