Help! Help please. My computer is giving me some problems?

Question

I have a Windows 98 second edition computer. I see this message everytime I puts it on. As soon as i press the power swicth, the brand of the computer name comes on, thats (Hp). After that there is a warning notes that comes on. Here is the message:


The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
There is an error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 7

The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\CDROM\OAKCDROM.SYS
There is an error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 10


The following flie is missing or corrupted: WIN.COM

The following file is missing or corrupted: COMMAND.COM
Type the name of the Command Interpreter (e.g. , C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM)
C>

When this message comes on, it sticks right there.
I think that you have to type in something, but i don't know what.
I am not looking to hear any opinion else where. And not looking to buy anything for this computer.

Bye bye
Thanks for your effort in helping!!

Answer 1

You need to have a floppy startup disc and Win 98 disc. Install win98 over the old installation will usually fix these errors.

Answer 2

These lines in your Config.Sys file load 16bit legacy drivers, one is for Extended Memory Management and one is a Legacy CD-ROM driver.

These lines are no longer needed in the 32-bit operating environment for win98. In fact, Setup will remove these lines prior to setup. AND, you can safely use an empty config.sys file, in fact it is recommended,..

As for command.com, you will need to copy the file from a Windows 98 Startup diskette into your c:\windows folder to get windows running again.

So find a friend with Windows 98SE, and ask them to make a Startup disk.

*Insert the startup disk and choose to boot with cd-rom support*

A:\>c:

Then at the C:\ prompt, edit your config.sys file. Simply type: edit config.sys and remove all the lines. Save the file you've just edited, it should be blank.

Then patch your missing command.com file, from the Emergency Boot directory, copying it into C:\Windows.
You can find command.com anywhere on the Internet also.
♦There are different versions of command.com, make sure to get the one specifically for 98♦


Good luck with that one.

Answer 3

Hard disk errors, most likely. For Windows 98, the PC starts DOS, which then runs Windows on top of DOS. This is why you see references to missing files on C:.

I would say that you could run a chkdsk, but since the command interpreter cannot be loaded, this is not an option. You need to boot from a floppy diskette, and, from there, perform a chkdsk /f

If the chkdsk is able to run, it may identify and repair damaged areas on your hard disk. If you can't run a chkdsk, you should attempt to reformat the hard disk and reinstall an OS. My advice would be to run something more recent than Windows 98.

Answer 4

there are erriors in the command code. if you have a windows 98 boot disk(floppy) in sert it into the floopy drive and reboot the dis will inishalize then when it gives you the opton to start with cd-rom suppoer choose yes boot with cd rom saport then you will se a command prompt a:\ once there type c: then hit enter a c: should come up once there type edit and hit enter that should pring up a text editor from there you can correct the errors yourself. the link shows you the proper coding for the boot files open each file in the editor and change what is wrong then save and reboot and the pc sould boot up

Answer 5

Your OS is corrupted. Not your fault. The absolute easiest thing to do is to get a new computer. You should have the most advanced OS (for security) I recommend Apple.

If you want to keep that one with 98, you will need to find the discs that it was installed with. Ebay or something like that would have it.

Answer 6

you need to reinstall or replace this missing files the first option is easiest also do a scan disc it sounds like your hdd is starting to fail

Answer 7

If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr