Next, I used sys.com to copy the bootable files off of the startup diskette on the hard drive's boot sector. The hard drive now boots, but only into the windows 98 dos mode.<BR><BR>How can I get the ...

I have Windows 2000 and XP installed on separate partitions. I just made a FAT32 partition on the same drive and installed Windows 98. Of course it's NT aware so it didn't overwrite the boot sector of ...

QUESTION: Windows will not boot normally, only in safe mode. When I boot up, it bombs out on msmouse.com. In safe mode I cannot get it to read my CDs. And when I boot up in MS-DOS mode, I cannot get ...

QUESTION: Windows NT 4.0 Workstation is installed on drive G: with program files on drive C:. Windows 98 is installed on drive C: with program files on drive E:. When ...

If you would like the ability to read your NTFS partitions within Windows 98, read this Daily Feature and let Mike Jackman show you how. Recently, I wrote about the great freeware tools available at ...

Reader Steve P. sends in this question: “I’m running Windows 2000 and want to upgrade my system BIOS. The instructions say to create a bootable disk with the format a:/s command. However, the /s doesn ...

Your USB drive can be your emergency toolkit at home and away, and if the host machine supports booting from a USB drive, you can boot to a USB key that you've prepared in advance. USB drives can boot ...

Q: For years, my hobby has been working on vintage IBM machines. Recently, in trying to get an IBM PC330 operational again, I have come across an issue in which I am ...

It's surprisingly simple. Start by booting the system into Windows XP. Explore the folder that contains Windows 98, searching for all personal files or documents; move them to a safe place. Then just ...