[peterm]

you may have to retype the file.

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It sounds to me like Windows is in the root directory and not the folder windows.

[Tyger]

It sounds to me like Windows is in the root directory and not the folder windows.

[sueym]

it says

Volume in drive C has no label
Volume Serial Number is 2B14-140B
Directory of C:\

MSDOS SYS 1,676 07-16-03 1:41p
COMFIG SYS 1,161 06-18-04 9:55a
2 file(s) 2,837 bytes
0 dir(s) 243,466,240 bytes free
C:\>

[peterm]

any luck
with the attrib?

[peterm]

ok this is where you tread cafefully
type edit msdos.sys it should open a blue screen with the things below
does your look like this ? to exit without making changes
press the keys alt and F together then x

[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=1
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.10.1998
;
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs

[sueym]

yes that is exactly what shows up

i hit alt and f then x and it brings me back to where I typed edit msdos.sys

[peterm]

not trying to nit pic
but exactly? every x

[sueym]

i'm not sure what you're talking about every x
when i hit alt and f items show up and x is for exit

[peterm]

I mean all the x's in the file where it goes
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
etc etc

[sueym]

now I'm confused

on that blue page when i hit alt and f, i hit x on my keyboard
if this is wrong, please explain a little more

when i hit alt and f a drop down box appears, the x is for the exit

Edited by sueym, 19 August 2005 - 04:14 PM.

[peterm]

ok when you typed edit msdos.sys it opened up a blue screen
inside the blue screen should have been typing exactly like what
I posted above.Saying about
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C
and if you look at the one above ther are a lot of lines from a to s with xxxx
Is this how your file looks (like above)

[peterm]

you use alt F and x only after you have checked the file and want to exit

[sueym]

yes that's what it looks like exactly

[sueym]

ok, now how do I check the file that i want?
i think i'm on to something

[peterm]

[bleep]
ok lets try safe mode in windows
when you start in safe mode go to start>run type in msconfig hit ok
this should open a grey box click on the tab config.sys
what is in that folder. But do not exit from there yet