how to startup a computer with startup disk

[Guest_imported]

my computer has crashed and when i turn it on it tells me to put the boot disk in.
after i do this it says a:>
what do i do know i have windows 98 cd and would like to install it.
i also have a 4GB hard drive.

 

[B0012]

type d: or e: (one of these will be CD-ROM drive)

at d: prompt type dir
if you see a win98 dir you are at the right place

type cd win98
type setup

there you are

 

[Karl Blessing]

um that assuming she had a startup disk that allowed her to install CD rom drivers.
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[rfeenie]

invalid drive specification.

not so good Al

 

[Comtech]

Did you start the computer with CD-ROM support?
If not, you need to do that, or if that wasn't one of the options, you need a bootdisk.
Go to

http://www.bootdisk.com

and get one for your OS that has cd-rom support.

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