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Help! Boot to DOS prompt automatically!
My friend accidentially delete some files (name unknown)
at C:\ while he is trying to do the tidy up (recycle bin emptied). His machine now cannot boot GUI but to DOS directly. Same results for Safe Mode and Step-by-step confirmation. His machine has configured to use Drivespace (from Windows) to increase disk space so when he boot up with floopy and want to run setup at Win98 CD to overwrite/fix it, the setup prompt that "some compression has been working in C:\, setup cannot be continue". So the question is, of course, what can be done to bring the Win98 back online? Many thx in advance!!!! |
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:20:32 -0700, "Si"
scribbled some thoughts: My friend accidentially delete some files (name unknown) at C:\ while he is trying to do the tidy up (recycle bin emptied). His machine now cannot boot GUI but to DOS directly. Same results for Safe Mode and Step-by-step confirmation. His machine has configured to use Drivespace (from Windows) to increase disk space so when he boot up with floopy and want to run setup at Win98 CD to overwrite/fix it, the setup prompt that "some compression has been working in C:\, setup cannot be continue". So the question is, of course, what can be done to bring the Win98 back online? Many thx in advance!!!! Can he type WIN to get into Windows? Or can he navigate/type the direct path?: C:\Windows\Win.com If that won't work he may have to reformat if a setup over the present one wont work, especially since SFC (System File Checker) may not be available. If he has a floppy drive and any floppy disks he may want to back up any files that are possible before reformating. If his HDD is big enough, he may want to FDISK and create multiple partitions to help protect the data, that way should the HDD still be viable, he only needs to worry about formatting the C drive. -- Sincerely, | (©) (©) | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\ d(-_-)b | |
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Thx pal.
He has tried typing "win" or "exit" at C:\ but nothing=20 happens - only skip into another line of C:\. The win.com is still exist though. Any other ideas for this situation? Thx again! -----Original Message----- On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:20:32 -0700, "Si" scribbled some thoughts: My friend accidentially delete some files (name unknown)=20 at C:\ while he is trying to do the tidy up (recycle bin=20 emptied). His machine now cannot boot GUI but to DOS=20 directly. Same results for Safe Mode and Step-by-step=20 confirmation. His machine has configured to use=20 Drivespace (from Windows) to increase disk space so when=20 he boot up with floopy and want to run setup at Win98 CD=20 to overwrite/fix it, the setup prompt that "some=20 compression has been working in C:\, setup cannot be=20 continue". So the question is, of course, what can be done to bring=20 the Win98 back online? Many thx in advance!!!! Can he type WIN to get into Windows? Or can he navigate/type the direct path?: C:\Windows\Win.com If that won't work he may have to reformat if a setup over the present one wont work, especially since SFC (System=20 File Checker) may not be available. If he has a floppy drive and any floppy disks he may want=20 to back up any files that are possible before reformating. =20 If his HDD is big enough, he may want to FDISK and create multiple partitions to help protect the data, that way should the HDD still be viable, he only needs to worry=20 about formatting the C drive. --=20 Sincerely, | (=A9) (=A9) | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\ d(-_-)b | . |
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