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Compaq Desktop 575
Okay.. here goes. Had windows 95 on the PC.. FDISK'd and formatted.
Want to install full versuion of WIndows 98 for friend. What is the key combo to get at the CMOS settings.. or what shall I do to get the system to see the CDROM for a WIndows 98 install? Get 'disk unusable' at the moment.. that's scary. Help? -- Paul Alternate Site: http://tingley.150m.com/ptingley.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 7/6/2003 |
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OK. Here goes. Please read the Compaq FAQ, reposted to this Newsgroup
weekly. HH "PTT" wrote in message ... Okay.. here goes. Had windows 95 on the PC.. FDISK'd and formatted. Want to install full versuion of WIndows 98 for friend. What is the key combo to get at the CMOS settings.. or what shall I do to get the system to see the CDROM for a WIndows 98 install? Get 'disk unusable' at the moment.. that's scary. Help? -- Paul Alternate Site: http://tingley.150m.com/ptingley.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 7/6/2003 |
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Where are they now?
"HH" wrote in message . .. OK. Here goes. Please read the Compaq FAQ, reposted to this Newsgroup weekly. HH "PTT" wrote in message ... Okay.. here goes. Had windows 95 on the PC.. FDISK'd and formatted. Want to install full versuion of WIndows 98 for friend. What is the key combo to get at the CMOS settings.. or what shall I do to get the system to see the CDROM for a WIndows 98 install? Get 'disk unusable' at the moment.. that's scary. Help? -- Paul Alternate Site: http://tingley.150m.com/ptingley.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 7/6/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 7/6/2003 |
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Try unsubscribing from, then resubscribing to the newsgroup.
HH "PTT" wrote in message ... Where are they now? "HH" wrote in message . .. OK. Here goes. Please read the Compaq FAQ, reposted to this Newsgroup weekly. HH "PTT" wrote in message ... Okay.. here goes. Had windows 95 on the PC.. FDISK'd and formatted. Want to install full versuion of WIndows 98 for friend. What is the key combo to get at the CMOS settings.. or what shall I do to get the system to see the CDROM for a WIndows 98 install? Get 'disk unusable' at the moment.. that's scary. Help? -- Paul Alternate Site: http://tingley.150m.com/ptingley.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 7/6/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 7/6/2003 |
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