"Paul" wrote:

My system will not start. I power it on and all I get is what looks like a
DOS screen and a blinking curser. I can boot from floppy and get to the C
drive. I'm not sure what I can do, Im hope I don't have to re-system my
machine.

Thank you

What does the very last line on the DOS screen say? That may be
relevant to solving your problem.

There are several possible causes for your problem. The three most
likely ones a
- the hard drive has died.
- the data structure on the hard drive has been damaged or corrupted.
- the boot files needed to start Windows have been deleted from the
hard drive.

With this type of situation it is worthwhile taking a bit of extra
time so as to figure out the actual cause of the problem. Then the
correct cure for that specific problem can be used. Often applying
the wrong cure (e.g.one for someo other problem with the same
symptoms) can make things even worse and turn what was a simple
problem into a disaster.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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