Re: Lock-in puzzle

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:14:20 -0700, meow2222@xxxxxxxxx put finger to
keyboard and composed:

Hi

I'm trying to get an old notebook pc running again. Its a low spec
machine, but is plenty for what little I'm going to do with it, which
is little more than text editing.

It has no floppy, the cdrom doesnt, no network socket, no usb and no
modem. So its a bit isolated from the outside world atm.

I can start win-dos in safe mode only, it cant boot up in normal win
mode (general protection fault). Win is messed and just needs a
reinstall, easy enough normally. Win setup files are on the machine.

BUT here comes the logic puzzle:
Win setup wont run from safe mode
Win normal wont boot
I cant get safe mode to reboot into dos
I cant use a floppy or cd to boot it

So it seems to be locked in, no way to get it to run setup. Any smart
ideas??

If all else fails I'll get an adaptor and get it going in a desktop.
However this is not a trouble free option, so would rather find an
easier way if it exists.


thanks, NT

Tap the F8 key during bootup. Then select the "command prompt only"
option from the boot menu.

- Franc Zabkar
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