Type the name of the Command Interperter error message means that DOS is not installed correctly, it's doubtful that Windows can be in any better shape, sorry.

No drives found by 98 bootdisk means that the hard drive has to be fdisked first, then formatted. BUT....

Laptops are notorious for having to have a hidden partiton that contains some custom drivers for the laptop such as CDROM driver being the most important to those needing to install Windows. The only correct solution is to use a special boot CD called a Restore CD that comes, in your case, from IBM and is meant only for your particular model of laptop. You boot that CD, it 'sees' the hard drive but not the hidden partiton so it makes the hidden partition automatically and puts the proper drivers in it such that the rest of the CD can be seen so that Windows installation can continue. The proper Restore CD then does just that.

You must then go to IBM.com and find your model of laptop there and hope that there is a way that they can sell you the proper Restore CD(s). And there is usually no way around it.


On Monday, May 8, 2006 at 4:27 pm, Jeannie wrote:
>hi, i found an IBM laptop in my basement recently that uses windows 95, but it doesn't
>start. When i turn on the laptop i see, Type the name of the Command Interpreter.
>i went to bootdisk.com and made myself a windows 95b bootdisk, but when i put the
>floppy into the laptop, it says that no drives are found. i don't know what to do
>next and i would like to get the laptop working.
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Written in response to: re: trying to install windows 95 on newly formatted hard drive (Jeannie: Monday, May 8, 2006 at 4:27 pm) There are presently no replies to this message.

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