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I was wondering if anyone knows how to restore a bad system crash. :( I was trying to change my OS from WIN98 to WINME and in the middle of the upgrade my computer crashed and now i can't access anything through windows. When it boots up it goes straight to DOS. This is the first time anything like this has every happened and I really dont know what to do. I pretty sure all my information is still okay, but I just can't access it. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:
pureconcepts
4-1-06, 11:27 AM
You can not just continue/start over with the upgrade?
The 1255 just barely meets the minimum requirements for ME. That may have caused the problem. Did you have enough free disk space? You'll need almost 5 gig for the install and the products specs state the standard HD size for one is 4 gig. The standard memory is also low at 32meg. I know it's a bit late to check this out.
And I won't even ask why you are upgrading to ME. IMHO, it was one of MS's biggest mistakes.
And I won't even ask why you are upgrading to ME. IMHO, it was one of MS's biggest mistakes.I agree. ME and Win98 share much code, W2k is the way to go if the machine meets the specs. (Which I doubt.) You're probably better off sticking with Win98 and saving for a newer machine.
pureconcepts
4-2-06, 12:36 PM
Awesome, you guys said what I was afraid to ;)
When ME came out, we had to load it on some programmers' machines so they could support the customer base that went to it. ME refused to work with a lot of our software so those customers couldn't be supported. We lost some customers when we refused to support ME.
I think we have one ME machine left that is currently doing duty as a doorstop in the warehouse.
I would put Linux on that ME box, if it were mine. :)
Before the WinME installation, the program will ask you to create a emergency disk, use that to help you if you have follow the instruction to create emergency disk. If not, you will have to reinstall win98. You are advised that before doing any types of installation remember to backup all important files first.
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YvetteKuhns
4-12-06, 11:44 AM
I was trying to change my OS from WIN98 to WINME and in the middle of the upgrade my computer crashed and now i can't access anything through windows. When it boots up it goes straight to DOS. ... I pretty sure all my information is still okay, but I just can't access it.
It sounds like you did NOT backup your files before trying to change your OS. Now you can only boot up in DOS. By the way, booting up in DOS often means you left your boot disk in your floppy drive. ;) If you want to save your files, can you remove your hard drive and make it a slave drive of another computer? You could transfer your files to another hard drive temporarily or permanently for a backup. You can also access those files to save to disks, though this would take longer to do.
I do not recommend installing Windows ME. It is similar to Windows 98, but worse. I don't know why you would want to install Windows ME unless you lost your Windows 98 cd! :D If you still have a copy of Windows 98, use it. Back up your files if you can, then reformat your hard drive and make a fresh installation of Windows 98 or Windows ME.
Did you have enough free disk space? You'll need almost 5 gig for the install and the products specs state the standard HD size for one is 4 gig. The standard memory is also low at 32meg.
My old college Acer laptop only has 5 or 6 gig hard drive. My son has to uninstall programs to install new ones. I did buy another hard drive that was connected with USB, but I needed the hard drive for another computer! :p
bddotnet
4-12-06, 01:30 PM
Taking the hard drive out and putting it in another computer is a great solution. I do it all the time. I would do that before starting an OS install/upgrade/repair process.
YvetteKuhns
4-12-06, 02:01 PM
Taking the hard drive out and putting it in another computer is a great solution. I do it all the time. I would do that before starting an OS install/upgrade/repair process.
I do that for my computers and I even did that for some clients. Dave had a computer that was virused and his kids installed too much software on it. He had important files and photos that could not be replaced. I made his drive the slave to my drive and scanned the drive for viruses, then I copied the files he wanted onto my drive. Then I reformatted his drive and copied his files onto his drive again.
If you don't have another drive, get one. Install Windows on it and make your old drive the slave, then copy your files to the new drive. You can probably even buy a small hard drive on eBay. It is good to have a backup drive.
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