re: Computer crash..trying to salvage files
Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 7:24 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by grunt
(303 messages posted)
try to look inside the folders, you should know which is Windows if it has the filenames
in them, find the System folder. then Rename that to system, etc. Till Windows
starts.
There is an .ini file for scandisk in the C:\windows\command\ folder
At the c:\ prompt in Msdos mode:
Scandisk /?
this will give you options.
(Some Options )...
Scandisk /Surface /NOSAVE /AUTOFIX /ALL
On Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 6:26 am, newcal wrote:
>Latest:
>Managed to find an HP writer CD-ROM DOS driver via one of the links you guys gave
>me. Now I can use one of my CD-ROM drives...this is a great step....
>Put in my Windows 98 SE upgrade disk in. Of course, it is now asking me to do a
scandisk
>on all drives. C: is now fine (although the directories are all renamed DIR000..)
>Now it is finding problems on the D: drive where all my good data is. Fortunately
>it seems to have identified just one corrupted directory I don't need. So I have
>to hit enter 200 times in Scandisk to "fix" these files and directories. Then I
might
>be able to re-install Windows, although I am hearing it won't work.#@$(#)#!!????
>I have not tried yet to copy files from my D: drive to the CD-ROM drive...will the
>DOS Copy command write files to a CD? Soon, the next episode of my adventures in
>GATESLAND!
>Thanks again for all the help.
>Newcal
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