Since you've shown that the other reasons for this error message have been eliminated, then the other possible reasons are that the hard drive has gone bad, or that it is not connected properly ( you can check the connection easily enough, but you'll need to get diagostic software for your hard drive to see if it is bad-www.westerndigital.com has software that can be put on a floppy for this purpose, and I believe Maxtor.com does also), but if neither of these is the case then the main other reason for this message occurring is that somehow the bootable files on the hard drive (such as command.com) have become corrupted or deleted. The way to recover from this is to boot from a Windows Startup disk or other boot disk and then type this DOS command at the command prompt A:\>

SYS C:

If the command works, you will get a message "System transferred." Then re-boot your computer.

Make sure that the boot disk was created with the same operating system that you are trying to boot to! If you don't have a boot disk, and can't borrow one from a friend or associate, then if you can use a computer that can get to the internet, you can download the files necessary to create a boot disk from this web site:

http://www.bootdisk.com




Dianne Erdos-Rush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hello,
>I am repairing a computer with Windows Me as an OS.  When it boots it gives an "Invalid System Disk. Replace the disk and then press any key."
>There is no floppy or any other disk in any drive.  The boot will proceed no further.  I attempted using an Me Boot Disk, but no good.  I went into the BIOS and made sure the boot order was correct (Floppy, CD, HD), and on another try I reset the BIOS to default.  No Go.  Any one have any ideas? Let me know.  Thanks.  Dont know whether this is a software or hardware issue.
>Dianne
>
>

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