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re: Relationship of PC vs. its operating system Sunday, March 26, 2006 at 10:09 am Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) Neither the PC nor its operating system is necessarily a "free" item. There are Linux OS' that are free to make downloads of, then you pay for it in terms of a steeper learning curve before you can get use out of it. Windows is copyrighted; neither you nor the original owner of the PC you bought can legally make new copies of Windows in order to use them on another computer. You can go to Half Price Books and buy the Windows98 operating system, when they have a copy, or look on the Internet for one or another of many dozens of surplus and overstocks dealers who are selling it. WindowsME was an unpopular version of Windows, and not easily replaced. . Kiwi ** On Sunday, March 26, 2006 at 7:51 am, jordan wrote: >i just bought a computer for $3 and it authenically ran on ME but it looks like someone >deleted the operatign system , and when i turn it on it says "invalid system disc >" or " disc I/O error" [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 3 dollar computer Sunday, March 26, 2006 at 5:54 pm Posted by Norm (1501 messages posted) Linux would be a good option. You need to get into the bios and get it to boot from the CD Drive. Then download and burn Linux onto a CD and install it. Getting it to boot from the CD would also work to install Windows. http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/reinstall-reformat-winxp/enter-BIOS.html-------- http://distrowatch.com/ [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 3 dollar computer Monday, March 27, 2006 at 8:43 am Posted by Jack Gulley (5917 messages posted) Sounds like the disk drive is bad, damaged, not plugged in or missing. Which might explain the price you paid for it. Old machines are often sold for low prices like that after usable parts are taken out and replaced with defective ones. Bought for what parts can be used from them. If you have experience in fixing old hardware, you know how to boot the system with a Windows boot diskette and check what hardware works and what does not. Sounds like the processor, some memory and the video adapter is working anyway. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum