re: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?' Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 9:29 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by annoyance (2 messages posted) try booting the system by removing the harddisk frm the pc and then connect it to another working desktop, and thus boot the harddisk frm there On Monday, July 21, 2003 at 8:52 am, Terry Steckert wrote: >I have a question about Why >can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?: >I recently installed a broadband router in our office connecting several Macintoshes >and 1 PC. I was having difficulty getting the PC to work correctly with the DHCP >router. I went to the manufacturer's website and followed the instructions to get >it to work correctly. This involved the use of a program call "winipcfg" that allows >one to reset the ip address and gateway info for a network card. It partially worked >the first time, and then would no longer respond after that. I went so far as to >remove the network card and all the configs and protocols, but no luck. Then the >computer started doing strange things, booting into safe mode, etc. I decided to >just reinstall Windows 98SE and go from there. Here's the problem: the compter will >no longer boot from the floppy drive. I have tried the floppy that came with the >compter, and one that I made from the control panel. I have replaced the msdos.sys >file with the one from the c: drive, as suggested in other posts. The boot sequence >in the bios is a, c, scsi. This is the only option that allows the a: drive as the >first in the sequence. I know the floppy drive works; I can read floppys when the >system is running normally. The drive makes access noise and the light blinks, but >then it switches to the c: drive and continues from there. I have even disconnected >both hard drives, and tried to boot from the floppy and still no luck. I am at a >loss as to what to do next. I have been unable to find an answer anywhere on the >net for this situation. HELP! > > Written in response to: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?' (Terry Steckert: Monday, July 21, 2003 at 8:52 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?' (Terry Steckert: Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 8:52 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?' (rob: Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 10:16 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?' (MrCharlie: Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 3:03 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?' (Terry Steckert: Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 4:01 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?' (MrCharlie: Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 4:53 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I start Windows when I boot from a floppy?' (annoyance: Thu, Aug 21, 2003, 9:29 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum