Greetings, Annette and list members--
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From: "Annette Robart" <[log in to unmask]>
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I built a computer, not my first, but the first time I attempted to
actually copy my existing hard drive to a new computer. I may have
done this backwards. I took the new hard drive and attached it to my
existing computer and partitioned it and did the format, then copied
my existing hard drive to the new one. I then attached the new drive
to the new computer.
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This all looks fine, however, all Win98 'system settings'
(motherboard, devices, other items in device manager) relate to
your existing computer.
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Did not plug in anything non essential (sound cards, modems, etc) I
wanted to make sure everything else was running first. The initial
boot up seemed to go fine, the hard drive and cd-rom were recognized
in the BIOS, and Windows detected the new devices. BUT, I could never
get it to start again. It gets to the point where it says starting
Windows 98 and just hangs there. It will go into safe mode, and when
I go to the performance tab in the properties of My Computer, I get:
File System: Some drivers are using MS-DOS compatibility
Virtual Memory: MS-DOS Compatibility mode
Select an item and click for details for more info:
There are 3 items listed:
Compatibility-mode paging reduces overall system performance
Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility mode file system
Drive C is using MS-DOS compatibility mode file system
When I click for more details it says something about Dos drivers in
the config.sys or autoexec.bat files. I checked those and the only
thing in them were statements about the cd-rom. I put REM in front of
those, just on the off chance it was that, but it made no difference.
At this point I am just lost!! Does anyone have any ideas????
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Since it will go into safe mode, I would recommend opening control
panel, then system, then go to
the "Device Manager" tab. Remove all devices listed there, saving the
mouse for last. (It's possible
to select and remove devices with key strokes, but it is a pain.)
Shut down the computer.
With the Windows 98 CD and any and all device and motherboard
driver/system disks handy,
restart the computer and allow Win98 to re-recognize and re-install
all devices, feeding it driver disks
whenever prompted, and allowing it to restart whenever necessary.
This procedure has worked for me,
particularly when a computer has had several different devices
'changed', such as modems.
HTH,
Paul A. Shippert Library/Media Specialist
"There is no dark side of the moon really . . .
matter of fact, it's all dark." Pink Floyd
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