Formatted hard drive

-----Original Message-----
In that case, all I can assume is that your System
Manufacturer has a highly
customised interface - and we need to know more about the
make/model of your
PC to be able to help.

Try this....
Boot using the Floppy - type the following commands at
the A:\ prompt.....


DIR A:
(you should get back a list of the programs on the floppy
drive)

DIR C:
(you should get a message saying 'No Files Found)

DIR D:
(you should get a list of the files on the virtual drive
created by the
startup CD)

DIR E:
(you should get a list of files in the CD root directory -
and some folders,
amongst which will hopefully be the Win9x folder)

See if that lot produces the expected results... - and
post back

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-----Original Message-----
OK - at least you're getting the right response now,
since I made an error
in that post (it was late at night here, and I'd only
just got back from
work - that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!g)

here's the correct instructions!

Boot the PC using the floppy
then go to the CD using the command

E:

then type

SETUP

and see what happens

Sorry for the confusion.

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-----Original Message-----
Boot the PC using the floppy
then go to the CD using the command

c:

then type

SETUP

and see what happens

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"Karly" wrote in
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-----Original Message-----
What's the error message you get when you try to use
the
restore CD?? - it
may need to be booted from a floppy first, before
the
CD
can function.
Try downloading the WinME OEM boot disk maker from
www.bootdisk.com, and
using that to boot the PC, reformat the drive again,
and
then install ME
from the CD

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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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"Karly" wrote
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My son formatted his hard drive, we can't get the
computer
to read restore cd. I replaced cd drive several
months
ago. Is this the problem?


.
The message I get when I put in the restore cd:
Invalid
system disk Replace the disk, and then press any
key.

I downloaded the WinME boot disk from bootdisk.com.
I
booted the PC. I reformatted the hard drive. I put
the
restore cd in and got the same message. Invaled
system
disk Replaced the disk, and then press any key.

I booted the PC with the floppy. I went to the CD
using
c: and typed setup and it told me "This program cannot
run in DOS mode. I know your time is valuable, it is
to
me, but I'm not good w/ computers. Thanks .

Ok, I booted the PC with the floppy, I went to the cd
using command E: , I typed in SETUP and got "This
program
cannot be run in DOS mode".

Ooops. Let me try this again. I booted the PC with the
floppy:

DIR A: A list of programs

.DIR C: No files found
DIR D: A list of files
DIR E: Volume in drive E: is EM_1
Directory of E:\

766IDCD IMG 524,282,172 21/02/01
AUTORUN INF 572 23/06/00
BOOTCAT BIN 2048 21/02/01
BOOTIMG BIN 1,474,560 21/02/01
DRIVERS DIR 21/02/01
INTERNET DIR 21/02/01
README TXT 3,439 16/02/01
SETUP EXE 652,288 19/02/01
6 file(s)
3 dir(s) 526,415,079 bytes
0 bytes free

Ah - I see! - that's an image of the installation, at a guess.

What's the make/model?
try opening the readme file - at the A:\ prompt, type
EDIT E:\README.TXT
and see if the file contains instructions on how to use the disk.


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Directory of E:\

766IDCD IMG 524,282,172 21/02/01
AUTORUN INF 572 23/06/00
BOOTCAT BIN 2048 21/02/01
BOOTIMG BIN 1,474,560 21/02/01
DRIVERS DIR 21/02/01
INTERNET DIR 21/02/01
README TXT 3,439 16/02/01
SETUP EXE 652,288 19/02/01
6 file(s)
3 dir(s) 526,415,079 bytes
0 bytes free

-----Original Message-----
Ah - I see! - that's an image of the installation, at a
guess.

What's the make/model?
try opening the readme file - at the A:\ prompt, type
EDIT E:\README.TXT
and see if the file contains instructions on how to use
the disk.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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Directory of E:\

766IDCD IMG 524,282,172 21/02/01
AUTORUN INF 572 23/06/00
BOOTCAT BIN 2048 21/02/01
BOOTIMG BIN 1,474,560 21/02/01
DRIVERS DIR 21/02/01
INTERNET DIR 21/02/01
README TXT 3,439 16/02/01
SETUP EXE 652,288 19/02/01
6 file(s)
3 dir(s) 526,415,079 bytes
0 bytes free

This little gem is an EMachines ETower #766ID
I went to A:\EDIT:\README.TXT and got the HDD Restore CD
README....HOW TO USE THIS CD. It had instructions for
restore that were the same as the others, insert the
restore and follow the instructions. But this is where I
get the invalid disk message. I have verified in the Bios
that the ATAPI DVD-ROM is the first drive. That's why I
didn't know if the fact that I have changed the cd drive
would cause any problems.
.

Karly
can you copy the readme.txt file to a floppy

from the A:\ prompt, type
COPY E:\README.TXT a:\readme.txt



and then email the file to me? - my email addie is valid (as is the
alternative one on my website.).

I really think, though, that the time has come for you to call eMachines -
it seems to be very specific to their implementation of their
Restore/recovery disk.

Good Luck!

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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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"Karly" wrote in message
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-----Original Message-----
Ah - I see! - that's an image of the installation, at a
guess.

What's the make/model?
try opening the readme file - at the A:\ prompt, type
EDIT E:\README.TXT
and see if the file contains instructions on how to use
the disk.


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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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Directory of E:\

766IDCD IMG 524,282,172 21/02/01
AUTORUN INF 572 23/06/00
BOOTCAT BIN 2048 21/02/01
BOOTIMG BIN 1,474,560 21/02/01
DRIVERS DIR 21/02/01
INTERNET DIR 21/02/01
README TXT 3,439 16/02/01
SETUP EXE 652,288 19/02/01
6 file(s)
3 dir(s) 526,415,079 bytes
0 bytes free

This little gem is an EMachines ETower #766ID
I went to A:\EDIT:\README.TXT and got the HDD Restore CD
README....HOW TO USE THIS CD. It had instructions for
restore that were the same as the others, insert the
restore and follow the instructions. But this is where I
get the invalid disk message. I have verified in the Bios
that the ATAPI DVD-ROM is the first drive. That's why I
didn't know if the fact that I have changed the cd drive
would cause any problems.
.