Yes, I noticed :) But this computer only has a blinking curser like thing, and nothing else before the welcome screen. Nothing else shows up even...
Ok, neither f12 or delete brings me to bios. F12 brings it to boot, but when I go to boot, it only starts it up normal where it says there's a...
Thanks StevieO, and ravin :) I will probably be working more on it tonight, and I'll let ya know how it goes. If I remember rite, I never could...
Hi :) Actually I do have a folder about 2 inces thick , all about past problems, that I would print off of various forums, or answers I got on a...
Thank you ronjor! You helped me out so much! 8) :) Thanks for all you do here! :)
I can't find it. But I know for sure that it isn't recognizing the D drive. I just need to figure out how to make it recognize it in DOS somehow...
Ronjor, I really like that site. Thanks I am having trouble finding something within that site though. It is on this page,...
Well, on the computer that's not working rite, it does have a floppy drive, but not the new one I'm on now :) Also, on the broke computer the CD...
Ok, I had to do what I could in DOS because I can't get windows to load for the start menu. No luck on getting it to recognize D :-\ Windows will...
Well, I just tried the floppy disk I thought was no good, and it takes me to that same safe mode and other options screen too. Also, the floppy...
Well, this computer has everything except a floppy drive >:( When I bought it, I had a feeling I would need one with a floppy drive, but nooo, I...
Would I be able to make a floppy in DOS mode? I have 2 Windows 98 floppy disks. I think one is no good, it seems that the one that works causes it...
I don't have the owners manual. Here is the info. Compaq Prolinea 5100. Does the model number mean the serial number ? All I see is the serial...
Well, I took the top off, and everything was pluged in rite. I unpluged everything, and repluged in, and of course that didn't work, that would...
bigc, what is Hdd? :) Mine isn't recognizing any of the drives either.
Well, I just typed in C:\WINDOWS\STARTNOW\OR ELSE and it said invalid file name, lol ;D I think I had customer support on the telephone when I...
A while back I run fdisk, and reformatted the c drive, and reinstalled windows afterwards, that way. But that's been a while, and I can't remember...
for some reason it is not reconizing my D drive as a valid drive.
Ok, it's still on C:\WINDOWS>, none of the commands are rite (that I've tried from the ones above, and a few more.) C:\WINDOWS>\START works, but...
Ok, I got it on C:\Windows> . No commands have worked yet, but I'm still trying
Ok, I will go try all that, and I'll be back ;D Thanks 8)
Usually, but it's not working. It still goes to the C:\>. I am also trying to get it to read the other drives. I type in A:\ and it tries to read...
The choices are 1. Normal 2. Logged (Bootlog.txt) 3. safe mode 4. safemode with network support 5. step by step confirmation 6. command...
Thanks ronjor I can't get it to the screen in the pic. I have installed windows this way alot of times. I put both the boot disk, and the CD in...
I also tried the command prompt, and I know that D:\setup runs the D drive. But on the command it has c:\> and I can't do it with the > in the...
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