HELP! i accidentally deleted windows and i dont know what to do

i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer and i
think i sent the windows program to the recycle bin. then
my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt turn on.
it went to a black screen that reads:

"The following file is missing or corrupted: WIN.COM"

then there is one of these things:

c:\

and then it reads:

"Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading Windows"

it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i guess u
can type?
i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter and it
then read "Bad command or file name"

i really dont know how to fix this...i think i just nee to
find away to get back in to the main screen so i can
restore all the files in the recylce bin but i dont know
how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate! thanks

Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
Look and see if there is a directory called "windows"
I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole directory (folder) to the
recycle bin.
Report back. If the folder is there, then you may just be missing the
win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just copied win.com off
another computer to a floppy and copied it to the one that didn't have
it. And everything was OK.
Report back whether or not the windows directory is still there.

"will" wrote in news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
:

i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer and i
think i sent the windows program to the recycle bin. then
my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt turn on.
it went to a black screen that reads:

"The following file is missing or corrupted: WIN.COM"

then there is one of these things:

c:\

and then it reads:

"Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading Windows"

it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i guess u
can type?
i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter and it
then read "Bad command or file name"

i really dont know how to fix this...i think i just nee to
find away to get back in to the main screen so i can
restore all the files in the recylce bin but i dont know
how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate! thanks




--
-- What happens if you get scared half to death twice? --

ok i put in dir/p and a long list popped up and windows
was on the list with dir after it so i am assuming that
you were right and i only deleted the win.com file...if
that is the case then i do have another computer that i
could probably copy from i just dont know how...thanks so
much for ur help so far and being patient with me as i am
sort of computer illiterate!
-----Original Message-----
Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
Look and see if there is a directory called "windows"
I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole directory
(folder) to the
recycle bin.
Report back. If the folder is there, then you may just
be missing the
win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just copied
win.com off
another computer to a floppy and copied it to the one
that didn't have
it. And everything was OK.
Report back whether or not the windows directory is still
there.

"will" wrote in
news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
:

i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer and
i
think i sent the windows program to the recycle bin.
then
my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt turn
on.
it went to a black screen that reads:

"The following file is missing or corrupted: WIN.COM"

then there is one of these things:

c:\

and then it reads:

"Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading
Windows"

it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i
guess u
can type?
i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter and it
then read "Bad command or file name"

i really dont know how to fix this...i think i just nee
to
find away to get back in to the main screen so i can
restore all the files in the recylce bin but i dont
know
how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate! thanks




--
-- What happens if you get scared half to death
twice? --
.

On the computer that works put in a floppy disk.
In My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the windows folder and find
"win.com". Right click it and click "copy".
Then right click your "A:" drive and click "paste".
You now have it on your floppy.
On the other computer with the problem. Turn it on and wait till you get
past the error to the C:\ prompt. Then insert the floppy disk.
Then type "cd windows". Your prompt should now say "C:\Windows
Then type "copy a:win.com"
That should do it. Good luck!

"will" wrote in news:a3ee01c486e5$0403b0c0
:

ok i put in dir/p and a long list popped up and windows
was on the list with dir after it so i am assuming that
you were right and i only deleted the win.com file...if
that is the case then i do have another computer that i
could probably copy from i just dont know how...thanks so
much for ur help so far and being patient with me as i am
sort of computer illiterate!
-----Original Message-----
Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
Look and see if there is a directory called "windows"
I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole directory
(folder) to the
recycle bin.
Report back. If the folder is there, then you may just
be missing the
win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just copied
win.com off
another computer to a floppy and copied it to the one
that didn't have
it. And everything was OK.
Report back whether or not the windows directory is still
there.

"will" wrote in
news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
:

i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer and
i
think i sent the windows program to the recycle bin.
then
my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt turn
on.
it went to a black screen that reads:

"The following file is missing or corrupted: WIN.COM"

then there is one of these things:

c:\

and then it reads:

"Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading
Windows"

it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i
guess u
can type?
i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter and it
then read "Bad command or file name"

i really dont know how to fix this...i think i just nee
to
find away to get back in to the main screen so i can
restore all the files in the recylce bin but i dont
know
how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate! thanks




--
-- What happens if you get scared half to death
twice? --
.





--
-- What happens if you get scared half to death twice? --

There is a file WIN.CNF in Win98_25.cab
(Win98SE Cd) extract it and rename it
Win.com. Place it in Windows folder
and reboot.



"will" wrote in message
...
ok i put in dir/p and a long list popped up and windows
was on the list with dir after it so i am assuming that
you were right and i only deleted the win.com file...if
that is the case then i do have another computer that i
could probably copy from i just dont know how...thanks so
much for ur help so far and being patient with me as i am
sort of computer illiterate!
-----Original Message-----
Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
Look and see if there is a directory called "windows"
I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole directory
(folder) to the
recycle bin.
Report back. If the folder is there, then you may just
be missing the
win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just copied
win.com off
another computer to a floppy and copied it to the one
that didn't have
it. And everything was OK.
Report back whether or not the windows directory is still
there.

"will" wrote in
news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
:

i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer and
i
think i sent the windows program to the recycle bin.
then
my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt turn
on.
it went to a black screen that reads:

"The following file is missing or corrupted: WIN.COM"

then there is one of these things:

c:\

and then it reads:

"Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading
Windows"

it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i
guess u
can type?
i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter and it
then read "Bad command or file name"

i really dont know how to fix this...i think i just nee
to
find away to get back in to the main screen so i can
restore all the files in the recylce bin but i dont
know
how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate! thanks




--
-- What happens if you get scared half to death
twice? --
.

i entered a:win.com and it said "1 file copied" then it
said "c:\Windows" again so i entered a:win.com a second
time and it prompted "Overwrite c:win.com (Yes/No/All)?" i
entered yes and c:\Windows came again...i feel like im so
close but i dont want to mess it up furth so im just
checking if u know what to do now? thanks


-----Original Message-----
On the computer that works put in a floppy disk.
In My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the windows
folder and find
"win.com". Right click it and click "copy".
Then right click your "A:" drive and click "paste".
You now have it on your floppy.
On the other computer with the problem. Turn it on and
wait till you get
past the error to the C:\ prompt. Then insert the floppy
disk.
Then type "cd windows". Your prompt should now
say "C:\Windows
Then type "copy a:win.com"
That should do it. Good luck!

"will" wrote in
news:a3ee01c486e5$0403b0c0
:

ok i put in dir/p and a long list popped up and windows
was on the list with dir after it so i am assuming
that
you were right and i only deleted the win.com file...if
that is the case then i do have another computer that i
could probably copy from i just dont know how...thanks
so
much for ur help so far and being patient with me as i
am
sort of computer illiterate!
-----Original Message-----
Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
Look and see if there is a directory called "windows"
I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole
directory
(folder) to the
recycle bin.
Report back. If the folder is there, then you may just
be missing the
win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just
copied
win.com off
another computer to a floppy and copied it to the one
that didn't have
it. And everything was OK.
Report back whether or not the windows directory is
still
there.

"will" wrote in
news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
:

i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer
and
i
think i sent the windows program to the recycle bin.
then
my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt turn
on.
it went to a black screen that reads:

"The following file is missing or corrupted: WIN.COM"

then there is one of these things:

c:\

and then it reads:

"Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading
Windows"

it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i
guess u
can type?
i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter and
it
then read "Bad command or file name"

i really dont know how to fix this...i think i just
nee
to
find away to get back in to the main screen so i can
restore all the files in the recylce bin but i dont
know
how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate! thanks




--
-- What happens if you get scared half to death
twice? --
.





--
-- What happens if you get scared half to death
twice? --
.

It sounds like Win.com was missing indeed, as only the second time did
DOS speak of "overwrite". Therefore...

Boot to Windows. Get there?
(If still at DOS, "CTRL-Alt-Del" to Windows.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"will" wrote in message
...
| i entered a:win.com and it said "1 file copied" then it
| said "c:\Windows" again so i entered a:win.com a second
| time and it prompted "Overwrite c:win.com (Yes/No/All)?" i
| entered yes and c:\Windows came again...i feel like im so
| close but i dont want to mess it up furth so im just
| checking if u know what to do now? thanks
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| On the computer that works put in a floppy disk.
| In My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the windows
| folder and find
| "win.com". Right click it and click "copy".
| Then right click your "A:" drive and click "paste".
| You now have it on your floppy.
| On the other computer with the problem. Turn it on and
| wait till you get
| past the error to the C:\ prompt. Then insert the floppy
| disk.
| Then type "cd windows". Your prompt should now
| say "C:\Windows
| Then type "copy a:win.com"
| That should do it. Good luck!
|
| "will" wrote in
| news:a3ee01c486e5$0403b0c0
| :
|
| ok i put in dir/p and a long list popped up and windows
| was on the list with dir after it so i am assuming
| that
| you were right and i only deleted the win.com file...if
| that is the case then i do have another computer that i
| could probably copy from i just dont know how...thanks
| so
| much for ur help so far and being patient with me as i
| am
| sort of computer illiterate!
| -----Original Message-----
| Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
| Look and see if there is a directory called "windows"
| I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole
| directory
| (folder) to the
| recycle bin.
| Report back. If the folder is there, then you may just
| be missing the
| win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just
| copied
| win.com off
| another computer to a floppy and copied it to the one
| that didn't have
| it. And everything was OK.
| Report back whether or not the windows directory is
| still
| there.
|
| "will" wrote in
| news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
| :
|
| i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer
| and
| i
| think i sent the windows program to the recycle bin.
| then
| my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt turn
| on.
| it went to a black screen that reads:
|
| "The following file is missing or corrupted: WIN.COM"
|
| then there is one of these things:
|
| c:\
|
| and then it reads:
|
| "Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading
| Windows"
|
| it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i
| guess u
| can type?
| i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter and
| it
| then read "Bad command or file name"
|
| i really dont know how to fix this...i think i just
| nee
| to
| find away to get back in to the main screen so i can
| restore all the files in the recylce bin but i dont
| know
| how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate! thanks
|
|
|
|
| --
| -- What happens if you get scared half to death
| twice? --
| .
|
|
|
|
|
| --
| -- What happens if you get scared half to death
| twice? --
| .
|

i dont get what u want me to do... what is DOS?
u want me just to restart with CTRL-Alt-Del?

-----Original Message-----
It sounds like Win.com was missing indeed, as only the
second time did
DOS speak of "overwrite". Therefore...

Boot to Windows. Get there?
(If still at DOS, "CTRL-Alt-Del" to Windows.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"will" wrote in message
...
| i entered a:win.com and it said "1 file copied" then it
| said "c:\Windows" again so i entered a:win.com a second
| time and it prompted "Overwrite c:win.com
(Yes/No/All)?" i
| entered yes and c:\Windows came again...i feel like im
so
| close but i dont want to mess it up furth so im just
| checking if u know what to do now? thanks
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| On the computer that works put in a floppy disk.
| In My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the windows
| folder and find
| "win.com". Right click it and click "copy".
| Then right click your "A:" drive and click "paste".
| You now have it on your floppy.
| On the other computer with the problem. Turn it on and
| wait till you get
| past the error to the C:\ prompt. Then insert the
floppy
| disk.
| Then type "cd windows". Your prompt should now
| say "C:\Windows
| Then type "copy a:win.com"
| That should do it. Good luck!
|
| "will" wrote in
| news:a3ee01c486e5$0403b0c0
| :
|
| ok i put in dir/p and a long list popped up and
windows
| was on the list with dir after it so i am assuming
| that
| you were right and i only deleted the win.com
file...if
| that is the case then i do have another computer
that i
| could probably copy from i just dont know
how...thanks
| so
| much for ur help so far and being patient with me as
i
| am
| sort of computer illiterate!
| -----Original Message-----
| Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
| Look and see if there is a directory called "windows"
| I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole
| directory
| (folder) to the
| recycle bin.
| Report back. If the folder is there, then you may
just
| be missing the
| win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just
| copied
| win.com off
| another computer to a floppy and copied it to the one
| that didn't have
| it. And everything was OK.
| Report back whether or not the windows directory is
| still
| there.
|
| "will" wrote in
| news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
| :
|
| i was cleaning out some old programs in My Computer
| and
| i
| think i sent the windows program to the recycle
bin.
| then
| my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt
turn
| on.
| it went to a black screen that reads:
|
| "The following file is missing or corrupted:
WIN.COM"
|
| then there is one of these things:
|
| c:\
|
| and then it reads:
|
| "Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading
| Windows"
|
| it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i
| guess u
| can type?
| i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter
and
| it
| then read "Bad command or file name"
|
| i really dont know how to fix this...i think i just
| nee
| to
| find away to get back in to the main screen so i
can
| restore all the files in the recylce bin but i dont
| know
| how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate!
thanks
|
|
|
|
| --
| -- What happens if you get scared half to death
| twice? --
| .
|
|
|
|
|
| --
| -- What happens if you get scared half to death
| twice? --
| .
|


.

ok i pressed CTRL-Alt-Del and the computer restarted...the
the black screen reappeared and it said "NTLDR is missing,
Press any key to restart" if u press a key then it will
just repeat itsself....so now what can i do?? please help!
thanks


-----Original Message-----
i dont get what u want me to do... what is DOS?
u want me just to restart with CTRL-Alt-Del?

-----Original Message-----
It sounds like Win.com was missing indeed, as only the
second time did
DOS speak of "overwrite". Therefore...

Boot to Windows. Get there?
(If still at DOS, "CTRL-Alt-Del" to Windows.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"will" wrote in message
...
| i entered a:win.com and it said "1 file copied" then it
| said "c:\Windows" again so i entered a:win.com a
second
| time and it prompted "Overwrite c:win.com
(Yes/No/All)?" i
| entered yes and c:\Windows came again...i feel like im
so
| close but i dont want to mess it up furth so im just
| checking if u know what to do now? thanks
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| On the computer that works put in a floppy disk.
| In My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the windows
| folder and find
| "win.com". Right click it and click "copy".
| Then right click your "A:" drive and click "paste".
| You now have it on your floppy.
| On the other computer with the problem. Turn it on and
| wait till you get
| past the error to the C:\ prompt. Then insert the
floppy
| disk.
| Then type "cd windows". Your prompt should now
| say "C:\Windows
| Then type "copy a:win.com"
| That should do it. Good luck!
|
| "will" wrote in
| news:a3ee01c486e5$0403b0c0
| :
|
| ok i put in dir/p and a long list popped up and
windows
| was on the list with dir after it so i am assuming
| that
| you were right and i only deleted the win.com
file...if
| that is the case then i do have another computer
that i
| could probably copy from i just dont know
how...thanks
| so
| much for ur help so far and being patient with me
as
i
| am
| sort of computer illiterate!
| -----Original Message-----
| Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
| Look and see if there is a directory
called "windows"
| I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole
| directory
| (folder) to the
| recycle bin.
| Report back. If the folder is there, then you may
just
| be missing the
| win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just
| copied
| win.com off
| another computer to a floppy and copied it to the
one
| that didn't have
| it. And everything was OK.
| Report back whether or not the windows directory is
| still
| there.
|
| "will" wrote in
| news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
| :
|
| i was cleaning out some old programs in My
Computer
| and
| i
| think i sent the windows program to the recycle
bin.
| then
| my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt
turn
| on.
| it went to a black screen that reads:
|
| "The following file is missing or corrupted:
WIN.COM"
|
| then there is one of these things:
|
| c:\
|
| and then it reads:
|
| "Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading
| Windows"
|
| it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i
| guess u
| can type?
| i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter
and
| it
| then read "Bad command or file name"
|
| i really dont know how to fix this...i think i
just
| nee
| to
| find away to get back in to the main screen so i
can
| restore all the files in the recylce bin but i
dont
| know
| how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate!
thanks
|
|
|
|
| --
| -- What happens if you get scared half to
death
| twice? --
| .
|
|
|
|
|
| --
| -- What happens if you get scared half to death
| twice? --
| .
|


.

.

http://search.support.microsoft.com/...SD=GN&LN=EN-US MSKB
Search "NTLDR"; Windows 98; Full Text; produces these four...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...92&Product=w98
Error Message When You Start Your Computer with a Non-System Disk
(812492) - When you start your computer, you may receive any of the
following error messages: Non-system disk or disk error Replace and
strike any key when ready NTLDR is missing Press any key to restart
Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...44&Product=w98
Removing Windows NT from a Windows 95/98 Dual-Boot Installation
(171444) - This article describes how to remove the Windows NT Boot
Loader to remove Windows NT from a dual-boot installation with Windows
95/98 and leave Windows 95/98 as the bootable operating system.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...61&Product=w98
Windows NT Dual-Boot Does Not Work After Uninstalling Windows 98
(188761) - After you uninstall Windows 98 from a dual-boot computer with
Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstation 4.0, you may be unable to
successfully start Windows NT Workstation.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...20&Product=w98
Cannot Dual Boot Windows 95/98 and Windows NT on HP 6330
(234220) - After you install Windows NT in a dual-boot configuration on
a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Pavilion 6330, selecting "Previous operating
system" or "Windows" on the Windows NT Boot menu may cause the computer
to stop responding (hang). Using the SYS command...


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"will" wrote in message
...
| ok i pressed CTRL-Alt-Del and the computer restarted...the
| the black screen reappeared and it said "NTLDR is missing,
| Press any key to restart" if u press a key then it will
| just repeat itsself....so now what can i do?? please help!
| thanks
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| i dont get what u want me to do... what is DOS?
| u want me just to restart with CTRL-Alt-Del?
|
| -----Original Message-----
| It sounds like Win.com was missing indeed, as only the
| second time did
| DOS speak of "overwrite". Therefore...
|
| Boot to Windows. Get there?
| (If still at DOS, "CTRL-Alt-Del" to Windows.)
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "will" wrote in message
| ...
| | i entered a:win.com and it said "1 file copied" then it
| | said "c:\Windows" again so i entered a:win.com a
| second
| | time and it prompted "Overwrite c:win.com
| (Yes/No/All)?" i
| | entered yes and c:\Windows came again...i feel like im
| so
| | close but i dont want to mess it up furth so im just
| | checking if u know what to do now? thanks
| |
| |
| | -----Original Message-----
| | On the computer that works put in a floppy disk.
| | In My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the windows
| | folder and find
| | "win.com". Right click it and click "copy".
| | Then right click your "A:" drive and click "paste".
| | You now have it on your floppy.
| | On the other computer with the problem. Turn it on and
| | wait till you get
| | past the error to the C:\ prompt. Then insert the
| floppy
| | disk.
| | Then type "cd windows". Your prompt should now
| | say "C:\Windows
| | Then type "copy a:win.com"
| | That should do it. Good luck!
| |
| | "will" wrote in
| | news:a3ee01c486e5$0403b0c0
| | :
| |
| | ok i put in dir/p and a long list popped up and
| windows
| | was on the list with dir after it so i am assuming
| | that
| | you were right and i only deleted the win.com
| file...if
| | that is the case then i do have another computer
| that i
| | could probably copy from i just dont know
| how...thanks
| | so
| | much for ur help so far and being patient with me
| as
| i
| | am
| | sort of computer illiterate!
| | -----Original Message-----
| | Go back to that C:\ prompt and type "dir /p"
| | Look and see if there is a directory
| called "windows"
| | I think it is unlikely that you sent the whole
| | directory
| | (folder) to the
| | recycle bin.
| | Report back. If the folder is there, then you may
| just
| | be missing the
| | win.com file. It's happened to me already. I just
| | copied
| | win.com off
| | another computer to a floppy and copied it to the
| one
| | that didn't have
| | it. And everything was OK.
| | Report back whether or not the windows directory is
| | still
| | there.
| |
| | "will" wrote in
| | news:2dd201c486da$6c6f9120
| | :
| |
| | i was cleaning out some old programs in My
| Computer
| | and
| | i
| | think i sent the windows program to the recycle
| bin.
| | then
| | my computer froze so i restarted and it wouldnt
| turn
| | on.
| | it went to a black screen that reads:
| |
| | "The following file is missing or corrupted:
| WIN.COM"
| |
| | then there is one of these things:
| |
| | c:\
| |
| | and then it reads:
| |
| | "Cannot find WIN.COM, unable to continue loading
| | Windows"
| |
| | it ends with another c:\ and a blinking _ where i
| | guess u
| | can type?
| | i typed a couple random letters in and hit enter
| and
| | it
| | then read "Bad command or file name"
| |
| | i really dont know how to fix this...i think i
| just
| | nee
| | to
| | find away to get back in to the main screen so i
| can
| | restore all the files in the recylce bin but i
| dont
| | know
| | how...if u can help PLEASE do...im desparate!
| thanks
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | --
| | -- What happens if you get scared half to
| death
| | twice? --
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| |
| | --
| | -- What happens if you get scared half to death
| | twice? --
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