Forum: General
September 13th 09, 06:25 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
I think the failure to boot and the fact that you now are running OK pretty
much nail it to the HDD, and particularly to a problem with the HDD coming
ready. The...
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Forum: General
September 13th 09, 06:25 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
I think the failure to boot and the fact that you now are running OK pretty
much nail it to the HDD, and particularly to a problem with the HDD coming
ready. The...
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Forum: General
August 17th 09, 07:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff,
Yes, the Acronis image backup worked flawlessly after that. I was able to restore
everything to the new HD.
Yes, I was worried that the many Scandisk-found errors would render the HD...
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Forum: General
August 17th 09, 07:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff,
Yes, the Acronis image backup worked flawlessly after that. I was able to restore
everything to the new HD.
Yes, I was worried that the many Scandisk-found errors would render the HD...
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Forum: General
August 15th 09, 07:50 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
A corrupted volume label is a good sign of a faulty disk, or perhaps flaky
memory. But since it is now working well, or even better than before, then
I would guess it...
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Forum: General
August 15th 09, 07:50 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
A corrupted volume label is a good sign of a faulty disk, or perhaps flaky
memory. But since it is now working well, or even better than before, then
I would guess it...
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 11:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
In message , Scott
writes:
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UPDATE: Today when I booted up, it came up in the lowest video
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 11:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
In message , Scott
writes:
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UPDATE: Today when I booted up, it came up in the lowest video
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 05:47 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Scott wrote:
Scott wrote:
My Win98 desktop has had a problem booting up twice recently. After recognizing
the CD ROM, it starts displaying lines and lines of drivers, plus MSD, MSD...
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 05:47 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Scott wrote:
Scott wrote:
My Win98 desktop has had a problem booting up twice recently. After recognizing
the CD ROM, it starts displaying lines and lines of drivers, plus MSD, MSD...
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 05:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Scott wrote:
My Win98 desktop has had a problem booting up twice recently. After recognizing
the CD ROM, it starts displaying lines and lines of drivers, plus MSD, MSD MSD
MSD, etc. After...
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 05:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Scott wrote:
My Win98 desktop has had a problem booting up twice recently. After recognizing
the CD ROM, it starts displaying lines and lines of drivers, plus MSD, MSD MSD
MSD, etc. After...
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 05:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
You haven't indicated if there is a disk in the CD drive, or if there is
some other device such as a USB stick that could be used for booting).
Identifying the source of...
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 05:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
You haven't indicated if there is a disk in the CD drive, or if there is
some other device such as a USB stick that could be used for booting).
Identifying the source of...
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 05:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
MSD was a Windows 3.1 utility. Machines upgraded from 3.1 to W95 and then to
W98 would almost certainly have MSD. Any W95 machine where someone once had
to do some...
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Forum: General
August 7th 09, 05:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
MSD was a Windows 3.1 utility. Machines upgraded from 3.1 to W95 and then to
W98 would almost certainly have MSD. Any W95 machine where someone once had
to do some...
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Forum: General
August 4th 09, 06:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
philo wrote:
When booting up this morning, I got the "MSD", "MSD", "MSD" message again right
after it recognized the CD-ROM. After 2 reboots, it booted okay. Today, I ran the
WD...
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Forum: General
August 4th 09, 06:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
philo wrote:
When booting up this morning, I got the "MSD", "MSD", "MSD" message again right
after it recognized the CD-ROM. After 2 reboots, it booted okay. Today, I ran the
WD...
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Forum: General
August 4th 09, 06:24 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Lee wrote:
On Aug 3, 10:45 pm, Scott wrote:
Jeff Richards wrote:
It sounds like it is trying to boot from a second device, such as the CD.
Is there a disk...
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Forum: General
August 4th 09, 06:24 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Lee wrote:
On Aug 3, 10:45 pm, Scott wrote:
Jeff Richards wrote:
It sounds like it is trying to boot from a second device, such as the CD.
Is there a disk...
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Forum: General
August 4th 09, 05:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
It sounds like it is trying to boot from a second device, such as the CD.
Is there a disk in the CD drive?
This can happen if there is a problem with the hard drive...
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Forum: General
August 4th 09, 05:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
It sounds like it is trying to boot from a second device, such as the CD.
Is there a disk in the CD drive?
This can happen if there is a problem with the hard drive...
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Forum: General
August 4th 09, 05:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
mm wrote:
On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:21:44 -0500, Scott wrote:
Jeff Richards wrote:
It sounds like it is trying to boot from a second device, such as the...
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Forum: General
August 4th 09, 05:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
mm wrote:
On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:21:44 -0500, Scott wrote:
Jeff Richards wrote:
It sounds like it is trying to boot from a second device, such as the...
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Forum: General
August 3rd 09, 05:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,572
Win 98 Bootup Problem
Jeff Richards wrote:
It sounds like it is trying to boot from a second device, such as the CD.
Is there a disk in the CD drive?
This can happen if there is a problem with the hard drive...
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