This morning(9/13) after a month and a half of problems on my '99 Gateway650 desktop--problems primarily stemming from loss of use of my DSL external modem.....and failing scanning function(and a month in the shop at Gateway), i decided to uninstall my Win98 and start over....but when i inserted the Restoration CD before booting up....and tried to go to this to clear out Windows...i found myself at the A:> prompt and didn't know what to do next......then i ran setup and thought this would prompt me to uninstall the program....and it never did......any ideas for me? I have had many comments from support staff at Gateway, AOL and Efficient Networks that, failing all else, Windows may be corrupted......so i think i should reinstall and start all over again......Peter

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The restore disk normally will format the disk and restore the system to the orignal software. If this is what you are trying to do, at the a:> type d:restore . All information will be lost back to the day you bought the computer.


On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 9:44 am, peter wrote:
>
>This morning(9/13) after a month and a half of problems on my '99 Gateway650 desktop--problems
>primarily stemming from loss of use of my DSL external modem.....and failing scanning
>function(and a month in the shop at Gateway), i decided to uninstall my Win98 and
>start over....but when i inserted the Restoration CD before booting up....and tried
>to go to this to clear out Windows...i found myself at the A:> prompt and didn't
>know what to do next......then i ran setup and thought this would prompt me to uninstall
>the program....and it never did......any ideas for me? I have had many comments from
>support staff at Gateway, AOL and Efficient Networks that, failing all else, Windows
>may be corrupted......so i think i should reinstall and start all over again......Peter
>

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In my eyes :

Problem # 1 -   Gateway Computer
     (never heard anything good about 'em)

Problem # 2 -   AOL
  (their software is crap -probably what buggered up 
     your system...Get a real ISP)

Just my humble opinion...

Good Luck

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Which ISPs would you suggest? I'm having similar problems with MSN.


On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 6:03 pm, Galaxy Master wrote:

>In my eyes :
>
>Problem # 1 -   Gateway Computer
>     (never heard anything good about 'em)
>
>Problem # 2 -   AOL
>  (their software is crap -probably what buggered up 
>     your system...Get a real ISP)
>
>Just my humble opinion...
>
>Good Luck
>

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On Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 10:20 am, dcollins wrote:
>Which ISPs would you suggest? I'm having similar problems with MSN.
>
>


>On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 6:03 pm, Galaxy Master wrote:
>

>In my eyes :
>
>Problem # 1 -   Gateway Computer
>     (never heard anything good about 'em)
>
>Problem # 2 -   AOL
>  (their software is crap -probably what buggered up 
>     your system...Get a real ISP)
>
>Just my humble opinion...
>
>Good Luck
>
>

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On Friday, November 2, 2001 at 1:44 pm, Frank wrote:
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>
>


>On Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 10:20 am, dcollins wrote:
>Which ISPs would you suggest? I'm having similar problems with MSN.
>
>


>On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 6:03 pm, Galaxy Master wrote:
>

>In my eyes :
>
>Problem # 1 -   Gateway Computer
>     (never heard anything good about 'em)
>
>Problem # 2 -   AOL
>  (their software is crap -probably what buggered up 
>     your system...Get a real ISP)
>
>Just my humble opinion...
>
>Good Luck
>
>

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Go to= www windowsreinstall.com you should get all the info you want


On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 10:44 am, JDN wrote:
>The restore disk normally will format the disk and restore the system to the orignal
>software. If this is what you are trying to do, at the a:> type d:restore .
>All information will be lost back to the day you bought the computer.
>
>

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Reinstalling 98 didn't work for me. Am out of hair to pull.  soulution-? ! Free help 
at Linuxnubie.com  free operating systems- free software. Free sorce code  so you 
can change anything that you like.
Am installing Slackware now. [free office program].
                            Change is good




On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 9:44 am, peter wrote:
>
>This morning(9/13) after a month and a half of problems on my '99 Gateway650 desktop--problems 
>primarily stemming from loss of use of my DSL external modem.....and failing scanning 
>function(and a month in the shop at Gateway), i decided to uninstall my Win98 and 
>start over....but when i inserted the Restoration CD before booting up....and tried 
>to go to this to clear out Windows...i found myself at the A:> prompt and didn't 
>know what to do next......then i ran setup and thought this would prompt me to uninstall 
>the program....and it never did......any ideas for me? I have had many comments 
from 
>support staff at Gateway, AOL and Efficient Networks that, failing all else, Windows 
>may be corrupted......so i think i should reinstall and start all over again......Peter
>

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He is asking how to uninstall the windows 98 and here is the answer: Start your computer at the Command Prompt (Press “F8” on boot to get start menu and select “Command Prompt Only” When you are in DOS mode than: Type “cd Windows ” press “Enter”. Now type “cd command”, press “Enter” Type “smartdrv”, press “Enter” Type “uninstal.exe”, press “Enter”. Now follow onscreen prompts to uninstall 98

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URL does not exist. Or I could not find it.


On Friday, August 9, 2002 at 8:11 am, leo wrote:
>Go to= www windowsreinstall.com you should get all the info you want
>
>

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you need to Format disktype the following .ORMAT  C: /Q    make sure there is a space 
after FORMAT and colon. if that doesnt work try me back again  SE?






On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 9:44 am, peter wrote:
>
>This morning(9/13) after a month and a half of problems on my '99 Gateway650 desktop--problems 
>primarily stemming from loss of use of my DSL external modem.....and failing scanning 
>function(and a month in the shop at Gateway), i decided to uninstall my Win98 and 
>start over....but when i inserted the Restoration CD before booting up....and tried 
>to go to this to clear out Windows...i found myself at the A:> prompt and didn't 
>know what to do next......then i ran setup and thought this would prompt me to uninstall 
>the program....and it never did......any ideas for me? I have had many comments 
from 
>support staff at Gateway, AOL and Efficient Networks that, failing all else, Windows 
>may be corrupted......so i think i should reinstall and start all over again......Peter
>

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My sistem hangs after booting

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You could format your C and D drive, which will erase everything you have got on you pc. Backup everything you do not want to lose.


On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 10:44 am, JDN wrote:
>The restore disk normally will format the disk and restore the system to the orignal
>software. If this is what you are trying to do, at the a:> type d:restore .
>All information will be lost back to the day you bought the computer.
>
>

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your right about aol they are the worst isp ive ever used freeserve is good plus with aol they dont use outlook express as a mail server, and they clog up ya hard drive with bumf


On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 6:03 pm, Galaxy Master wrote:

>In my eyes :
>
>Problem # 1 -   Gateway Computer
>     (never heard anything good about 'em)
>
>Problem # 2 -   AOL
>  (their software is crap -probably what buggered up 
>     your system...Get a real ISP)
>
>Just my humble opinion...
>
>Good Luck
>

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i would suggest freeserve or bt they are all around 14.99 for a monthly no ties connection


On Friday, November 2, 2001 at 1:44 pm, Frank wrote:
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>

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On Monday, April 12, 2004 Mudaliar RockySuresh when you find youself at the A:> prompt then just type "fdisk" and enter. It will take you at the partition table where you find the partion details. First you will have to delete all the partitions and then you will have to make new partition / partitions. Then it will prompt you to restar your system. Now when your system gets restarted you will again find yourself at the A:> prompt. Here you will have to format all the drive you created newly. e.g. if you want to format 'c' drive, then type format c: /s - where s is for your "system" Then it will again prompt you for rebooting your system. In the new drive you can install the OS


On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 9:44 am, peter wrote:
>
>This morning(9/13) after a month and a half of problems on my '99 Gateway650 desktop--problems
>primarily stemming from loss of use of my DSL external modem.....and failing scanning
>function(and a month in the shop at Gateway), i decided to uninstall my Win98 and
>start over....but when i inserted the Restoration CD before booting up....and tried
>to go to this to clear out Windows...i found myself at the A:> prompt and didn't
>know what to do next......then i ran setup and thought this would prompt me to uninstall
>the program....and it never did......any ideas for me? I have had many comments from
>support staff at Gateway, AOL and Efficient Networks that, failing all else, Windows
>may be corrupted......so i think i should reinstall and start all over again......Peter
>

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I saw this on the internet and it sounds like you know what you are talking about. I am tryign to hook up to SBC dial up on another computer that has 98 second ed. When I click on the dial up it tries to connect but then a error comes up and cuts me off. I do not have the back up system for 98 amy idea on what I can do. On the main computer in our house I have ME and system recovery for it


On Monday, April 12, 2004 at 2:54 am, Mudaliar Rocky wrote:
>On Monday, April 12, 2004 Mudaliar RockySuresh
>when you find youself at the A:> prompt then just type "fdisk" and enter.
>It will take you at the partition table where you find the partion details.
>
>First you will have to delete all the partitions and then you will have to make new
>partition / partitions.
>
>Then it will prompt you to restar your system.
>
>Now when your system gets restarted you will again find yourself at the A:> prompt.
>
>Here you will have to format all the drive you created newly.
>
>e.g. if you want to format 'c' drive, then
>type format c: /s - where s is for your "system"
>
>Then it will again prompt you for rebooting your system.
>
>In the new drive you can install the OS
>
>

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You've tagged onto a five year old message thread. Your new question is a lonely, distant caboose and the thread isn't even about your own problem. Why don't you come back and write your own new message, instead? You'll have a much better chance of being answered.

If your PC is giving you trouble, and you would like to learn how to solve the problem, membership in the Annoyances Forums here is free. But there is a COST you are expected to pay if you hope for answers. You have to actually describe the problem, and the software, and the hardware, that is involved, in some detail. Any error messages generated should be included, in the EXACT words that were used. Decribe the system, detail the symptoms, and tell us what trouble shooting you have attempted so far.

If you have run searches for your problem, either here on Annoyances, or through a public search engine like Google, tell us you've done so. YOU SHOULD include normal text formatting, including capitalization where it is appropriate, paragraph breaks, punctuation, just as if it was a business letter. Please leave out any juvenile slang such as used in IM. Adults won't waste time on that.

Then, at the bottom, ignore the fallacious advice there, and *DO* check off the "Preserve Spacing" box. If you have difficulty with these suggestions, I can only advise you that the same sort of clear writing as I've asked for is what is needed for a good job-grabbing resume', or if you're not in the job market yet, for a good grade on a school paper of most any kind.

There is also a second cost that applies to using computers generally, not only to writing for help according to my suggestions. It's one that too many people resist, and yet it isn't that demanding. You need to take the time to learn more about what the PC is all about, how to tune it up, how to trouble shoot its problems, stuff like that. The very best way that I know of is to use a good reference, a book that talks to you like a friend, not like a stuffy engineering type of nerd, nor should it talk "down at you" like some College Professors might.

The most popular answer to this investment cost is the Dan Gookin book that has sold in the millions of copies and started a publishing trend with its friendly, no nonsense style: "PC's for Dummies" is truly a great book for beginners.

.

Kiwi

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On Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 6:27 am, Sharen wrote:
>I saw this on the internet and it sounds like you know what you are talking about.
> I am tryign to hook up to SBC dial up on another computer that has 98 second ed.
> When I click on the dial up it tries to connect but then a error comes up and cuts
>me off. I do not have the back up system for 98 amy idea on what I can do. On the
>main computer in our house I have ME and system recovery for it
>
>
>

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