More problems, big suprise. We've come by a second computer, and it's quite the POS. Anyway, my dad's got everything running in time concerning hardware, and now the software's giving us trouble. I'm not exactly sure of the problem, but it's like nothing will run. We've made some progress, though.
When the problem first started, it was just a blue screen. Then we got something resembling a Windows Setup menu in some unreadable text. Now we've actually got the startup functional for the most part. We've even got to the login screen. Note that the operating system is Windows 98. In setup, it says Win98/200, if that matters.
Anyway, when it comes to the login screen, we get alot of error boxes for what look like critical system processes (Most include 32. The only one I can give you now is rundll32). We've made our own username and password, and then tried just cancelling. Both got us past the little login box, but then we get a few more errors.
We tried using the Windows 98 installation disc from our old computer, but it gives an error when we try to replace the OS. I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to fix some of this, and if you need more info, such as specific error names, let me know.
Well, that's what we're trying to do. Nothing of ours is on the computer, and I don't think we have an installation disc for any other OS. I'm thinking about trying our system restore discs for this computer on it, since they're both HP Pavilions. We're not trying to turn it into a good computer, just a functional secondary. If we can pull it off, my dad doesn't care to put this one, which is practically mine, in my room, and leave the crappier one out here for any company to use.
Anyway, I thought I'd went into enough detail, but starting from scratch is what we're trying to do, but it gives us an error when we try to use the "Continue with setup and replace your current operating system" option on the CD.
What error, it might help to know.
Use your restore disk, it's the easiest way to fix windows.
Or, you could just boot to your operating systems CD and choose to 'install' and delete current partition by pressing 'D' when prompted with which partition to install on. FDISK is so obsolete now, it's laughable that you still mention it, Protoman - it's only ever good for Linux boot loader issues. Forget "system restore," all that **** is overrated and worthless if you never once made a system restore point.
I'd try installing Red Hat Linux or Knoppix since there free and are pretty reliable.
It depends what the real problem is, I installed new soft/hardware on my computer and It wouldn't let me on the internet, It would say Error no signal, and if thats your case if you have dailup and some of your hardware is pluged into your computer then your computer is reading the hardware as a modem, just unplug all hard ware then log in, after you log in its safe to plug everything back in. But only if thats your problem.
Wow, that was a train wreck of a post. I'm pretty sure I can hear mutilated internet passengers moaning in mortal pain.
Whats wrong with it?
I don't think bumping this a month after was too necessary since we kind of just gave up on it and are getting an equally crappy computer that actually works and doing... something with it. We'll have this one which isn't all too great, another that's worse, and my sister's getting a laptop at the end of the week. Maybe I'll get this one in my room, if I'm lucky. Anyway, I don't need any more help on this. We'll probably just try to sell it to someone.
[quote=keyartist]Whats wrong with it?
Try: everything. Face it, some people on the Internet should not give technical advice and you happen to be one of those people. If you can barely construct a legible sentence, this thread is not for you.