----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Richards"
Subject: [PCSOFT] Register Cleaner Problem
Hello Listers:
After reading all the positive things about a program "Reg Cleaner" I tried
it out, cleaned
registry, rebooted OK, cleaned unnecessary files, rebooted, OK,
deleted some duplicate files, rebooted, problems start,
Upon restarting, the computer goes to the screen that list's all of the
specifications, Bios, ram
etc, of the computer.
In that list I get an "02B0 Diskette Drive A error", Press Esc to resume,
After pressing, Esc I get
an "Invalid system disk" Replace Disk and then any key.
I happened to have my old hard drive which was functioning when I replaced
it, installed it and
rebooted I still get the same screen, except when I press any key the
computer continues to load
windows which is how I am making this plea for help.
System
Pheonix Bios
Intel 333, 192 Megs Ram, Windows 98 SE OutLook Express 6.0
It was working OK before, I should have known better got up early and got
bored!!!
Thanks for any help
Jim Richards
Craftsbury, Vermont
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----- Original Message -----
From: "A&C Thompson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Register Cleaner Problem
Jim,
I would try starting the computer using your boot disk in drive A:\ and,
once at the command prompt,
type scanreg/restore. ( I think you can do it from the A:\ prompt, but you
might need to type C: and
then hit enter to run it from C:\ ). This will bring you to your saved
registry copies, from which
you can try to load an earlier 'known good' registry copy. Choose one that
was 'started', but with a
date BEFORE you started tinkering. Windows 98 automatically saves 5 copies -
hopefully one of them
will restore your missing files. hth
Al Thompson
Al,
I tried as you suggested and did manage to do that ,and used one from 2
day's before, but with the same results. I even downloaded a new boot disk
to try, I hear the LS120 working and it sounds like it loads the boot disk,
it just doesn't boot from it.
I got to the MS DOS prompt with my *recovery disk* to do the reg/restore.
I get the exact same warning on post up from both HD's when I hit the ESC
key the old one continues to load windows the new one gives me the Invalid
system disk.
As Rick suggested " I may have more than one problem", missing cab file on
new one for sure, but would a failing battery in BIOS be another problem as
someone else suggested?
I'll try and get a new one today this one is old enough anyway.
Since both HD's have the exact same OS is it possible to install my new HD
as slave, and transfer the OS from the old one to the new one as I did when
I first bought it, without losing everything that I have on the on the new
one?
Thanks for the help, Jim
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