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Urgent help, delete system files
Hi, Friends,
I need your guys' help urgently. I am still using Window 98 for my Pen III desktop. Yesterday I misktakenly deleted the system files ( I am not good at computer). These deleted files are in the recycle bin because I did not empty the recycle bin. When I restarted the computer, the only information in the screen is :"invalid system disk. Please replace the system disk, then press any key to start...". Can not get into safe mode. Does not response to any keys or F1-F12, or alt+ctrl+del". I do have a Recovery CD when I bought the computer almost 9 years ago. The options a Diskette backup, user backup, user restore and factory restore. I do not have window 98 system disk. I was in panic this morning, and I am calming down now. What can I do to repair the operator system? How can I get back to Wndows, or retrieve those deleted system files from recycle bin? I do not want to delete my 10 years private files (I do not have backup) and the softwares I installed in the computer? Please help!!!!! Thanks, Mary. |
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Urgent help, delete system files
How did you delete the system files? You can't possibly have delete them
all. They either wouldn't let you or you'd endure an immediate full crash of the system. So you must have only deleted some of them. Please explain, step-by-step- how you accomplished this deletion. What folder or files did you delete? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Mary" wrote in message ... Hi, Friends, I need your guys' help urgently. I am still using Window 98 for my Pen III desktop. Yesterday I misktakenly deleted the system files ( I am not good at computer). These deleted files are in the recycle bin because I did not empty the recycle bin. When I restarted the computer, the only information in the screen is :"invalid system disk. Please replace the system disk, then press any key to start...". Can not get into safe mode. Does not response to any keys or F1-F12, or alt+ctrl+del". I do have a Recovery CD when I bought the computer almost 9 years ago. The options a Diskette backup, user backup, user restore and factory restore. I do not have window 98 system disk. I was in panic this morning, and I am calming down now. What can I do to repair the operator system? How can I get back to Wndows, or retrieve those deleted system files from recycle bin? I do not want to delete my 10 years private files (I do not have backup) and the softwares I installed in the computer? Please help!!!!! Thanks, Mary. |
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Urgent help, delete system files
The message you are seeing is not related to files that you can delete from
Windows. It is possible that the disk drive is faulty, or partially corrupted. Check that you haven't accidentally left a disk in the floppy disk drive. What prompted you to delete files? Was there an error message or some problem that you were trying to solve? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Mary" wrote in message ... Hi, Friends, I need your guys' help urgently. I am still using Window 98 for my Pen III desktop. Yesterday I misktakenly deleted the system files ( I am not good at computer). These deleted files are in the recycle bin because I did not empty the recycle bin. When I restarted the computer, the only information in the screen is :"invalid system disk. Please replace the system disk, then press any key to start...". Can not get into safe mode. Does not response to any keys or F1-F12, or alt+ctrl+del". I do have a Recovery CD when I bought the computer almost 9 years ago. The options a Diskette backup, user backup, user restore and factory restore. I do not have window 98 system disk. I was in panic this morning, and I am calming down now. What can I do to repair the operator system? How can I get back to Wndows, or retrieve those deleted system files from recycle bin? I do not want to delete my 10 years private files (I do not have backup) and the softwares I installed in the computer? Please help!!!!! Thanks, Mary. |
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Urgent help, delete system files
"Mary" wrote in message ... Hi, Friends, I need your guys' help urgently. I am still using Window 98 for my Pen III desktop. Yesterday I misktakenly deleted the system files ( I am not good at computer). These deleted files are in the recycle bin because I did not empty the recycle bin. When I restarted the computer, the only information in the screen is :"invalid system disk. Please replace the system disk, then press any key to start...". Can not get into safe mode. Does not response to any keys or F1-F12, or alt+ctrl+del". I do have a Recovery CD when I bought the computer almost 9 years ago. The options a Diskette backup, user backup, user restore and factory restore. I do not have window 98 system disk. I was in panic this morning, and I am calming down now. What can I do to repair the operator system? How can I get back to Wndows, or retrieve those deleted system files from recycle bin? I do not want to delete my 10 years private files (I do not have backup) and the softwares I installed in the computer? Please help!!!!! Thanks, Mary. Boot with your Win98 floppy then issue the command sys C: that will get your machine booted up again. If your machine now boots to Windows...fine... but if it only boots to dos...post back for further instructions. Your personal data is not lost...even if Windows does not function it can be recovered...however do NOT use your factory restore CD... that will wipe out your personal data! |
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Urgent help, delete system files
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... The message you are seeing is not related to files that you can delete from Windows. It is possible that the disk drive is faulty, or partially corrupted. Check that you haven't accidentally left a disk in the floppy disk drive. What prompted you to delete files? Was there an error message or some problem that you were trying to solve? Io.sys & msdos.sys are required to boot and *can* be deleted. But the floppy in the drive is a good thing to check first!!! |
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1. Go to http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm. and choose the proper one for
your system and says "Custom, No Ramdrive". 2. Boot to the floppy disk, choose "...without CD support." 3. At the a:\ prompt, run the following commands. Each line is a command that you type in and then press Enter. Watch for proper punctuation and spaces. If you open a reply to this, you can use your mouse cursor to find spaces. Also will help to use the same case (upper or lower) as I do. md INFO c: cd recycled dir /ah At this point, you should see a file named INFO, or INFO2, or INFO3, etc. But only one that starts INFO. Also, the file has no extension (unlike "DESKTOP INI"). For the purposes of these instructions, we'll assume the file's name is INFO2. Change that name as necessary. Now run the following commands: attrib -h info2 copy info2 a:\info attrib +h info2 Remove the floppy and shut down the machine. Take the floppy to the machine you're using to post here and send me that file, A:\INFO\INFO2 (or whatever yours is named.) DO NOT POST THE FILE HERE. I will post it to my website so that anyone else who wishes to assist can obtain it and peruse it. Meanwhile, I will use the information in that file to create a batch file that will restore the files to their proper locations. Send the file to gryst_at_grystmill.com (replace _at_ with @) -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message ... How did you delete the system files? You can't possibly have delete them all. They either wouldn't let you or you'd endure an immediate full crash of the system. So you must have only deleted some of them. Please explain, step-by-step- how you accomplished this deletion. What folder or files did you delete? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Mary" wrote in message ... Hi, Friends, I need your guys' help urgently. I am still using Window 98 for my Pen III desktop. Yesterday I misktakenly deleted the system files ( I am not good at computer). These deleted files are in the recycle bin because I did not empty the recycle bin. When I restarted the computer, the only information in the screen is :"invalid system disk. Please replace the system disk, then press any key to start...". Can not get into safe mode. Does not response to any keys or F1-F12, or alt+ctrl+del". I do have a Recovery CD when I bought the computer almost 9 years ago. The options a Diskette backup, user backup, user restore and factory restore. I do not have window 98 system disk. I was in panic this morning, and I am calming down now. What can I do to repair the operator system? How can I get back to Wndows, or retrieve those deleted system files from recycle bin? I do not want to delete my 10 years private files (I do not have backup) and the softwares I installed in the computer? Please help!!!!! Thanks, Mary. |
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Hi, Gary,
Thanks for your message. I tried to clean up the computer. I guess I did not delete all the system files. Those files I deleted are located under c:/ (not in any subfolder). When I clicked "delete", there was a message something like "these files may be affect ......." I just thought they will affect some softwares we downloaded from internet, so I just clicked "deleted all". It was done. And I got the disaster! I can not remember all the files I deleted. Please help. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: How did you delete the system files? You can't possibly have delete them all. They either wouldn't let you or you'd endure an immediate full crash of the system. So you must have only deleted some of them. Please explain, step-by-step- how you accomplished this deletion. What folder or files did you delete? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Mary" wrote in message ... Hi, Friends, I need your guys' help urgently. I am still using Window 98 for my Pen III desktop. Yesterday I misktakenly deleted the system files ( I am not good at computer). These deleted files are in the recycle bin because I did not empty the recycle bin. When I restarted the computer, the only information in the screen is :"invalid system disk. Please replace the system disk, then press any key to start...". Can not get into safe mode. Does not response to any keys or F1-F12, or alt+ctrl+del". I do have a Recovery CD when I bought the computer almost 9 years ago. The options a Diskette backup, user backup, user restore and factory restore. I do not have window 98 system disk. I was in panic this morning, and I am calming down now. What can I do to repair the operator system? How can I get back to Wndows, or retrieve those deleted system files from recycle bin? I do not want to delete my 10 years private files (I do not have backup) and the softwares I installed in the computer? Please help!!!!! Thanks, Mary. |
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Urgent help, delete system files
Hi, Philo,
I do not have Win98 floppy disk. I only have the "recovery CD" when I bought the computer. My neighbour only have Win98 setup disk. My computer can not recognize it, and did not respond to it at all. What else can I do? Thanks. Mary "philo" wrote: Boot with your Win98 floppy then issue the command sys C: that will get your machine booted up again. If your machine now boots to Windows...fine... but if it only boots to dos...post back for further instructions. Your personal data is not lost...even if Windows does not function it can be recovered...however do NOT use your factory restore CD... that will wipe out your personal data! |
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Urgent help, delete system files
"Mary" wrote in message ...
Hi, Friends, I need your guys' help urgently. I am still using Window 98 for my Pen III desktop. Yesterday I misktakenly deleted the system files ( I am not good at computer). These deleted files are in the recycle bin because I did not empty the recycle bin. When I restarted the computer, the only information in the screen is :"invalid system disk. Please replace the system disk, then press any key to start...". snip Go to http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and create a Windows 98 boot floppy. Use it to start the computer in question, select "Start without CD support", then type "sys c:" and press "Enter". Then remove the floppy and restart. Ben |
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Urgent help, delete system files
"Mary" wrote in message ... Hi, Philo, I do not have Win98 floppy disk. I only have the "recovery CD" when I bought the computer. My neighbour only have Win98 setup disk. My computer can not recognize it, and did not respond to it at all. What else can I do? Get a boot disk from www.bootdisk.com but do not use your recovery CD or your personal data will be lost!!!! |
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