try dir/p or dir/w/p
Some mobos have a setting that turns off the logo so you can see what's going on. I think turning it off is a good idea, so you'll become...
Has it been formatted? Have you tried (if in XP) disk management (Rt-clk My Computer > manage)?
There are pros and cons for both fat and ntfs, as noted by M$ here. The pros for ntfs apply to large corporations, IMO, and the cons effect...
F5 gives you the options; F2 a new game; F3 game # ; F4 stats.
2 cents Respectfully disagree with Arie's opinion, which, I feel. may be based on M$ marketing rather than scientific evidence. I too have been...
cbudden It should also accept whatever boot image or disk you give it; Roxio does. I like to customize my boot disks for various uses.
surferdude2 Finally took the trouble to make the disk(s) both ways (with and without DOS on them), and see now that formatting to make a startup...
surferdude2 You are correct. The boot CD IS booting the windows OSs altho hasn't booted them yet and so is in the DOS twilight zone between the...
clarification You aren't booting either 98 or XP; you're booting DOS from the CD. DOS is an OS as are the others. and will boot on any computer...
Just a clarification: Dos/windows see only f: because the linux partitions are invisible to those OSs - and XP's disk manager sees the linux...
Hmmm... Dos is still alive and useful. You can download MS memory test program and you'll find that you have to put it on a bootable disk (floppy...
Thought your PC might have a pest infection because of the change, but under construction is a good bet. You're more familiar with the page than...
Not Romona, but try clicking in 'contents' at the top - works for me.
You've got to get the fan and heatsink off first (usually as a unit); then the CPU comes off in the reverse order that it was placed on the mobo -...
Take a look here also.
Definitely, yes! See this.
If you have access to a cd burner you can burn a boot cd using the contents of a 98 boot floppy and it will work just fine. I have one to work on...
IMO you can't in an old computer. Heaven only knows how they're attached (some used to be GLUED in place). The doubleing of the speed is not...
gengis, You've got to respond if we're not to think you've lost interest. Ann, I'm one of the guilty ones who bypassed this problem, 'cause...
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