I have a boot disk for winME. how do I access the HD using this? what
buttons should I press?

DatabaseBen wrote:
> well there isn't much you can do
> since the machine is incapacitated except
> for floppies...
>
> it seems that if you can access this newsgroup
> then maybe you can access the parent website
> to the pc and check out what features you have
> on it, like hidden partitions or how to restore
> your pc with the cds you have.
>
> othewise, you can probably get onto the hd
> via emergency boot up
> disks off any other pc.
>
> once inside you might check around for
> an i386 folder and initiate winnt32.exe
> and if im not mistaken you can launch the
> revocery console by using the /cmdcons
> switch with the above executiable.
>
> If nothing seems to help,
> then you might have to use someone elses winxp setup
> disk and repair your o.s. or reinstall the o.s. with it. then
> later you can change the keys...
>
> <creativeman313@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1167345220.456649.123860@n51g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> >I can't get passed this message, though. I can boot floppys, but the
> > laptop I am on now does not have a floppy drive, so I cannot download
> > the start-up disks...
> >
> > DatabaseBen wrote:
> >> this sounds like an issue
> >> required to be addressed by
> >> the pc maker...
> >>
> >> check out the parent website
> >> for faq's or technical support .
> >>
> >> you might have a hidden
> >> partition with the installation files.
> >>
> >> <creativeman313@aol.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1167340069.678542.52510@42g2000cwt.googlegrou ps.com...
> >> > HI, I was just doing a system recovery on my C drive on my XP desktop.
> >> > After using CD 1, I put in CD2 like it asked, then it came up with an
> >> > error like: disk not compatable or something like the disk won't work
> >> > (even though it was the correct disk!). Now when I boot up my desktop,
> >> > it tells me that there is No Operating System found. PLEASE help in
> >> > this problem- I would like to re-install Windows XP, but I do not have
> >> > XP install disks because the computer came loaded with XP.
> >> > *BTW- the computer has a D drive, I'm not sure if there are windows
> >> > backup files on it, but C is the OS drive. THANK YOU!!!!
> >> >
> >