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Hello all,

My computer suddenly won't boot up properly and freezes
up just when the desktop screen start to appear. I
followed suggestions and made a copy of Bootdisk. When I
started the computer with it A:\ appeared. As someone
suggested I typed and entered "sys c". But it
says "Invalid Drived Specification". Now what? What
did/didn't I? Aloha and Mahalo
 
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you have to add a colon behind the letter C "sys c:"
the colon tells DOS that C is a drive.

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> Hello all,
>
> My computer suddenly won't boot up properly and freezes
> up just when the desktop screen start to appear. I
> followed suggestions and made a copy of Bootdisk. When I
> started the computer with it A:\ appeared. As someone
> suggested I typed and entered "sys c". But it
> says "Invalid Drived Specification". Now what? What
> did/didn't I? Aloha and Mahalo
 
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Richard,

Thanks for your reply but I did type c: and that's what I
got. "Invalid Drive Specification". Thanks.


>-----Original Message-----
>you have to add a colon behind the letter C "sys c:"
>the colon tells DOS that C is a drive.
>
>"Aloha" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1e20901c45496$738c5220$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hello all,
>>
>> My computer suddenly won't boot up properly and freezes
>> up just when the desktop screen start to appear. I
>> followed suggestions and made a copy of Bootdisk.
When I
>> started the computer with it A:\ appeared. As someone
>> suggested I typed and entered "sys c". But it
>> says "Invalid Drived Specification". Now what? What
>> did/didn't I? Aloha and Mahalo
>
>
>.
>
 
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"Aloha" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Richard,
>
>Thanks for your reply but I did type c: and that's what I
>got. "Invalid Drive Specification". Thanks.

That means it can't find your C: drive, and that means that something
is seriously wrong. Maybe the hard drive has failed, or the IDE
channel has failed, or maybe the cable that connects the two has
fallen off on one end or the other. It's probably time to take it to
the repair shop.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
 
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Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote:

>"Aloha" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Richard,
>>
>>Thanks for your reply but I did type c: and that's what I
>>got. "Invalid Drive Specification". Thanks.
>
>That means it can't find your C: drive, and that means that something
>is seriously wrong. Maybe the hard drive has failed, or the IDE
>channel has failed, or maybe the cable that connects the two has
>fallen off on one end or the other. It's probably time to take it to
>the repair shop.

Another possibility is that the hard drive is using BIOS overlay
software to allow the computer to access a hard drive that is larger
than what the computer was designed to use.

Start the computer normally and watch the screen carefully during the
entire bootup process.

Just before the "Starting Windows 95...." message appears there may be
some information about a BIOS overlay program such as EZDrive,
MaxBlast, or Disk Manager. If so then that message should also
include some advice such as "press the spacebar to boot from a
diskette".

To boot from a diskette you take the indicated action (e.g. press the
spacebar if that is what is says) and then insert the boot diskette.
You should then be able to access the C: drive.

WARNING*******WARNING*********WARNING

If your computer is using BIOS overlay software then you do not repeat
do not ever want to use the SYS C: command on that hard drive. Doing
so will wipe out the BIOS overlay software rendering the entire drive
inaccessible. All repeat all of the contents of the drive will be
lost.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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I was able to restore registry by following instructions
and start the computer at "Safe Mode". But this morning
when I tried to start, it failed again with following
msg "Fatal exception has occured at 0028:C0009580 in VXD
VMM(01)+00008580.". I restarted computer and it booted
up with no problem. What does this mean? Thanks and
Aloha.

>-----Original Message-----
>Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote:
>
>>"Aloha" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Richard,
>>>
>>>Thanks for your reply but I did type c: and that's
what I
>>>got. "Invalid Drive Specification". Thanks.
>>
>>That means it can't find your C: drive, and that means
that something
>>is seriously wrong. Maybe the hard drive has failed, or
the IDE
>>channel has failed, or maybe the cable that connects
the two has
>>fallen off on one end or the other. It's probably time
to take it to
>>the repair shop.
>
>Another possibility is that the hard drive is using BIOS
overlay
>software to allow the computer to access a hard drive
that is larger
>than what the computer was designed to use.
>
>Start the computer normally and watch the screen
carefully during the
>entire bootup process.
>
>Just before the "Starting Windows 95...." message
appears there may be
>some information about a BIOS overlay program such as
EZDrive,
>MaxBlast, or Disk Manager. If so then that message
should also
>include some advice such as "press the spacebar to boot
from a
>diskette".
>
>To boot from a diskette you take the indicated action
(e.g. press the
>spacebar if that is what is says) and then insert the
boot diskette.
>You should then be able to access the C: drive.
>
>WARNING*******WARNING*********WARNING
>
>If your computer is using BIOS overlay software then you
do not repeat
>do not ever want to use the SYS C: command on that hard
drive. Doing
>so will wipe out the BIOS overlay software rendering the
entire drive
>inaccessible. All repeat all of the contents of the
drive will be
>lost.
>
>Good luck
>
>
>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>--
>Microsoft MVP
>On-Line Help Computer Service
>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
don't eat much."
>.
>
 
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Sorry, slight typo on my last msg. It should have
said "Fatal exception 0E has occured....." Thanks..


>-----Original Message-----
>I was able to restore registry by following instructions
>and start the computer at "Safe Mode". But this morning
>when I tried to start, it failed again with following
>msg "Fatal exception has occured at 0028:C0009580 in VXD
>VMM(01)+00008580.". I restarted computer and it booted
>up with no problem. What does this mean? Thanks and
>Aloha.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote:
>>
>>>"Aloha" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Richard,
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for your reply but I did type c: and that's
>what I
>>>>got. "Invalid Drive Specification". Thanks.
>>>
>>>That means it can't find your C: drive, and that means
>that something
>>>is seriously wrong. Maybe the hard drive has failed,
or
>the IDE
>>>channel has failed, or maybe the cable that connects
>the two has
>>>fallen off on one end or the other. It's probably time
>to take it to
>>>the repair shop.
>>
>>Another possibility is that the hard drive is using
BIOS
>overlay
>>software to allow the computer to access a hard drive
>that is larger
>>than what the computer was designed to use.
>>
>>Start the computer normally and watch the screen
>carefully during the
>>entire bootup process.
>>
>>Just before the "Starting Windows 95...." message
>appears there may be
>>some information about a BIOS overlay program such as
>EZDrive,
>>MaxBlast, or Disk Manager. If so then that message
>should also
>>include some advice such as "press the spacebar to boot
>from a
>>diskette".
>>
>>To boot from a diskette you take the indicated action
>(e.g. press the
>>spacebar if that is what is says) and then insert the
>boot diskette.
>>You should then be able to access the C: drive.
>>
>>WARNING*******WARNING*********WARNING
>>
>>If your computer is using BIOS overlay software then
you
>do not repeat
>>do not ever want to use the SYS C: command on that hard
>drive. Doing
>>so will wipe out the BIOS overlay software rendering
the
>entire drive
>>inaccessible. All repeat all of the contents of the
>drive will be
>>lost.
>>
>>Good luck
>>
>>
>>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>>--
>>Microsoft MVP
>>On-Line Help Computer Service
>>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>>
>>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
>don't eat much."
>>.
>>
>.
>
 
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