help with OS

[benandbec]

Hi,
I don't know why, but when I turned my computer, which
has Windows 98 on it, on I receive the following
message "Operating System not Found and that is all I get
and all the computer will do. Can anyone help me or tell
me what to do to fix this problem?

[philo]

"benandbec" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> I don't know why, but when I turned my computer, which
> has Windows 98 on it, on I receive the following
> message "Operating System not Found and that is all I get
> and all the computer will do. Can anyone help me or tell
> me what to do to fix this problem?


first thing to do is check to make sure the drive is detected properly
in the bios....you should see it listed in the bootup screen
you *might* have to go into the bios settings and redetect it

otherwise...
boot up with a floppy and see if you can at least access your C: drive

[Richard G. Harper]

This commonly happens when the hard drive has failed. If you have data or
information that you must recover from the drive you should seek qualified
assistance in troubleshooting and solving the problem as you could lose
everything on the drive by trying to fix it yourself.

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Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
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"benandbec" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> I don't know why, but when I turned my computer, which
> has Windows 98 on it, on I receive the following
> message "Operating System not Found and that is all I get
> and all the computer will do. Can anyone help me or tell
> me what to do to fix this problem?