Carlos,

This is the exact same message you posted yesterday
on the PCSOFT list. Last night, I sent a reply to the PCSOFT
list and to you directly. Have you tried any of my suggestions?

Here is a repeat of the message in case you deleted it by mistake.

> Carlos,
>
> The original message was telling you that the computer was trying
>to boot from the CD instead of the C drive.  At that point all you
>needed to do was go into the CMOS advanced settings
>and tell the PC to boot from the hard drive first.  Unfortunately,
>it sounds like you have tried many different options
>none of which appear to have been completed successfully.
>
>I suggest you try the above, reboot the PC and then send us a
>new message explaining what happens.
>
>It's a sad fact that when Windows doesn't work, the error messages are
>not do not at all "friendly" or helpful.   It's unfortunate that the error
>messages try to account for every possibility and never pinpoint
> anything in specific. Which quite often leads people to interpret
> the error message wrong, ultimately taking them in a totally
>wrong direction.
>
>The most important adivce I can give you is to slow down and
>try one thing at a time.  Post a message letting us know what
>happens -- AS IT HAPPENS -- not six or seven steps later. <grin>
>
> Jim Meagher
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Carlos Gonzalez" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> Hi there , its Carlos Gonzalez([log in to unmask]) and I need help
.
>> Just today I started my sister's computerand the computer just wouldn't
>> start it would say SEARCHING BOOT RECORD FROM CDROM.It said NOT >>FOUND
and
>> gave me an error message that said Boot FailureREBOOT AND SELECT >>PROPER
>>BOOT
>> DEVICE OR INSERT BOOT MEDIA IN SELECTED BOOT DEVICE so I
>>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos Gonzalez" <[log in to unmask]>


> Hi there , its Carlos Gonzalez([log in to unmask]) and I need help .
> Just today I started my sister's computerand the computer just wouldn't
> start it would say SEARCHING BOOT RECORD FROM CDROM.It said NOT FOUND and
> gave me an error message that said Boot FailureREBOOT AND SELECT PROPER
BOOT
> DEVICE OR INSERT BOOT MEDIA IN SELECTED BOOT DEVICE so I inserted the
> WINDOWS 98 STARTUP DISK and switched the BOOT SEQUENCE
> in ADVANCED SETUP I put -1st sequence- floppy
>                        -2nd sequence- Disabled
> and I restarted my computer then it took me to is Page that said
> START COMPUTER WITH CDROM SUPPORT
> START COMPUTER WITHOUT CDROM SUPPORT
> VIEW HELP FILE
> I went to-START COMPUTER WITHOUT CDROM SUPPORT
> then it said that WINDOWS 98 DETECTED THAT DRIVE C DOES NOT CONTAIN A
VALID
> FAT OR FAT32 PARTITION. THERE ARE SEVERAL POSSIBLE CAUSES...
>
> 1. YOUR DRIVE MAY NEED TO BE PARTITIONED. DO THIS THROUGH MS-DOS
>
> 2. YOU MAY BE USING THE 3RD PARTY DISK PARTITIONING SOFTWARE SOFTWARE
> IF YOU ARE USING THIS SOFTWARE REMOVE THE BOOT DISK AND RESTART THE
COMPUTER
> THEN FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO START YOUR COMPUTER WITH A FLOPPY DISK.
>
> 3. SOME VIRUSES CAN CAUSE YOUR C DRIVE NOT TO REGISTER. USE A SCANNING
> PROGRAM TO CHECK FOR VIRUSES.
> After that i did a scandisk , then a  checkdisk but on both drives A and C
> CHDSK but every time I  press F8 during booting process it took me to this
> menu  and i choose command prompt only so i can do an FDISK
> but then it took me to the menu that said start computer with/without
CDROM
> support. That happened always.
>
> My theory is that I need to partition my C drive tell me what to do please
> any tips or something help me as soon as possible please.  Thank you.
>
> This comp Win 98 operating system
> 450 MHz -CPU SPEED                     Help!
>
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