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  1. DanPenny

    Why does Scandisk run every time the system boots up in Win98?

    Start, Run, mscongfig. Click on Advanced near the bottom right. Place a checkmark in the box for; Disable fast shutdown. Reboot. If that doesn't solve it, go here; http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=273017 and click on the link (near the center of the page) for the 98 fix. It's a good day...
  2. DanPenny

    CD-ROM Troubles

    That leaves the IDE channel. Can this be fixed without buying a new motherboard?" As ski mentioned earlier, you can get a PCI controller card. It's a good day when you learn something
  3. DanPenny

    Strange floppy problem

    Screw shorting out the unit once it is mounted in the case?" No. Screws, cables (power and data), drives, grounding, controllers, etc were all verified and ruled out. It's a good day when you learn something
  4. DanPenny

    Strange floppy problem

    Based upon what I have tried with this system, and the input I've received from various sources, I'm concluding that a Spectre exists in the enclosure. I have grounded the floppy enclosure to the floppy/main drive bay chassis (while outside of the machine) and the floppy still works. In any...
  5. DanPenny

    Strange floppy problem

    More clarifying info; The boot touches the drive on power up. The drive light flashes for this and it's recognized in the bios AND in 98SE. No problems etc reported in windows ~UNTIL~ I click on it or send something to it. "A: is not accessable. The device is not ready". The (IBM) bios has no...
  6. DanPenny

    Strange floppy problem

    Earth grounds are good to the machine. There are no other wires/components close to the drive. Thanks It's a good day when you learn something
  7. DanPenny

    Strange floppy problem

    This is the closest forum I could find in relation to this problem. If this should be somewhere else, please redirect me. Unit being worked on; System: IBM PC 300GL (Desktop) Model: 6268-43U Ser. #: 78-W4261 Celeron Proc 256MB Ram I've never run across something this strange before. I'm...
  8. DanPenny

    MS-DOS Prompt does no longer work

    You're welcome Charles. It's a good day when you learn something
  9. DanPenny

    How can I determine which harddrive hold D: E: F: etc?

    Open a DOS window. Type in; fdisk/status It's a good day when you learn something
  10. DanPenny

    CD-ROM Troubles

    YOu said that you tested it with DOS but you didn't say if it worked or not." Please clarify. The above is an important element towards resolution. Boot with a 98(SE) EBD. If a drive letter is assigned to the drive, try changing to that letter and try several CD's in the drive with the "dir"...
  11. DanPenny

    MS-DOS Prompt does no longer work

    If you haven't already, go to Start, Run, type in msconfig. When it opens click Advanced near the bottom right of the General tab. Put a check mark in the Limit memory to box and fix the setting to 512. You will have to reboot. Post back with your results of the change. It's a good day when...
  12. DanPenny

    No Win98 CD

    I don't have them so I'm going on memory here. I ~think~ there's a setup.exe in that folder to launch the setup. If not, post back and I'll find out how it's done, if no one else beats me to it. ;>) All the installations I do are with the full 98SE CD, or I'll copy the win98 folder (or...
  13. DanPenny

    Compaq Presario PC Floppy I\O error

    If you can install 98 without problems, then you could do a very basic install. Then while running 98, put the Win2K CD in the drive. It should autorun and ask if you want to upgrade. Mine does this. It's Win2K Professional. I changed my P120 this way. I had it convert the c: drive to NTFS, and...
  14. DanPenny

    No Win98 CD

    Can I create a Win98 installation CD from my hard drive's installed OS?" Short answer; no. The most important file, Setup.exe, is not copied to the destination machine by default. Not to mention all the other files which may be required to set up the hardware on the destination machine...
  15. DanPenny

    My Documents folder has vanished !!!

    Open regedit. Drill down to; HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Documents In the RH pane, if there is a DWORD key labeled "DisableStartInMyDocs" and the value is 1, change it to 0. If there is no DWORD key, add one with the above description and value of 0...

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