Hello Robert,

That error_ message is usually generated once a file
like "command.com" is missing and you followed the right
procedure.

Does it not go into "Safe mode" after it says it is
bypassing the startup files? If it can go into Safe mode,
let do so and then just shut down, switch off and remove
the power cord for a few moments.

Then replug and switch on. If you still can't run windows
in normal mode, m_aybe someone else will have further
suggestions, but I would be willing_ to send you a zip
file with the files that I have in my parent (C folder
if you wish, strictly upon the basis it is used entirely
at your own risk. I run current anti-virus and firewall
but you should still do your own virus check if you
receive files from someone else. If you would like me to
do that, post back with an e-mail address. You can anti-
spam your e-mail address by putting words: "delete" in
it, which I would ignore, thus:
e.g. ".

Best of luck.

-----Original Message-----
In an effort to open up space on one of our win98se
machines my children
(they go back to school Monday) started to delete
things "they" thought were
not needed. I'm not totally sure what it was they deleted
but I now have the
following:

The System:
Pentium w/MMX
233 mhz
92 ram
win98se

When I try to boot up we get the following. "Invalid
System Disk." I tried
to get it going with a win98 boot disk and read in the
help file that if I
saw the error above that I should run "SYS C:" I did this
and it reported
back that the "System Transferred". I then shut the
computer off (with the
power switch), took out the boot disk, and attempted to
restart the computer
only to get this: "c:\" and when attempting in safe mode
this: "Windows is
bypassing your startup files". I have also run Scandisk
(off of the boot
disk) and it found no errors on "C". Is it possible to
get this unit running
again?

Any help would be appreciated,
Robert


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