-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Old PC help needed

That is exactly what we want to do, a complete format and
reinstall. We have 
backed up everything they needed to keep. We can't seem to
get past that 
dratted incomplete Scan Disk, it does report that there is a
bad sector.

We can not find any floppy diskette that I was accustomed to
using in the 
old days, LOL. Since the previous owners gave them the
Gateway folder with 
sleeves for the discs with the ones that came with the PC, I
am thinking 
that maybe there was not one. It says on the Restore CD, to
put in the CD 
with Windows running, shut down...reboot and follow the on
screen prompts. 
We did that, but it reported the bad sector and just
continued to reload 
W98. The second time we tried it, we were asked if we wanted
to wipe and 
reinstall. We clicked yes...and still couldn't get past the
Scan Disk error. 
Apparently it wants to do that first.

I was wondering if we can do it from DOS, although I don't
know how. Would 
that work? Very tired right now and it's a couple of hours
past my bedtime, 
so I'll be looking forward to getting more input tomorrow.

Thanks so much,
Sammi

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Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Old PC help needed


I would recommend a complete format and reinstall... though,
if you go this 
route you need to make sure you backup all the things you
want to keep.
If there's anything wrong with that drive, as it seems tere
is, the format 
will at the very least "rope off" the bad sectors
and allow you to work in 
peace on the good sectors.

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On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:46:11 -0700, Sammi wrote:
>  I wrote about this problem a while back, but life
became way too
>  complicated and I didn't get back to my DIL about it
until
>  yesterday.
>
>  Here's the problem:
>  They were 'gifted' with a Gateway PC which is running
W98 SE. We
>  have never been able to complete running ScanDisk. I
have tried it
>  in SafeMode, using Standard. It does say that there
are no errors.
>  But it does show that there is a 172,xxx bad sector.
>
>  When we try to run a Thorough ScanDisk, it always gets
to a
>  certain point and then stalls out. I don't know how
else to try
>  it, except in SafeMode.
>
>  Yesterday I tried using the Reinstall CD. I thought at
one point
>  that it was going to wipe and reinstall Windows. We
have the CDs
>  for it, and ran the SIW program to pull up the Product
ID numbers
>  and so forth. But alas, it came up with the same
notice that it
>  could not complete ScanDisk, so it didn't reformat and
install.
>
>  Any suggestions on how to do this are most welcome!
>
>  TIA,
>  Sammi 


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Sammi, that Windows 98 CD you have, that is the full install
disc? And, is it Win98, or Win98SE?
 
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On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:12:17 -0700, Sammi wrote:
>  That is exactly what we want to do, a complete format
and
>  reinstall. We have backed up everything they needed to
keep. We
>  can't seem to get past that dratted incomplete Scan
Disk, it does
>  report that there is a bad sector.
>
>  We can not find any floppy diskette that I was
accustomed to using
>  in the old days, LOL. Since the previous owners gave
them the
>  Gateway folder with sleeves for the discs with the
ones that came
>  with the PC, I am thinking that maybe there was not
one. It says
>  on the Restore CD, to put in the CD with Windows
running, shut
>  down...reboot and follow the on screen prompts. We did
that, but
>  it reported the bad sector and just continued to
reload W98. The
>  second time we tried it, we were asked if we wanted to
wipe and
>  reinstall. We clicked yes...and still couldn't get
past the Scan
>  Disk error. Apparently it wants to do that first.
>
>  I was wondering if we can do it from DOS, although I
don't know
>  how. Would that work? Very tired right now and it's a
couple of
>  hours past my bedtime, so I'll be looking forward to
getting more
>  input tomorrow.
>
>  Thanks so much,
>  Sammi
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: ~OoO~
>  To: pctechtalkfreelists.org
>  Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 7:15 PM
>  Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Old PC help needed
>
>
>  I would recommend a complete format and reinstall...
though, if
>  you go this route you need to make sure you backup all
the things
>  you want to keep. If there's anything wrong with that
drive, as it
>  seems tere is, the format will at the very least
"rope off" the
>  bad sectors and allow you to work in peace on the good
sectors.
>
>  ======================================
>  = SirTroth
>  ======================================
>  = ICQ: 1717439
>  = YAHOO: SirTroth
>  = SKYPE: SirTroth
>  = XFIRE: SirTroth
>  = AIM/AOL: SirTrothX
>  = http://ut2004.sirtroth.com

>  = MSN: SirTrothhotmail.com (don't email me here)
>  ======================================
>
>
>  On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:46:11 -0700, Sammi wrote:
> >  I wrote about this problem a while back, but life
became way
> >  too complicated and I didn't get back to my DIL
about it until
> >  yesterday.
> >
> >  Here's the problem:
> >  They were 'gifted' with a Gateway PC which is
running W98 SE.
> >  We have never been able to complete running
ScanDisk. I have
> >  tried it in SafeMode, using Standard. It does say
that there
> >  are no errors. But it does show that there is a
172,xxx bad
> >  sector.
> >
> >  When we try to run a Thorough ScanDisk, it always
gets to a
> >  certain point and then stalls out. I don't know
how else to try
> >  it, except in SafeMode.
> >
> >  Yesterday I tried using the Reinstall CD. I
thought at one
> >  point that it was going to wipe and reinstall
Windows. We have
> >  the CDs for it, and ran the SIW program to pull
up the Product
> >  ID numbers and so forth. But alas, it came up
with the same
> >  notice that it could not complete ScanDisk, so it
didn't
> >  reformat and install.
> >
> >  Any suggestions on how to do this are most
welcome!
> >
> >  TIA,
> >  Sammi
> >
>
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