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More info?)
If the boot disk file is on the computer you are using now, double-click it.
You will be prompted for a floppy and the program should create a boot
disk capable of accessing the CD drive on the problem computer. Also,
please confirm that the boot sequence on the problem computer is set to
"A:, C:".
Ben
"breezyyb" <breezyyb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5AA7C9AF-7AAA-406C-999E-19CD01D5D6F1@microsoft.com...
> I will try that, and I am hoping this floppy will do the trick to at least
> get me moving forward. But I still cant get it to read the CD drive and I
> dont know why. the light goes on and it seems to be running a disk but
> nothing happens from there. I downloaded the 95 boot disk, should I add
> something to it for the CD drive and if so, what?
> thanks pennie
>
> "Ben Myers" wrote:
>
> > Most computers briefly check the floppy and CD drives during bootup, but
> > this is not the same as reading or booting from the drives. If you are getting
> > a C:\ prompt from the startup menu, you are probably booting from the hard
> > drive. The boot disks created by the downloads at
http://bootdisk.com can
> > be used to install Windows on most computers, but you should make sure
> > you can access the CD drive before formatting. Also, please confirm that
> > the boot sequence is set to "A:, C:".
> >
> > Ben
> >
> > "breezyyb" <breezyyb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:66326076-FD3B-479C-A8C6-F68B1D502E78@microsoft.com...
> > > I have done that, as it sits now, it should be booting up from a floppy, and
> > > it reads the floppy, but I get basically,"wrong version of DOS". I went to
> > > bootdisk.com and got the startup disk, hopefully it will help some. also, I
> > > cannot seem to get it to read any CD at all, light comes on but nothing
> > > happens, and a CD games was being played when alll of this happened.
> > > hopefully, the new floppy will do something. formating it and starting over
> > > IS an option if I can get to that point, which I should be able to do with
> > > this new floopy, correct?
> > >
> > > "Ben Myers" wrote:
> > >
> > > > If the startup menu takes you to the C:\ prompt, you are probably booting from
> > > > the hard drive. Start the computer and watch the screen closely for something
> > > > like "Press delete for setup". Press the appropriate key, find "Boot Sequence"
> > > > and make sure it is set to "A:, C:". Be sure to save any changes when exiting.
> > > > Then start the computer from the boot floppy. Be sure you can access the CD
> > > > drive before formatting.
> > > >
> > > > Ben
> > > >
> > > > "breezyyb" <breezyyb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:41C51047-92D9-4B33-9D69-0B087BAB6586@microsoft.com...
> > > > > When I try to format from a floppy, it says wrong version of DOS. I can get
> > > > > to the page where you can chose safe mode, etc, but it doesnt change anything
> > > > > if I chose safe mode, command prompt...whichever I chose, it just brings me
> > > > > to the C: prompt. I can bring up the C: dir but I cant tap into anything on
> > > > > that drive. also, I the CD drive doesnt seem to want to read a disk. is there
> > > > > any other way to format?
> > > > > thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ben Myers" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Formatting should be possible by starting the computer with a boot
> > > > > > floppy. If you are reinstalling from the CD drive, make sure you
> > > > > > can access it before proceeding.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ben
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >