Accidentally deleted something vital

[Atomic Rooster]

It's a long read, but there is some good troubleshooting info here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;273738

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312930



Edited for Windows ME. LOL!

[DumbGirl]

I don't have the CD! I do have a MS Office CD, will that do anything to help?

[DumbGirl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pariscope

Black screen ..... RIGHT ?

You should be able to type, even in DOS mode, and the text should appear where the cursor is blinking.

Check your connections.
Make sure your mouse and keyboard are plugged in correctly.
Got a friend with a Win98 CD and a startup disk?

Can't type a thing, all connections are good.

[EXreaction]

Is there any way you can borrow the cd from a friend or someone else you know?

[DumbGirl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312930

Edited for Windows ME. LOL!

Thanks! I just skimmed the article, and it looks like I will have to get a Windows ME disk from someone and try to reinstall it. But how do I instll anything when I can't type, can't run a program or a disk...?

[EXreaction]

You have to boot from the disk, hit F10 or what ever pops up at the screen to go to boot menu, then select CD rom drive.

[DumbGirl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by EXreaction

You have to boot from the disk, hit F10 or what ever pops up at the screen to go to boot menu, then select CD rom drive.

OK, I turned it off and then on, and it said to hit delete to enter startup so I did. Now I am in a screen titled Amibios Simple Setup Utility Version 1.16. It lists 10 options from there:
Standard CMOS Setup, Advanced CMOS Setup, Advanced Chipset Setup, Power Management Setup, PCI / Plug and PLay Setup, Load Optional Settings, Load Best Performance Settings, Peripheral Setup, Change Supervisor Password, and Auto-Detect Hard Disks.

[andy1984]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DumbGirl

OK, I turned it off and then on, and it said to hit delete to enter startup so I did. Now I am in a screen titled Amibios Simple Setup Utility Version 1.16. It lists 10 options from there:
Standard CMOS Setup, Advanced CMOS Setup, Advanced Chipset Setup, Power Management Setup, PCI / Plug and PLay Setup, Load Optional Settings, Load Best Performance Settings, Peripheral Setup, Change Supervisor Password, and Auto-Detect Hard Disks.

I believe its in advanced, could be wrong, but there'll be an option somewhere to set the boot priority of the disks. Set your cd drive to a higher priority the our hard drive (which will either be called hdd or ide)

[DumbGirl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by andy1984

I believe its in advanced, could be wrong, but there'll be an option somewhere to set the boot priority of the disks. Set your cd drive to a higher priority the our hard drive (which will either be called hdd or ide)

Andy, It was in advanced. I set the 1st Boot Device to CDRom, and the 2d to IDE-0.
Then the bootup screen reads:
Pri Master HDD Error
Pri Slave HDD error
Run SETUP
Press F1 to resume.

So I pressed F1 and it says Boot Failure. Reboot and select proper Boot device.

[andy1984]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DumbGirl

Andy, It was in advanced. I set the 1st Boot Device to CDRom, and the 2d to IDE-0.
Then the bootup screen reads:
Pri Master HDD Error
Pri Slave HDD error
Run SETUP
Press F1 to resume.

So I pressed F1 and it says Boot Failure. Reboot and select proper Boot device.

This is with the windows cd-rom in the drive?