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Thanks for your reply. I haven't had time to follow all the details of your
response. However, I have made progress by using a Recovery Disk I made
from McAfee's Nuts & Bolts 98 that ultimately made Windows 95B locate my D
drive which happens to be a Quantum 5.0GB HD.
The recovery disk re-installed earlier User data and System data files, etc.
and my PC has much better performance now.
Other problems still exist, topping the list is having no Windows Explorer.
Will be reading up on doing the Windows 95b re-install on a clean C drive
that I figure is the best way to address this. Also some programs unable to
be uninstalled. All the more reason to reformat.
Trying to get the most from this 'older PC' with 430VX Chipset with 64MB EDO
and 200Mhz MMX. Motherboard supports up 128MB RAM but I read not to exceed
64MB due to the VX chipset caching limit.
All is well for now with PC running much better and D drive working again.
Thanks for your assistance. Appreciate the expertise this News Group has to
offer. Frank
"Kay Archer" <abuse@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> "Frank W. Uebersax" <f-uebersax@msn.com> wrote in message
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> > My system is having problems and I would like to delete
> everything from the
> > Hard Disk and start fresh.
> >
> Data, addresses and all?
>
> > Can someone tell me the best way to do this. I want to have
> Windows 95 OSR2
> > stored on the disk too so I only need to use the CD one time.
> >
> see * below
>
> > Any direction to answers on the Microsoft site would be very
> much
> > appreciated.
> >
>
http://support.microsoft.com , click on 'Search the
> KnowledgeBase', select Windows 95 in the drop down list and type
> a significant portion of the error message or what you are trying
> to do in the search window.
>
> > In addition to my Windows Explorer not working, my D drive is
> now not being
> > recognized.
> I am going to assume that this is your cd-rom drive...
>
> >
> [snipped some]
>
> I was able to reformat my C drive from FAT 16 to FAT 32 a long
> time ago and
> > remember destroying everything on C at that time. Do I repeat
> those steps?
>
> That's what you implied up at the top. All your data will be
> destroyed (I am going to repeat that...)
>
>
> > How do I get Windows to see my D drive, etc?
> Assuming that the d: drive is your cd-rom drive, does it appear
> onscreen during the POST? It would appear briefly as Found:
> CD-ROM drive make/model
>
>
> *
> 1. Use a utility at www.bootdisk.com to create a boot floppy.
> The driver(s) on that floppy will support most cd-rom drives. If
> you have a proprietary cd-rom drive (usually found in the 4x and
> slower models), you may need to find the original drivers and add
> them manually to a boot floppy or (easier in my opinion) install
> a newer cd-rom drive. And on systems with no cd-rom drive, I was
> known to hook one up to install Windows.
>
> 2. Boot using the floppy. This may require a change to your
> BIOS. Some POSTs display something like "Press Delete to enter
> Setup" other systems may require you to press F2, F10 or some
> other key or key combination to enter setup. If needed tell us
> what brand and model of computer you have.
>
> 3. You should then be at a command prompt that says a:\ or
> something similar. With your Windows 95 setup cd in the drive
> use the following commands to format the drive and install
> Windows. Each command is typed at the prompt (usually
> c:\xxx\xxx\ or similar) and is followed by pressing the Enter
> key. Notes will be in braces {in this process, caps don't
> matter}.
> Format c: /b {cleans off the harddrive and leaves space for
> the boot files.}
> {There are spaces after the format and
> the :}
> {this will take time!}
> {There will be some questions to answer,
> it is Y for are you sure and any 8 letter combination you want
> for the label}
> {This deletes all of your data including
> email addresses, pictures, spreadsheets, _everything_!}
> c: {changes the active drive to the
> harddrive}
> md windows {the space after md must be present}
> [f3]\options {that is, tap the F3 key and then type
> \options, with _no_ space}
> [F3]\cabs {same}
> c[F3] {hit the c and then hit F3, this changes
> the current folder to the install folder}
> copy r:\win95\*.* {copies the install files to the harddrive,
> this will take time}
> setup {initiates the Windows 95
> installation, you should remove the cd and floppy now or just
> before hitting Enter.}
>
>
> 4. You will need your product ID at some point, it should be on
> the sleeve or case that your Windows 95 cd came in.
> 5. If this is an upgrade CD, you will need floppy 1 of your
> Windows 3.x install set.
>
>
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