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> Stump the cow!, Lets ask some Windows questions!!!
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post Aug 3 2004, 03:34 PM
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BTW if you are going to ask questions to stump CGM, which i have no problem with, unless he gives harmful advice that is mad.gif , I would still prefer the questions to be in the appropriate forum. This forum is for off topic conversation, if you are asking windows questions, please post in the windows forum..etc.

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post Aug 3 2004, 03:37 PM
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I do mostly the same. Virus scan later is what i do.
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OK Cow, here is a good one for you: I'm sorry that it is a little long, so bear with me.

On my friends computer, he has 2 hard drives: one that has 98, and the other 95. Here are the problems that I have encountered, and would like to know the solution.

98 Hard Drive:
  • stay on Splash Screen indefinitely. It stops loading, but it does not come back with any errors.
  • When you try to use a boot disk, you can get a command prompt, but nothing else will load because HIMEM fails to load
  • If you attempt safe mode, it will immediately take you to the command prompt, with the same results
  • He does NOT have any restore CDs, or even the full version
  • Some DOS commands work, but most do not.
There is absolutely no CD support. I have tried every generic driver, but no luck.

95 Hard Drive:
  • Will not boot up with boot disk
  • The only thing I can get, is after 10 minutes, is that it is safe to turn off the computer.
Im sorry that I can not tell you the name of the computer, and I do not have easy access to it. I suggested that he re-installs 98, but he said that there is something on there that he wants to keep. I was going to look for it via DOS, but he only remembers what the icon looks like, and not the filename.

I did see a few things that was a little unusual:
He has a folder called WINDOWSTEMPWINDOWSTEMPWINDOWSTEMP, and it is a copy of WINDOWSTEMPWINDOWSTEMP
On the root directory, there are multiple folders, counting, starting with DOS00001, and continuing to DOS00047, and all of them are identical


I have seen some of these symptoms before as viruses, but here is the strangest thing of all: When I try either HD as a slave with a working HD, it doesn't see it at all. Any suggestions?


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cgm, I'm using win xp pro ( raw may yet convince me to try Linux, tho) smile.gif

[this could very well go to windows forum...when I check, I can look in both places]

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Thats is a good one. I will do some research for you. There also might be a conflict going on but let me check up on it. Does he have both hd,s connected to the same cable with something like a splitter? If so why not disconnect one after the power is off and try to just use one to get it to load. This might help. That will tell if its a program prob. How does he switch between the both of them. Does he have one of those trios plus multi drive selector things. Did he just start using 2 drives? If both drives are being used on a splitter and not by a program then this could be thr problem.
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Please dont do anything yet until we do the troubleshooting. Thanks
This will give grinler time to read and inspect this.

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All new questions should be posted in the appropriate forum please.

I do not want tech support questions posted in the general chat!


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Ok grinler i will post in another folder. which one?
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post Aug 3 2004, 04:10 PM
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I think he is saying post in a new thread. If I understand him correctly! I think maybe stump the cow should be closed for now. And just try and help when people post there questions" real "problems real questions! But wait for grinler!
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Mine is a real question ohmy.gif


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I will post in another one soon. No more replies on asking question until then. Grin can you transfer it for me? O and im glad u use Xp PHAWGG. Were on the same page lol! Lets wait for the transfer or i will just post another link titeld stump the cow in the proper forum.
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I think we're in the right forum now mellow.gif


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yes I moved it back to window's! I think what is meant to happen is just post in a "new topic" thean cowsgonemadd can answer them intead of just one topic! You getting? Like when you have a question post another thread in the windows forums just not in the thread! That way we wont have this thread flooded by 100's of questions
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Ok so i can post in this one?
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I think so, at least to finish the two that are started and involve windows operating system questions.

If I want to try to "stump the cow" again, I'd start a new topic...if it involved a win xp ? then I'd do it in this forum. whistling.gif


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