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re: How to boot install windows 98 through network?
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 11:51 am
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Posted by Ali (3 messages posted)


hi thanks for replying.. i cannot get to dos prompt either! and dont know how to access the bios of my laptop.. i have pxe enabled by default.. ive tried many things but nothing works except for the network boot install option..


On Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 10:36 am, Keith Stanier wrote:
>Ali wrote:
>|i own a compaq armada m300 laptop with windows 98 installed..
>|a few days ago my windows got corrupted and wont start..
>|problem is i dont have a cd rom or floppy or usb boot option..
>|the only option left to install windows is through network boot via pxe..
>
>Hi Ali.
>
>If your computer used to work ok then the first thing you do is a Scanreg /restore.
>
>As your computer is starting up keep the Ctrl key pressed until you see the
>DOS menu then select Command Prompt Only. Then you type in Scanreg /restore
>and enter and select a date from the list when it last worked ok. Do a restart and
>try again.


Written in response to:
re: How to boot install windows 98 through network? (Keith Stanier: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 10:36 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: How to boot install windows 98 through network? (Keith Stanier: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 2:20 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-How to boot install windows 98 through network? (Ali: Tue, Sep 30, 2008, 9:31 am)
-re: How to boot install windows 98 through network? (Keith Stanier: Tue, Sep 30, 2008, 10:36 am)
-re: How to boot install windows 98 through network? (Ali: Wed, Oct 1, 2008, 11:51 am)
-re: How to boot install windows 98 through network? (Keith Stanier: Wed, Oct 1, 2008, 2:20 pm)
-re: How to boot install windows 98 through network? (gewg_: Wed, Oct 1, 2008, 2:35 pm)
-re: How to boot install windows 98 through network? (Keith Stanier: Wed, Oct 1, 2008, 4:14 pm)
-re: How to boot install windows 98 through network? (Ali: Thu, Oct 2, 2008, 12:50 am)
*"Invalid system disk" (was: [gibberish]) (gewg_: Thu, Oct 2, 2008, 10:23 am)
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