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Geek Culture / Booting Windows 98 Into DOS

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John H
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Posted: 19th Feb 2004 00:37
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OK, got an old PC but it crashes before it gets to the login screen, so I want to try to boot in DOS Mode and reformat the HD. I cant do Start > Restart in DOS Mode because I cant get that far. Anyone know how?

THanks

RPGamer

PS - Tried F8 and F11 and CTRL


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Lord Ozzum
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Posted: 19th Feb 2004 00:39
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I don't know, but try safe mode. I don't know what DOS mode is (cuz I don't know much bout computers, just command prompt)

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Mattman
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command prompt is basicly DOS i think (right?)
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John H
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OK I tried pounding F8 Repeatedly and I got in. Good news - this means the comp. isnt completely busted. Im goign to try to install old drivers and save the computer!!

[hero music]

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Lord Ozzum
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congratulations!

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IanM
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Why format? Why not just delete or rename the windows folder and then reinstall? Much safer. You can clean up the old folder later once you are sure that you have saved everything.

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Ian T
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Reinsert your Windows disk and reinstall Windows

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if you get in safe, use the system tools to repair the original install. Also its a good idea to make a win98 boot disk, just to have. Any good IT guy worth his salt always has one of these at the ready (good for other things aside from booting up a 98 system)

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err always have a bootup disk it'll do you wonders in a time of need. But me....

The search continues.
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John H
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Actually, we sent it in for a bit of a cleanup, and the guy at the comp shop broke it! Lol!


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Emperor Baal
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Posted: 19th Feb 2004 09:28 Edited at: 19th Feb 2004 09:30
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Then sue him , you can try the F5 key though

If you still cant get it, then go to www.google.com and search for win98 bootdisk, look trough the results a bit, and you'll find a site with downloadable bootdisks.

[edit] Look at this beauty: http://www.tobs.uku.co.uk/boot98.html [/edit]


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Jimmy
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or just pull out the HD and rub a high powered magnet aallll over it

http://www.dbspot.com/ - Free subdomain hosting. Unlimited space/transfer. It's nice, I like it, you should too!
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That's what I'm going to do to my really old, dead, laptop. I have some REALY high power magnets...got to find them


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press f8 before windows is loading
select: Indítás csak parancssorban.... i dont kwonw what it meen in english, but something like command prompt only...

select this, cd windows\command
fdisk, delete the root partition, and the slave, if exist.
boot from win98 cd, re-fdisk - create a leer partition, and format to Fat32!
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