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.