lutra wrote:
| BINGO!!!!!!!!! I did exactly as you said, restarted and it has
| started. My mouth is still hanging open.
Ah, ha, ha! I am glad Terhune stepped in with that, then! Glad to see it
was solved! I was the one to suggest the Startup Diskette, but was leery
of blurting out anything specific immediately. But, fine-- go on and
fully remove Norton now, if you can. Glad to hear it!
| THANK YOU THANK
| YOU...............now the only thing I had done previously to all
| this occuring was:
| Computer started to freeze last Sunday. Over and over again. I
| disabled NORTON and then it seemed to function for what I was trying
| to do. I decided to shut down and the next day I went to start it up
| and VOILA --- I was on this discussion group. What do you think was
| wrong?
|
| "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
|
|> SYS C: transfers certain "SYStem" files to the C:\ drive that make it
|> bootable. We're trying to see if those files got messed up.
|>
|> --
|> Gary S. Terhune
|> MS-MVP Shell/User
|>
www.grystmill.com
|>
|> "lutra" <lutra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|> news:5A974D6A-B40D-4F16-A5A0-DD3B512F6DE3@microsoft.com...
|> > May I ask before I try this.......what does the SYS C: do? Forgive
|> > my lack of
|> > knowledge, just worried what this does to the computer??
|> >
|> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
|> >
|> >> That F5 isn't the one we want.
|> >>
|> >> Boot to the floppy disk, run the following command:
|> >> SYS C:
|> >>
|> >> Remove the floppy and restart. Any luck?
|> >>
|> >> --
|> >> Gary S. Terhune
|> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
|> >>
www.grystmill.com
|> >>
|> >> "lutra" <lutra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|> >> news
929152A-55DF-48BD-9CA9-9CE681320356@microsoft.com...
|> >> > Yes, previously I tried tapping the ctrl key, F8, F5 .......
|> >> > during startup.
|> >> > It always just goes to a black screen after the DELL logo page
|> >> > and a cursor
|> >> > blinking.
|> >> >
|> >> > As for the boot disk. I was in the dark on that one. What
|> >> > should that enable
|> >> > one to do? It does not start up one's computer?? I see at the
|> >> > bottom of the
|> >> > first page when I use the boot disk options to go to safe mode
|> >> > with F5, etc.
|> >> > But when I did press F5 I just got the A>prompt.
|> >> >
|> >> >
|> >> >
|> >> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
|> >> >
|> >> >> Yes, that's what I was looking for, sort of. You still didn't
|> >> >> mention a
|> >> >> CD
|> >> >> drive, which was probably E:\.
|> >> >>
|> >> >> Anyway, I'm not sure what to suggest. Have you tried tapping
|> >> >> the Ctrl key
|> >> >> during startup? I don't know why the other person wanted you
|> >> >> to use a floppy
|> >> >> boot disk. I suppose it couldn't hurt to run a SYS C: from the
|> >> >> floppy.
|> >> >>
|> >> >> --
|> >> >> Gary S. Terhune
|> >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
|> >> >>
www.grystmill.com
|> >> >>
|> >> >> "lutra" <lutra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|> >> >> news:61EEEA99-CFAC-417E-914E-76E736CEA1AF@microsoft.com...
|> >> >> > Hello again,
|> >> >> > 1.It seems to boot with the floppy disk.
|> >> >> >
|> >> >> > 2. When I type in DIR C: it gives me a listing (very
|> >> >> > quickly) of files,
|> >> >> > I
|> >> >> > presume.
|> >> >> >
|> >> >> > 3. And the "RAM" drive mentioned is "D" or it also says the
|> >> >> > diagnostic
|> >> >> > tools were loaded to D.
|> >> >> >
|> >> >> > Is this what you were looking for?
|> >> >> >
|> >> >> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
|> >> >> >
|> >> >> >> 1. Insert the bootable floppy disk.
|> >> >> >>
|> >> >> >> 2. Start the computer. Does it boot from the floppy? If
|> >> >> >> not, you'll have
|> >> >> >> to
|> >> >> >> get into BIOS and change the boot order. If it boots, when
|> >> >> >> you get to
|> >> >> >> the
|> >> >> >> A:\> prompt (it will take a while), type in the following:
|> >> >> >> DIR C:
|> >> >> >> then press <Enter>. Note the space after DIR and before C:
|> >> >> >>
|> >> >> >> What do you get back?
|> >> >> >>
|> >> >> >> Also, when you first boot up, toward the end it will tell
|> >> >> >> you what letter
|> >> >> >> the CD drive is. What is it?
|> >> >> >>
|> >> >> >> --
|> >> >> >> Gary S. Terhune
|> >> >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
|> >> >> >>
www.grystmill.com
|> >> >> >>
|> >> >> >>
|> >> >> >>
|> >> >> >> "lutra" <lutra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|> >> >> >> news:A6F438A9-B62D-48FC-9301-7BCE7F7B6E71@microsoft.com...
|> >> >> >> > Hello again....... I wrote on Sunday with regards to
|> >> >> >> > being unable to
|> >> >> >> > get
|> >> >> >> > my
|> >> >> >> > computer started up. I can't get past the DELL LOGO
|> >> >> >> > screen and then
|> >> >> >> > it
|> >> >> >> > goes
|> >> >> >> > to a black screen with the cursor blinking on the left
|> >> >> >> > top. I tried
|> >> >> >> > the
|> >> >> >> > F8,
|> >> >> >> > the control key, F5 key............... so far, NIX! And so
|> >> >> >> > someone
|> >> >> >> > asked
|> >> >> >> > if I
|> >> >> >> > had a boot disk. YES, I do....but before I put it in and
|> >> >> >> > start trying........could someone tell me what the
|> >> >> >> > procedure is and how I
|> >> >> >> > should
|> >> >> >> > respond to hopefully get my old girl up and running.
|> >> >> >> > Appreciation extended
|> >> >> >> > to
|> >> >> >> > those who are in the know!!
--
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