I've had a real struggle these last few days, battling a heavy cold and trying to fix my computer. I was re-installing Windows 98 but the problem was it wouldn't boot up from an "A" drive boot disk.
In the end, I did it this way:
I started Windows 98 and restarted in DOS before typing in "FORMAT C": Then it got tricky. The files started to do a system check by percentages but after some 15 minutes I would get another prompt to type in 11 digits
I typed in FORMAT C: again but that wasn't understood.
Finally I got round it by somehow rebooting on the Windowns C.D. Rom. That seemed to work and I was able to install Windows 98.
However, after that, Windows wouldn't detect my modem that was an Intel. I tried everything, settings, configurations and modem tests. Zilch. Not only that but the "A" drive was dead.
The answer I found in the Bios settings. You can get into this by pressing delete as the computer begins to boot up.
I altered a lot of stuff in the Bios that technicians in the past obviously failed to notice. I completely disabled my former inboard modem and one or two port settings. I enabled the "A" drive swap. I opened up the P.C. and installed another modem from PC World and then put the disk in. I installed all the modem drivers and disk drivers.
Now my compter is working better than when I bought it. Internet connections are really fast without broadband. I also installed lots of new software.
You know, this would have cost me well over 100 pounds had I taken it into service and maybe the job wouldn't have been so good in the end. I'm so encouraged by my success I'm now all set to rewire my boat as another DIY project.
In the end, I did it this way:
I started Windows 98 and restarted in DOS before typing in "FORMAT C": Then it got tricky. The files started to do a system check by percentages but after some 15 minutes I would get another prompt to type in 11 digits
I typed in FORMAT C: again but that wasn't understood.
Finally I got round it by somehow rebooting on the Windowns C.D. Rom. That seemed to work and I was able to install Windows 98.
However, after that, Windows wouldn't detect my modem that was an Intel. I tried everything, settings, configurations and modem tests. Zilch. Not only that but the "A" drive was dead.
The answer I found in the Bios settings. You can get into this by pressing delete as the computer begins to boot up.
I altered a lot of stuff in the Bios that technicians in the past obviously failed to notice. I completely disabled my former inboard modem and one or two port settings. I enabled the "A" drive swap. I opened up the P.C. and installed another modem from PC World and then put the disk in. I installed all the modem drivers and disk drivers.
Now my compter is working better than when I bought it. Internet connections are really fast without broadband. I also installed lots of new software.
You know, this would have cost me well over 100 pounds had I taken it into service and maybe the job wouldn't have been so good in the end. I'm so encouraged by my success I'm now all set to rewire my boat as another DIY project.