Nope, never had 3 disks, just came with two. One for a full recovery and the other to recover certain programs that were installed on the computer. I tried it again, and nothing worked so we're taking it to the local college to see if someone there can fix it. I just don't think I should throw it away now. It's still good enough for a 6th grader to use for school work. Thanks everyone - Of course I'll have more questions, lol. Felicia
--- In [email protected], Ivan Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Felicia, If I remember correctly, you should have [3] > Recovery Disks > numbered 1 of 3, and so on. Load them in order. You > should only need to > load the first two. It will tell you if you need to > load the third. Now, > can you tell us what the screen is doing when you turn > it on or is it > still saying the same thing ["page has performed an > illegal action and > will now close"] as before. Meanwhile, when you > Bootup, look at the > bottom of the screen or the top right to see if there > is a Prompt for > Booting your system. Something like F2, or F12. > Get back to us, Ivan [FmlyRnn] > > > > > Felicia wrote: > > > > I wrote that it was Windows 98 > > The install disk are Hewlett Packard recovery disks > that came with > > the computer. > > > > When I put those in at the beginning of booting up, > it doesn't do > > anything. I don't want to get rid of the computer, > but it's not > > doing anything but sitting in my son's room catching > dust and > > holding hats :-( > > Felicia > > > > --- In [email protected] > > <mailto:A-1-Computer_Tech%40yahoogroups.com>, "JIM" > <jpurcell@> wrote: > > > > > > Felicia, > > > > > > We need to know which OS, i.e. 98 or ME or what, > you are working > > with. > > > Are you using an operating system install disk or > a disk supplied > > by the > > > computer company that contains the OS and the > applications. The OS > > disk > > > will say Microsoft on it. The other type usually > has the name of > > the > > > computer company on it. > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > My son tried to install a game on an older > computer and it > > messed up > > > > the computer. I tried to reformat with the disks > that it came > > with, > > > > but when it would boot back up, I would get an > error message > > (This > > > > page has performed an illegal action and will > now close) and > > nothing > > > > would appear. What can I do to at least get it > to reformat > > using the > > > > disks? > > > > > > > > Old computer is a Hp Pavilion running on Windows > 98. > > > > > > > > Thank you very much > > > > Felicia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any > aspect of this > > site, please > > > > feel free to contact me directly bixen@ > Please do not post > > > > personal issues directly to the group. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:A-1-Computer_Tech-unsubscribe%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 > - Release Date: > > 8/16/2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
