"Arlykat" wrote in message ...
Hi Ben,
Again, thanks so much for sticking with me and trying to help me get this
computer up and running for my friend. Will tell you something before I go
any farther in this response - I am a female and I am about 2% under the
point of starting to cry over this in frustration. Okay? Just so you know
what frame of mind I am getting shoved into.
I found something similar to what you said to click when the computer was
starting up and it took me to the Setup menu which is the one that also lists
computer info, etc. When you then say to "Restart pressing appropriate key"
you lost me.
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Most computers have built-in configuration program for basic things like hard
and floppy drives. This is typically accessed by pressing a certain key in the
early stages of bootup, usually "Delete", "F1" or "F10". Instructions sometimes
appear at the bottom of the screen and there may be no mouse support. The
idea is to get the system to redetect the hard drive or drives. Be sure to save
the new settings before exiting the configuration program. Then start the
computer with the Windows 98 boot floppy and run Scandisk again.
Also, some of the symptoms you are describing could be caused by
a missing or corrupt "C:\MSDOS.SYS" file. Copy and paste the
following text to Notepad and save it to a floppy as "a:\winboot.ini"
Start the problem computer in Command Prompt, insert the floppy,
type "c:\windows\command\move a:\winboot.ini c:\" and press
"Enter". Then remove the floppy and restart.

[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootGUI=1
;end


Ben