Help! Stuck at a: prompt

[rbpjrush]

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My grandson pulled the plug on my computer. When I rebooted the computer prompted me for my boot up disk. From there I'm at the a: prompt. I can't get to the c: prompt. I'm running Win95. Please send back step by step instructions on how to get back to windows. I'm new to this.

[dammit]

Hi...Try this at the A:\> prompt type the following

c: (hit <enter> key)
win (hit <enter> key)

Does it now boot up????

[Alfons]

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My grandson pulled the plug on my computer. When I rebooted the computer prompted me for my boot up disk. From there I'm at the a: prompt. I can't get to the c: prompt. I'm running Win95. Please send back step by step instructions on how to get back to windows. I'm new to this.
This scenario doesn't sound good at all. When the Power On Self Test (POST) routines ask you for a bootdisk, it means that it can't find one to perform the last step of Startup - to start the OS boot process. You'll want to check whether the BIOS shows the hard drive on one of the first couple of startup screens and:

1. If it does, then you may have lost the boot record and would need to replace it.

2. If it doesn't, then you probably have lost the drive - sometimes this happens with an abrupt power off..

[rbpjrush]

Hi...Try this at the A:\> prompt type the following

c: (hit <enter> key)
win (hit <enter> key)

Does it now boot up????

No, it doesn't recognize the c:

[rbpjrush]

This scenario doesn't sound good at all. When the Power On Self Test (POST) routines ask you for a bootdisk, it means that it can't find one to perform the last step of Startup - to start the OS boot process. You'll want to check whether the BIOS shows the hard drive on one of the first couple of startup screens and:

1. If it does, then you may have lost the boot record and would need to replace it.

2. If it doesn't, then you probably have lost the drive - sometimes this happens with an abrupt power off..

The BIOS only shows the a:

[Murf]

Hit DELETE to get into SETUP when the first screen comes up. In there highlight and hit enter "Auto Detect IDE Drives" [wording may be different]

If it finds your hard drive, then SAVE & EXIT and let it boot [take boot disk out]

[rbpjrush]

Hit DELETE to get into SETUP when the first screen comes up. In there highlight and hit enter "Auto Detect IDE Drives" [wording may be different]

If it finds your hard drive, then SAVE & EXIT and let it boot [take boot disk out]

Yes it worked. I got to WIN95 and all my files are still there.

Thank you so much. :) It's ausome having this forum

[Murf]

Welcome, thats what we all are here for.