re: Compaq won't start Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 7:56 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted) Just a thought! Hold the 'CTRL' key while the Laptop boots. Some of their systems have a recovery menu available. To be sure about which key, consult the manual. JmC On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 12:36 pm, heather wrote: >A blank screen - except for "81920 KB OK" in the top left - is all that comes on >when I turn on my 1998 compaq laptop. I tried doing a CTRL ALT DEL but nothing >happens. The machine often turns itself off when I am not using it, then says >it has not been shut down properly. > >The day before I could not access the D disk (CD disk). >Can anyone help, please? Heather Written in response to: Compaq won't start (heather: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 12:36 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Compaq won't start (heather: Tue, Dec 30, 2003, 12:36 pm) re: Compaq won't start (m.lawrence: Tue, Dec 30, 2003, 12:58 pm) re: Compaq won't start (JmC: Tue, Dec 30, 2003, 7:56 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