Help!!!

I printed your post out so I could be as accurate as possible.
I typed
cd\
nothing seemed to change...after hitting enter the prompt looked like this:
c>

I then typed the second line several different ways..first with no space between attrib and recycl
then with
then spelled out recycle (just in case)
all efforts gave me the message
bad command or file

am I doing something wrong?

 

Kimmy

My mistake. I only put the # between the command and the commandline.

There should not have been any response after the frist command.

So try again!

command prompt

Hit enter at end of ea line. Where I left a # you leave 1 space, I did so you could tell where a space is suppose to be.

cd\

c:\windows\command\attrib# recycled\*.* # -h -s -r

If the above line dont work just go to next step below.

{NEW STEP NEXT}

cd\recycled _(if you get error here stop and get back to us)


copy krnl*.* # c:\windows\system

If it says 1 file copied reboot and try to come up in safe mode.

Wherever it stops or won't work just leave it and get back with results.

Mike

 

well crud.... I got bad command or file after the
c:\windows\command\attrib recycled\*.* -h-s-r
but I continued...typed
cd\recycled
nothing happened...typed
copy krnl*.* c:\windows\system
got
file not found - krnl*.*

So I've grilled my son again...his story is...he was Kazaa...not in program files or anything and he deleted downloaded files through Kazaa...the went to recycle bin and he did not delete anything from the recycle bin...then later got an error and when he rebooted it was as it is now...Take that with a grain of salt because it came from a teenager who is just computer illiterate enough to be dangerous.

I'm assuming from what I just did that the file we're looking for is not in the recycle bin...A friend suggested that the file may be there but the ability to find the path may not. Is there anything to that theory?

 

There should be a space between the -h_ -s_ -r also.

Do it again with the spaces

then from recycled

copy krnl*.* c:\windows\system

Mike

 

when I typed:
c:\windows\command\attrib recycled\*.* -h -s -r
I still get bad command or file name

I went on anyways and still got
no files found - krnl*.*

 

It may or may not be there but it can be hidden.

The attrib will unhide.

so to find it

cd\windows

cd command

dir attrib*.*

get back with results

Phewww!

Mike

 

Sorry I haven't got back sooner. Had to step out unexpectedly. Try this at the command prompt. To make sure it doesn't wrap and so you know where the spaces belong I'm going to use a question mark wherever there should be a space. Just replace each ? with a space.

extract?/y?/L?c:\windows\system?c:\windows\options\cabs\win98_41.cab?krnl386.exe

If you don't get an error message reboot and see if you can get into windows. Gotta go for a bit again. Good Luck!

 

I typed

cd\windows
cd command
dir attrib*.*

and got this back
Volume in drive C has no label
Volume serial number is ********* (not sure if I should post sn)
Directory of C:\windows\command

File not found

 

I did also try what Zander suggested.
Got
Bad command or file name

 

Ok at least this tells me you have a c:\windows\command folder.

But an important file is missing????? That shouldnt be!

let's try another way

type

cd\windows\options\cabs

type

dir extract*.*

Let me know!

mike

 

Did it...got same message as before

volume in drive c has ....
Volume serial number is....
Directory of ....

 

Then type

cd

it should come back and say c:\windows\options cabs

then type

dir *.cab

let me know?

Mike

 

ok...I get a list of files

 

Good

If the extract command is available we may get somewhere

So from there

type

c:\windows\extract /a /d c:\windows\options\cabs\win98_01.cab krnl*.*

see if it extracts the krnl386.exe

if so type

copy krnl*.* c:\windows\system

if this works then try to boot to windows "safe mode" again

get back

Mike

 

I get bad command or file name

 

type

dir *.cab /p

give me the full name of one of the cab files, like win98_01.cab

mike

PS I have a dinner date in 20 minutes will be gone for an hr or so. Will tell you when I leave.

 

WIN98_21 CAB

 

Ok

so try this command

c:\windows\command\extract /a /d c:\windows\options\cabs\win98_01.cab krnl*.*

Mike

 

Gone to Dinner!

hope that works

will be back in 1 hr or so.

mike

 

I tried it and got the same error message
bad command or file name

I looked at the files in *.cab....there is no win98_01
the win98_...files start at win98_21 through 75 or so