-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Old PC help needed

Sammi
 I may have an OEM win98se for gateway.  Had one about 4 yrs
ago. Don't have the machine no more.  Let me know if you
need it and I'll see if I can find it.
Steve
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Sammi" <sammibresnan.net> 

> Sir Troth...afaik it is the full install, and I believe
it to be W98 SE. The 
> CD says something like 'only for new PC'. Unfortunately
I am not at their 
> house right now, so I can't look at the actual disk.
They have 3 CDs. One 
> that says W98, and one says Program Restore (or
something similar...I should 
> have written it down) and one for System Restore.
Printed on it says 'will 
> restore to the way it was in the beginning'. Geez, I
really should have 
> written it down! 
> 
> They are not home right now for me to call and get the
exact wording. When 
> we tried to format & reinstall, it said to follow
the on screen prompts. We 
> did that, selecting the 'format and reinstall' choice.

> 
> So dratted sorry I didn't get the exact wording. 
> 
> Sammi 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: ~OoO~ 
> To: pctechtalkfreelists.org 
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 6:25 AM 
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Old PC help needed 
> 
> 
> 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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Wow, thanks Steve! If I am wrong about the W98 CD they have,
I may have to 
ask you for that help. Hopefully I read the CD printing
right.

I used to love messing with old PCs but vision troubles etc,
have sort of 
put the kabosh on that hobby.

Again, thanks Steve!

Sammi

----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:12 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Old PC help needed


Sammi
 I may have an OEM win98se for gateway.  Had one about 4 yrs
ago. Don't have 
the machine no more.  Let me know if you need it and I'll
see if I can find 
it.
Steve
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Sammi" <sammibresnan.net>

> Sir Troth...afaik it is the full install, and I believe
it to be W98 SE. 
> The
> CD says something like 'only for new PC'. Unfortunately
I am not at their
> house right now, so I can't look at the actual disk.
They have 3 CDs. One
> that says W98, and one says Program Restore (or
something similar...I 
> should
> have written it down) and one for System Restore.
Printed on it says 'will
> restore to the way it was in the beginning'. Geez, I
really should have
> written it down!
>
> They are not home right now for me to call and get the
exact wording. When
> we tried to format & reinstall, it said to follow
the on screen prompts. 
> We
> did that, selecting the 'format and reinstall' choice.
>
> So dratted sorry I didn't get the exact wording.
>
> Sammi
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: ~OoO~
> To: pctechtalkfreelists.org
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 6:25 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Old PC help needed
>
>
> Sammi, that Windows 98 CD you have, that is the full
install disc? And, is
> it Win98, or Win98SE?
>
> ======================================
> = 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 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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