Why is my 98 os system suddenly running scanning and surface scanning but, still it cannot boot?

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Why is my 98 os system suddenly running scanning and surface scanning but, still it cannot boot?

2007-01-31 20:05:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software

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Actually, the previous poster is very close. Press F8 during bootup, choose "Command prompt only" instead of safe mode, and when the C: prompt appears, type scandisk and hit enter. It's got a much greater chance of completing from DOS, without any of windows loaded.

After it's done, just reboot your computer with Ctrl-Alt-Del.

It's quite possible your hard disk may be going bad, which is understandable if the machine is old enough to still be running Win98. Still, let scandisk try and correct it first.

2007-01-31 20:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Press F8 down while rebooting. Choose to boot on safe mode Run scandisk on safe mode

2007-02-01 04:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by good-for-all 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋