yes, if you are able to get a restore disk it will save allot of time Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Miller" <rlmbkm@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:50 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: UPDATERe: Friends Gateway 500 essential,won't load win98 > > Downloaded GWscan tested hard drive with it failed the test,time for a new > hard drive. > I do need a Win98 boot disk with a D driver. > Question will the boot disk let me run F-disk and format one new HD? > Attachments and scans OK. rlmbkm@xxxxxxxx Thanks > Ron Miller > D.T.V. Texas > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave" <dazevedo4@xxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 11:18 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Friends Gateway 500 essential,won't load win98 > > > > > > you can also down load gwscan from gateway web site, this also has a hard > > drive test on it. > > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "TechAssist Admin." <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 8:21 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Friends Gateway 500 essential,won't load win98 > > > > > > > > > > Ron, don't let scandisk run. What happens when you exit from > > > scandisk, will it then go into windows? If so, run scandisk > > > then. If not, start in safe mode then go into windows and > > > run scandisk. If it will not boot into safe mode, boot to > > > the command prompt (C:) and run scandisk from there and see > > > what happens. Have you tried to restore a previous version > > > of the registry? > > > -Clint > > > > > > God Bless Us All > > > Clint Hamilton, Owner > > > http://OrpheusComputing.com > > > sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Tech-Assist Administration > > > http://tech-assist.org > > > techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > (PLEASE include previous correspondence > > > if replying to this email!!) > > > > > > > > > From: "Ron Miller" <rlmbkm@xxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Friends Gateway 500 > > > essential,won't load win98 > > > Date sent: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:07:17 -0500 > > > Send reply to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > Turn on get Win98 splash screen then scandisk comes on and > > > tries to run but get > > > > this message:scandisk encountered a data error while > > > reading the FAT on drive C. > > > > This error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive. > > > > Given this info is the C drive blown or can I make further > > > test . > > > > Ron Miller > > > > D.T.V. Texas > > > > > > > > > > > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > > > database better! Submit your fixes here: > > > > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > > > To unsubscribe write to: > > > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > > database better! Submit your fixes here: > > > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > > To unsubscribe write to: > > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > > database better! Submit your fixes here: > > > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > > To unsubscribe write to: > > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > database better! Submit your fixes here: > > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > To unsubscribe write to: > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > database better! Submit your fixes here: > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > To unsubscribe write to: > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips To unsubscribe write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line.