help with ms dos prompts

msdoshelp! · Nov 27, 2004

I am trying to fix an old delapadated system. The programing is Windows 98-I have a startup disk which boots up in ms dos. I have no clue what to enter to get it to run in windows at the dos prompt A:\> can someone plez... help!
thanks

NeoNemesis · Nov 27, 2004

when your at the dos prompt simply type a: and then type setup. it should do the rest.

chaslang · Nov 28, 2004

NeoNemesis said:

when your at the dos prompt simply type a: and then type setup. it should do the rest.
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Setup is used to reinstall windows from a Windows setup disk. I do not think that is what msdoshelp! is trying to do. But I'm not exactly sure what the goal is. If msdoshelp! is trying to install Win98 on the PC a startup disk is not going to help.

If you have a valid Win98 installation on the hard disk you should just boot to it. Have you tried booting to the hard disk?

If you boot from a floppy and then want to run windows, you can type just win
If that does not work, try c:\windows\win

If you are trying to repair the system, perhaps you need to run sfc

Don't you have a Windows CD!

madhu · Mar 5, 2007

i know how to hide the files in tool tab

hidden files how to create in ms-dos prompt using ASCI VALUES

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