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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
Have 98 2nd edition update. Created a start up disc over 8 months ago when installed. Computer will not start on its own and I have to open with safe mode. How can I use the floppy that was created to get a normal start???? |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
The emergency startup floppy does not start Windows. You can use it to
start DOS, so that you can then investigate the cause of the problem. Simply insert the floppy in the drive and start the machine. Depending on the state of the hard disk drive you might need to access BIOS setup and set the floppy disk drive to be first in the boot sequence. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "howard" wrote in message ... Have 98 2nd edition update. Created a start up disc over 8 months ago when installed. Computer will not start on its own and I have to open with safe mode. How can I use the floppy that was created to get a normal start???? |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
Thanks Jeff - even though it is called an emergency start
up disc , it does not start it - ok. I Put it in and ran a scandisk. No issues were noted. Is there a reference somewhere on how to use the DOS for the investigation you spoke of?? -----Original Message----- The emergency startup floppy does not start Windows. You can use it to start DOS, so that you can then investigate the cause of the problem. Simply insert the floppy in the drive and start the machine. Depending on the state of the hard disk drive you might need to access BIOS setup and set the floppy disk drive to be first in the boot sequence. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "howard" wrote in message ... Have 98 2nd edition update. Created a start up disc over 8 months ago when installed. Computer will not start on its own and I have to open with safe mode. How can I use the floppy that was created to get a normal start???? . |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
If the floppy is any where in the boot sequence the
system should boot to/from it if the primary has become nonbootable. Maybe a dissabled floppy seek may prevent it. But if it is in the boot sequence it should. -----Original Message----- The emergency startup floppy does not start Windows. You can use it to start DOS, so that you can then investigate the cause of the problem. Simply insert the floppy in the drive and start the machine. Depending on the state of the hard disk drive you might need to access BIOS setup and set the floppy disk drive to be first in the boot sequence. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "howard" wrote in message ... Have 98 2nd edition update. Created a start up disc over 8 months ago when installed. Computer will not start on its own and I have to open with safe mode. How can I use the floppy that was created to get a normal start???? . |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
Have the PC off. Stick in the floppy and boot PC. If it
does not go through the system test or you don't get a boot selection screen? Then check bios as Jeff said for boot to floppy or A:. Once it goes through it's tests and you get a A:\ curser. Type "help" ,without the quotes, and hit enter. Read the help files. Read them carefully and completly. You will use the arrow keys to move the page up or down. Do not do anything unless you understand it fully on what it will do. You will need to know where to do the work and when to change from A:\ prompt to C:\ prompt. To leave the boot disk...at the A:\ prompt type "restart" without the quotes and hit enter. This will restart the machine. Once you read the help on the boot disk. You will probably have allot more questions. But it is good to learn how to use this tool. -----Original Message----- Thanks Jeff - even though it is called an emergency start up disc , it does not start it - ok. I Put it in and ran a scandisk. No issues were noted. Is there a reference somewhere on how to use the DOS for the investigation you spoke of?? -----Original Message----- The emergency startup floppy does not start Windows. You can use it to start DOS, so that you can then investigate the cause of the problem. Simply insert the floppy in the drive and start the machine. Depending on the state of the hard disk drive you might need to access BIOS setup and set the floppy disk drive to be first in the boot sequence. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "howard" wrote in message .. . Have 98 2nd edition update. Created a start up disc over 8 months ago when installed. Computer will not start on its own and I have to open with safe mode. How can I use the floppy that was created to get a normal start???? . . |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
How you investigate the problem depends on what is stopping Windows from
starting. What happens when you try to start Windows through the normal process of booting to the hard drive? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "howard" wrote in message ... Thanks Jeff - even though it is called an emergency start up disc , it does not start it - ok. I Put it in and ran a scandisk. No issues were noted. Is there a reference somewhere on how to use the DOS for the investigation you spoke of?? |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
"howard" wrote:
Thanks Jeff - even though it is called an emergency start up disc , it does not start it - ok. I Put it in and ran a scandisk. No issues were noted. Is there a reference somewhere on how to use the DOS for the investigation you spoke of?? OK. I am just guessing here. no expert and not much win 98 experience (win 98 P2 on small home network now, limited experience). This is just a stab in the dark, but it is something you can do. At least you'll know what is not the problem after you try this. If you can start in safe mode, then do it. go to start\run & type in msconfig. Go to where it says start-up. I am guessing in safe mode it unchecked all of those boxes. But I am not sure. So you need to try to boot normally with all boxes unchecked in the start-up there. if you cannot boot normally with all boxes unchecked, then the start-up stuff is not your problem. And that is all, Forget this post. But if you can boot normally with all boxes unchecked, then one of those buggers is your problem, and you need to find out which one by trial & error. Check some boxes & reboot. If you can boot with those, put a check in some more of those boxes & reboot. etc etc. until you figure out the bad one. Big Mac |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
thanks ppoatt,
So how can I identify a disabled floppy seek and fix it -----Original Message----- If the floppy is any where in the boot sequence the system should boot to/from it if the primary has become nonbootable. Maybe a dissabled floppy seek may prevent it. But if it is in the boot sequence it should. -----Original Message----- The emergency startup floppy does not start Windows. You can use it to start DOS, so that you can then investigate the cause of the problem. Simply insert the floppy in the drive and start the machine. Depending on the state of the hard disk drive you might need to access BIOS setup and set the floppy disk drive to be first in the boot sequence. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "howard" wrote in message .. . Have 98 2nd edition update. Created a start up disc over 8 months ago when installed. Computer will not start on its own and I have to open with safe mode. How can I use the floppy that was created to get a normal start???? . . |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
thanks Big Mac,
Will try that today. Sounds like a good approach -----Original Message----- "howard" wrote: Thanks Jeff - even though it is called an emergency start up disc , it does not start it - ok. I Put it in and ran a scandisk. No issues were noted. Is there a reference somewhere on how to use the DOS for the investigation you spoke of?? OK. I am just guessing here. no expert and not much win 98 experience (win 98 P2 on small home network now, limited experience). This is just a stab in the dark, but it is something you can do. At least you'll know what is not the problem after you try this. If you can start in safe mode, then do it. go to start\run & type in msconfig. Go to where it says start-up. I am guessing in safe mode it unchecked all of those boxes. But I am not sure. So you need to try to boot normally with all boxes unchecked in the start-up there. if you cannot boot normally with all boxes unchecked, then the start-up stuff is not your problem. And that is all, Forget this post. But if you can boot normally with all boxes unchecked, then one of those buggers is your problem, and you need to find out which one by trial & error. Check some boxes & reboot. If you can boot with those, put a check in some more of those boxes & reboot. etc etc. until you figure out the bad one. Big Mac . |
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how to use start up disc created with 98 2nd edition update
In MB bios. If it is an option to enable or disable it?
It would be on the page as boot sequence. -----Original Message----- thanks ppoatt, So how can I identify a disabled floppy seek and fix it -----Original Message----- If the floppy is any where in the boot sequence the system should boot to/from it if the primary has become nonbootable. Maybe a dissabled floppy seek may prevent it. But if it is in the boot sequence it should. -----Original Message----- The emergency startup floppy does not start Windows. You can use it to start DOS, so that you can then investigate the cause of the problem. Simply insert the floppy in the drive and start the machine. Depending on the state of the hard disk drive you might need to access BIOS setup and set the floppy disk drive to be first in the boot sequence. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "howard" wrote in message . .. Have 98 2nd edition update. Created a start up disc over 8 months ago when installed. Computer will not start on its own and I have to open with safe mode. How can I use the floppy that was created to get a normal start???? . . . |
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