When you use the original boot disk what happens? An emm386 error means something is wrong with extended memory... If you can edit your config.sys to remove the emm386 line you may be able to boot up into safe mode... What happens when you hit F5 or F8, is that how you're getting into dos?
Babs ----- Original Message ----- From: "craigb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 8:18 AM Subject: PCWorks: No windows, dos stalls > I have a 686MX P200 Cyrix, pipeline 512k cache, 32m > SDram, 2.1GB HDD. WIN95 Its 7-8 years old. > System wont boot up to Windows at all and using the > original boot disk and CDROM doesnt help. > Sometimes stalls at the first "windows" cloud screen, > sometimes it goes to the C:\ prompt. sometimes get > emm386 error. > When using dos, to copy files to floppy it stalls > anywhere from the first key stroke to halfway through > copying a whole directory. Seems to have a pattern > that the longer I leave it sit "off" before rebooting > the longer it will go till it stalls again. quick > reboot=quick stall. > Ive put old edo ram back in(2x8mb) no change. Ive put > new memory battery in, no change. > Tried reinstall win95, same probs with random stalling > before it gets very far. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
