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re: system INI files gone.
Friday, May 26, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Windows 95 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by alex
(1931 messages posted)
Put in your Startup disk and at a:, type sys c:
If that doesnt do it type,
a:>copy config.sys c:
a:>copy autoexec.bat c:
The SYS command is used to copy system files from one
disk to another. Your computer needs these system files
to start.
>>>To SYS your C drive, type:
SYS C:
and then press ENTER. After a few seconds, a
"System Transferred" message appears.
The following files are copied to your hard disk during
the SYS procedure:
* IO.SYS
* MSDOS.SYS
* COMMAND.COM
If the SYS C: command does not work and you have a
compressed drive, you may need to type the drive letter
of your host drive. With the DblSpace or DrvSpace programs,
the host drive is typically designated drive H. If you are
not sure of the drive letter, run ScanDisk and see if it
prompts you about your compressed drive.
FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.EXE
On Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 12:46 am, Tom Powell wrote:
>no luck Jerry.
>
>I went to the internet shop and downloaded Windows 95B from bootdisk.com onto a
new
>floppy, put it into my laptop and turned the power on, but i still got the same
messages.
>
>Warning: Winows did not open properly ...
>
>A device file that is specified in the SYSTEM.INI file is damaged.
>It may be needed to run Windows.
>
>You may need to run the Windows Setup program again.
>If the file is included in another software package, you may need to reistall the
>software that uses the file.
>C:\WINDOWS\system\VMM32\vwin32.VXD
>Press a key to continue_
>
>this message repeats with a slightly different file every time i press a key and
>eventually the computer shuts off the power to itself.
>
>from a mechanical point of view it would appear that the computer is not recognizing
>the floppy drive.
>
>when i enter the setup the hard drive is always selected as the boot device. if
>i select diskette drive, save and exit, i would expect that the diskette drive to
>be the indicated boot device for every attempted start after that, but the next
time
>i try to start and enter setup, the hard drive is still indicated as the boot device.
>
>later
>
>I have just tried F9 Setup Defaults, Save and Exit, and Diskette Drive has appeared
>as the preferred boot device. With Windows 95 Version B floppy i have gotten the
>message
>
>Non-System disk or disk error
>Replace and press any key when ready
>
>This is a different message, and it might mean progress because this is the first
>time i've heard any noise from the floppy drive, but when i press any key the message
>repeats and repeats.
>
>I tied another floppy, Windows 95 Startup Disk and got a message that there was
no
>CD-ROM and eventually the computer turned itself off again.
>
>The CD-ROM message is new, and therefore encouraging and i'm going to hookup the
>external CD-ROM device and try to startup with various floppies. Maybe i'll hit
>the right combination.
>
>Thanks for the help so far. I'll keep you informed of my progress.
>
>Aloha
>Tom
>
>
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