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I am trying to save a neighbors computer and I need some help. They are running windows Me and cant get it to boot. it comes to the compaq splash screan and goes to a blank screen with a blinking underscore thing but you can type into it. I have tried downloading a boot disc from bootdisc.com and when I put it in the computer restart it I get a message saying I/O error. I then tried a live disc version of linux (PHLAK) and I got into the files by mounting the drives. After that I looked through the files not really knowing what to do. I'm thinking that its possible to make a windows boot disc from the system while in linux but i have no idea how. anyone have any suggestions please
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Try letting it boot to the "blinking underscore" and type "win" (without the quotes.)
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I don't think you can make a windows boot disk while running linux. But then again, I might be wrong...
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Get a win98 bootdisk here ,http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
boot to the dos prompt .sys c: and hit enter .remove boot disk and Reboot computer
boot to the dos prompt .sys c: and hit enter .remove boot disk and Reboot computer
Linux boot cd http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
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Whoa, caperjack... Just a second there... He's running ME, not 98. There'll undoubtedly be problems from that.
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Originally Posted by Puckdropper
Whoa, caperjack... Just a second there... He's running ME, not 98. There'll undoubtedly be problems from that.
Sorry for the error Flyguy ,get the ME bootdisk from that site insted of 98.
Linux boot cd http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
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