Noel:
Upon my execution of your most recent step 1.) it brought back the following:

File not found-C:\MSDOS.SYS
0 files copied

What's next?

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~Dell


"Noel Paton" wrote:

I don't see how you can get confused between email and a newsgroup - all you
have to do is hit the 'Reply' button! (especially as you actually had to go
to my website in the first place to get the email address with which you
emailed me).

To answer your query, I'm not sure why you have two copies of the IFSHLP.SYS
file present - there should, AFAIK, be only the one in the C:\Windows folder
(but we can worry about that when you're system's running again).
That said, the correct WinbootDir entry for you is

WinBootDir=C:\Windows

Note that the case of WinBootDir may be critical - so ensure you get it
right!
Boot to DOS using your startup floppy

1) Let's create a backup copy before we do anything else!
Type the following command at the A:\ prompt

COPY C:\MSDOS.SYS C:\MSDOS.OLD [enter]
2) Type the following line at the A:\ prompt, and then press ENTER:

attrib c:\msdos.sys -s -h -r

3) Open MSDOS.SYS for editing using the following line

EDIT C:\MSDOS.SYS [enter]
4) Look for the existing WinBootDir entry (it's usually about 3rd or 4th
line), and move the cursor to it

Edit the line so that it reads

WinBootDir=C:\Windows

5) Save the resulting file (ALT, f, s) and exit (ALT,f,x)

6) Type the following line at teh A:\ prompt, and then press ENTER:

attrib c:\msdos.sys +s +h +r

7) remove the floppy and reboot

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"Dell" wrote in message
...
Noel:
Please do forgive me? I do not mean to anger anyone. I became confused as
to
which medium you were instructing me to use for reply. I sent you an
email.
At any rate, this is what it said, "Two (2) files were found. one (1) in
C:\WINDOWS and one (1) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directories.

"Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love"
-Albert Einstein
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The
latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to
hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his
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----Original Message Follows---- From: Reply-To: To: "Dell Williams"
Subject: BOOTED PC W/ CAMERA PLUGGED INTO USB PORT-Invalid System
Disk
Err in Window Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:19:20 -0000 It's most unlikely to
be
your problem - but.... 1) first you need to find out where on your drive
the
Windows folder and IFSHLP.SYS are - Boot to DOS with your floppy - at the
A:\ prompt, type "DIR C:\ifshlp.sys /s /p" (without the quotes - make
sure
that you include the spaces) If your system is 'normal, you'll only get
one
result - with IFSHLP.SYS being found in the C:\Windows directory - if you
get
more (or less!) than one reslut, post back for further instructions, with
detials of where the files were found. "

Step 3:
Also when I opened the MSDOS.SYS file for edit it stated that it was a
"READ ONLY Cannot be modified"

In addition, when I tried to COPY C:\MSDOS.SYS C:\MSDOS.OLD it stated,
"File
Not Found." This was done from the A:\ prompt as you instructed. I
stopped
here!
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~Dell


"Dell" wrote:

After following the directions for:
Article ID 258741:

1.) Modify the WinBootDir entry in the Msdos.sys file to point to the
correct location of the Windows folder.

The reboot came back with the following:
Invalid setting in MSDOS.SYS file
WINBOOTDIR=C:\WINDOWSWINBOOTDIR=C:\WINDOWS
Type the name of the Command Interpreter (e.g., C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM)

What have I done wrong and/or misinterpreted? Thanks again in advance!
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~Dell