Help - just broken my parents' computer!

wonka

I think using a windows boot CD is the best idea. With this you can repair the file, then get the PC up and running again.

http://ultimatebootcd.com/
http://www.ubcd4win.com

Maddie

Hello

Ok I have finally got round to having a go at fixing it. I've found the win 98 cd and boot up floppy, but only seem to be able to reload windows completely and lose everything.

Could anyone please give me step by step instructions for someone with not much knowledge of dos?

Maddie

albertross_2

change directory to the directory where win98_55.cab (original win98) is

e.g. if your cd drive is d:

d:
cd \win98

then type:

extract /A base4.cab /l c:\windows\system msvcrt.dll

or

extract win98_55.cab /l c:\windows\system msvcrt.dll

or if you have winzip, you can use that to extract it.

Maddie

Up and running perfectly again, took me about 30 seconds.

Can't thank you enough albertross!

albertross_2

Good, glad it worked.. time to do a backup maybe?

Maddie

Yep, good idea!

To be honest, there's hardly anything on there, I think my dad was most worried about losing his internet favourites!

albertross_2

When things go wrong, it's always easier and quicker to get back to a working system if you have a backup..even if it's a few months old, it's faster than a 98 CD.. Some freebies here:

http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/backupandimage.shtml

This might be of use for the favourites...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=172669