re: Lost every thing,No operating system
Sunday, January 1, 2006 at 7:57 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Richard Harris
(258 messages posted)
There are two basic types of recovery CDs. One contains the full operating system,
and maybe some programs that came with the PC. Such a CD would be very "full", or
might be multiple CDs. The other only contains a recovery program and assumes that
the recovery image is contained in a hidden partition on the hard drive. Such a
CD would be mostly "empty". You should be able to tell the difference by examining
the CD in a working computer. Examine the "correct" recovery CD only. CAUTION:
Be sure that the other PC is on before inserting the CD, since you do not want to
start the recovery process, just look at the CD.
Assuming that the correct CD is a full CD, try using it to recover the first PC;
that should work. If it is a mostly-empty CD, you can try to use it. But, if it
fails to work, then the accidental application of the "wrong" recovery CD may have
erased the hidden image. In such a case, contact the PC maker and see whether you
can get them to send you a new recovery image on CD(s). Note that instead of a CD,
they may offer to send a new hard drive with a hidden image. They will probably
want to charge you for the service. Compare any cost to buying a retail copy of
the operating system, plus any software included with the PC, and for which you do
not have installation CDs. Also, be very precise as to the model number, serial
number, etc., when contacting the PC maker.
On Sunday, January 1, 2006 at 5:56 am, Patricia wrote:
>Placed wrong recovery disk in PC, now PC says , No Operating System. Can anyone
help?
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