My computer is crashing as we speak
Started by
da_badest_chick
, Apr 09 2006 03:59 PM
#46
Posted 15 April 2006 - 04:27 PM
#47
Posted 15 April 2006 - 04:41 PM
Then my edited reply timed out...
Let's get you a new startup disk...
Download this Win98SE startup disk. Save it to your desktop...double click on the downloaded file and put a new floppy disk in the floppy drive when it asks you to do so. This will create a startup disk to use on your machine.
Let's get you a new startup disk...
Download this Win98SE startup disk. Save it to your desktop...double click on the downloaded file and put a new floppy disk in the floppy drive when it asks you to do so. This will create a startup disk to use on your machine.
Edited by wannabe1, 15 April 2006 - 04:43 PM.
#48
Posted 15 April 2006 - 07:32 PM
lol aww its ok.. but.. this isent my comp... i dont got a floppy herre.. but i already have a startup disk.. do u think thats tha problem y its reading Drive D on me?
#49
Posted 15 April 2006 - 07:40 PM
It's looking for something in D:. Make sure the boot priority in BIOS Setup is set to boot from the floppy...that way no cd-rom drivers will be loaded until you tell them to load by choosing "Start with cd-rom support".
The fdisk operation will wipe the drive and remove XP, create a partition, and format that partition...the setup.exe command will start the installation of Win98.
I'll look foreward to hearing how you fare...preferrably from your own computer.
wannabe1
The fdisk operation will wipe the drive and remove XP, create a partition, and format that partition...the setup.exe command will start the installation of Win98.
I'll look foreward to hearing how you fare...preferrably from your own computer.
wannabe1
#50
Posted 15 April 2006 - 07:43 PM
aww me too.. liek u wudent beleve lol.. its driving me nuts.. and i think if i cant fix it myself.. and this is my last chance on a computer for a while.. that its not gunna get fixed... even tho im not tha one who broke tha stupid thing.. but hopefully thinkgs work out good... *crossin fingers*
#51
Posted 17 April 2006 - 12:27 PM
ok... im back again.. and this isent my comp... i took ur instructions.. and i did everything i was supposed to.. and it was all going great everything was workin step by step how u told me... until... well.. i did tha partition thing and formated.. and it wall worked.. til i had 2 put in my disk to load tha windows 98... my cd rom drive wont read it.. wen i put in my disk it spits it right back out so i cant load it.. ad wen i type setup.exe... NOW it sez "busy reading drive E".. instead of D.. so.. its my cd rom that not workin.. i need helppppp... n e idea what may be wrong now??
#52
Posted 17 April 2006 - 12:35 PM
I'd be willing to bet your cd-rom drive is bad... With the drivers on the startup disk (start with cd-rom support), it should have started the installation straightaway. You might also check the disk...make sure it is not dirty or badly scratched.
CD-ROM drives are not expensive and are pretty straight forward to replace.
CD-ROM drives are not expensive and are pretty straight forward to replace.
#53
Posted 17 April 2006 - 12:40 PM
so u think i need a new CD rom?...man... im so doomed... i thot it should have started right up to so i duno wats rong with it.. it hates me...i dont think its tha CD... iv reformated my comp a million times b 4.. its always worked... but wen i put it in... it spits it back out.. and sez "busy reading drive E".. but it doesent even made a loadin sound of nuthin...
#54
Posted 17 April 2006 - 12:47 PM
and i dont understand why it would be bad all of tha sudden... u think watever killed my comp killed my cd rom?.. cuz it was working fine b 4 all this happend...and it seems it liek all happened over night
#55
Posted 17 April 2006 - 12:54 PM
With the symptoms you describe, that would be my first thought.
When a cd-rom drive fails, it can cause all kinds of problems and when they go, it's usually all at once. One minute they're fine, the next they're not. It's probably a matter of the drive went bad and caused the problems on the computer rather than the other way around.
Cd-rom drives, even Cd-r-rw drives are usually less than $40 if you shop around a bit.
When a cd-rom drive fails, it can cause all kinds of problems and when they go, it's usually all at once. One minute they're fine, the next they're not. It's probably a matter of the drive went bad and caused the problems on the computer rather than the other way around.
Cd-rom drives, even Cd-r-rw drives are usually less than $40 if you shop around a bit.
#56
Posted 17 April 2006 - 12:56 PM
alright... so if i got a liek.. cd burner kind.. it would be tha same thing?.. and there easy to install?
#57
Posted 17 April 2006 - 01:02 PM
Yes...on both counts. Tools required...a philips (cross point) screwdriver.
You should get instructions on how to install it with the drive. I can replace a cd-rom drive in about twenty minutes.
You should get instructions on how to install it with the drive. I can replace a cd-rom drive in about twenty minutes.
#58
Posted 17 April 2006 - 01:04 PM
ok.. i guess thats what im gunna do.. but one last thing.. is a cd burner one gunna work tha same as a plain one.. only ill be able 2 burn cd's.. or is that a separate thing all together?
#59
Posted 17 April 2006 - 01:11 PM
It will work the same....and you'll be able to burn cd's...
#60
Posted 17 April 2006 - 01:15 PM
ok... im gunna check into it.. hopefully now.. ull talk 2 me soon.. on MY computer.. if things go properly... thank you so much for tha help
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