re: Operating System Not Found
Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 2:06 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by dhm
(966 messages posted)
Okay, we're back to the advice to boot to the A: drive with a Win98 DOS diskette.
Then try:
DIR C:
or
DIR C: /P
to find out what files are on the C: drive. (The /P means pause at
every screenful.)
As I said, there are rare circumstances where only a few essential files are missing.
It does not harm Win98 to reestablish the hidden DOS files at their dedicated sectors.
From the A: drive, enter:
SYS C:
To start Win98 you will need:
- AUTOEXEC.BAT
- CONFIG.SYS
- MSDOS.SYS or WINBOOT.INI
The last 2 are hidden system files. You can access them with:
ATTRIB *.* -S -H -R
MSDOS.SYS was superseded by WINBOOT.INI in the last Win98 security update. The 2
files are identical. They are just ASCII text and can be modified with EDIT.
Go thru those steps now and see what you have.
It is possible also to boot to the Win98 CD instead of the floppy but I have not
done that and can't describe the details that would ensue.
Here's hoping for a
«
Happy New Year
«
for you and your computer.
On Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 8:08 am, Sam Johnson wrote:
>Additional Information:
>I searched for Micron BIOS Passwords on the internet and came up with two: "sldkj754"
>and "xyzall" Neither of which worked, I also e-mailed Micron Tech Support who replied
>with the following: “The J8B1 clears the CMOS. What you do with both is move it
to
>the 2-3 setting to clear each. If you want to clear the Password, set the J8B2 jumper
>to the 2-3 portion and then power on for 10 seconds, then turn back off, and reset
>the jumper to the 1-2 position. If you need to clear the CMOS settings, the J8B1
>needs to be set to the 2-3 setting, turned on for 10 seconds and then turned off,
>and set back to the 1-2 setting.”
>
>What need to be done was to change the jumper setting as indicated and let the system
>completely power up, this will automatically take you to the BIOS Setup Screen where
>you can clear all passwords or change the configuration if need be. Once the changes
>have been made the jumper setting will need to be returned to allow for standard
>operation of the computer. I am now however back to where I was prior to replacing
>the CMOS battery with a blank screen and the words “No Operating System Found”
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