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Started by ldbj925 , Sep 10 2009 06:43 PM

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ldbj925
Posted 10 September 2009 - 06:43 PM

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I am loading win98 from start up disk and it starts and then I have to type fdisk, I hit enter and this is the message I get..NO FIXED DISK PRESENT..

what do I do now? :)
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Neil Jones
Posted 11 September 2009 - 02:58 AM

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Before you go any further you do have a Windows 98 CD?
The FDisk error usually means the hard drive has failed.
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ldbj925
Posted 11 September 2009 - 09:11 AM

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have cd
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ldbj925
Posted 11 September 2009 - 10:15 PM

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thanks for help but a friend came by and fixed this problem for me
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Posted 12 September 2009 - 08:05 PM

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Congratulations. :) for a successful resolution for your issue. We are happy everything has been worked out for you.
Thank you for choosing GeeksToGo for help. :) :)
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Posted 15 September 2009 - 10:32 PM

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you are welcome and again I thank you....
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