Sys C

95neongirl · 06-03-2003, 07:40 PM

Hey all I have win 98se and the power went out today because of a storm..while my pc was on...when i turned it back on it went to invalid system disk please replace disk and strike any key..ther was no disk or cd in the pc..so I restarted it several times only to come to that message..so i got my boot disk out and ran scan disk etc..all can up ok...so i went ot the help section and got the the point of sys c which i did and now my pc comes on and goes to the c prompt. what am I to do next?
thanks

mrdinkel · 06-03-2003, 09:15 PM

well if you can get it to the C:\ prompt... all you have to do is type win. this will lauch windows.

95neongirl · 06-04-2003, 12:17 AM

ok thanks..I will try that!

but how to make it skip the c thing and load windows automatically?

thanks

chalk · 06-04-2003, 03:37 AM

you can write out a simple one at the prompt that is there when you boot.

copy con autoexec.bat

prompt $p$g
path=c:\;c:\windows;c:\windows\system

win

^z

The copy con autoexec.bat starts the creation, and ^z finishes. The ^z is an end of file mark, get it by using cntrl-z or press f6 key.

But check to see if you have an autoexec.bak and config.bak, or .000 .001 etc

good luck!

chalk

95neongirl · 06-04-2003, 11:22 PM

I will look for those files...but now I have this problem on start up

Bad command or file name
Path not found - :\COMMAND.COM
File not found - extract.exe
File not found - readme.txt
Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2....

win did not work any other suggestions?

thanks

06-03-2003, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
95neongirl Newb Techie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 20	Sys C Hey all I have win 98se and the power went out today because of a storm..while my pc was on...when i turned it back on it went to invalid system disk please replace disk and strike any key..ther was no disk or cd in the pc..so I restarted it several times only to come to that message..so i got my boot disk out and ran scan disk etc..all can up ok...so i went ot the help section and got the the point of sys c which i did and now my pc comes on and goes to the c prompt. what am I to do next? thanks

06-03-2003, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
mrdinkel Ultra Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 584	well if you can get it to the C:\ prompt... all you have to do is type win. this will lauch windows. __________________ A+ Core Hardware, Software Certified (May 13 2005) the new beast... AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Barton running at 2.16 Ghz. GeForce MX 4000 (mainly takes the load off the main system) Creative Labs Audigy 24-bit sound. Some Case from tigerdirect 512 MB Ultra DDR RAM. 80GB Seagate HDD LiteOn CD-RW / DVD ROM drive. currently looking at a litescribe drive at staples, due to its ability to label the CD shortly after being burned.

06-04-2003, 03:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
chalk True Techie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 227	you can write out a simple one at the prompt that is there when you boot. copy con autoexec.bat prompt $p$g path=c:\;c:\windows;c:\windows\system win ^z The copy con autoexec.bat starts the creation, and ^z finishes. The ^z is an end of file mark, get it by using cntrl-z or press f6 key. But check to see if you have an autoexec.bak and config.bak, or .000 .001 etc good luck! chalk __________________ There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. President, Digital Equipment, 1977

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06-04-2003, 12:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
95neongirl Newb Techie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 20	ok thanks..I will try that! but how to make it skip the c thing and load windows automatically? thanks

06-04-2003, 11:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
95neongirl Newb Techie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 20	I will look for those files...but now I have this problem on start up Bad command or file name Path not found - :\COMMAND.COM File not found - extract.exe File not found - readme.txt Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2.... win did not work any other suggestions? thanks