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Practical Solutions for DOS
After reading the previous articles, I believe everyone has a deeper impression of the basic operations of DOS. But mastering the above content is far from enough. To solve computer problems, the most important thing is to transform the learned knowledge into a weapon that you can use proficiently. Of course, this is not something that can be achieved overnight, and it also depends on the accumulation of experience. Now, please follow me to look at a few examples and find the key points and main ideas for solving problems.

Fault Case:
A certain computer suddenly lost power during use. After the power was restored, the computer was turned on, but the Windows system could not start normally and frequently froze.

Fault Analysis:
From this reason, we can roughly infer that the power outage caused an illegal shutdown of the computer, which damaged the disk files, resulting in damage to the Windows system and inability to run normally.

General Operations:
Starting from the perspective of solving file damage, it is necessary to repair the damaged files. If the damage is serious, reinstalling Windows can also be considered.

Specific Operations:
1. Enter DOS. Since the Windows is damaged, operations can only be performed under DOS. When the system is booting and "Starting Windows....." appears, press the "F8" key, and then select "Command Prompt Only" to enter the DOS mode. To speed up the repair, we can run the "SMARTDRV.EXE" program in the Windows directory, which is a cache program to accelerate the disk reading speed.

2. Run the SCANDISK program. If necessary, add the "/autofix" parameter, so that the program can automatically repair after the first selection.

3. Run the CHKDSK program to check if there are still problems, and use "/F" to repair.

4. Run Windows to see if the system recovers to normal. If the registry error is prompted during startup, re-enter DOS, run "SCANREG /RESTORE" in the Windows directory, and then select a good registry file from the list.

5. If the file system is seriously damaged, Windows needs to be reinstalled.

If Windows cannot be entered normally, then the task of reinstalling Windows again has to be done under DOS. For the majority of beginners, there is still some difficulty in installing Windows under DOS. Now I will specifically explain the installation under DOS. The installation here uses the CD-ROM to boot. If using a floppy disk to boot, the operation is roughly the same.

1. Press the "DEL" key during the boot self-test to enter the BIOS setup. In "BIOS FEATURES SETUP", set "CDROM" in the "Boot Sequence" to the front; press the "ESC" key to return to the main screen, press the "F10" key, and enter "Y" to save and exit.

2. Insert the system boot disk into the CD-ROM drive before booting.

3. Select "Boot and Use CDROM" in the boot menu after booting. You can also choose to automatically run the Windows 98 installation program after booting, but that is not what I want, and the installation process will be very long. So before installation, we need to run "SMARTDRV.EXE".

4. After entering DOS, go to the CD-ROM drive letter, use the "DIR" command to view the directory, and then enter the Windows installation directory (the directory names are mostly self-explanatory, generally "Win98", "Win", "Windows", etc.).

5. Run "SMARTDRV.EXE".

6. Run "SETUP.EXE", press Enter, and the disk scanning will start. After completion, the installation will start, and the operation is the same as installing in Windows.

After reading these two most common problems, do you gain something? As long as everyone masters the basic things, when facing problems, they are not flustered or confused, carefully think and analyze, and can continuously summarize experience from other failures, you will soon become a computer expert. In addition, helping others solve problems more can also give you more exercise opportunities, increase your knowledge, and thus accumulate more and better capital.

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Okay! Publish more such basic articles in the future!

This article is good. I just encountered a similar problem. Windows 98 couldn't start for no reason. Finally, I used the scandisk command to check, and there was a problem with the hard disk, accompanied by a sound. There was no way, so I had to replace the hard disk.

Well, it's really written very well~~~~

Got a good haul, thanks!

Heh

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The following is a quote from Yulang Piaoling on 2003-6-27 22:46:35:

The following is a quote from Yunling Xue on 2003-6-2 16:03:34:
Well, it's really written too well~~~~

What does "板扎" mean???

It's a southern dialect, meaning "powerful"---thick, with depth, solid, and remarkable.
I'm from Shanghai.

Damn! Never heard of it.

Give it a thumbs up. More good articles should be posted.

You can use "SYS C:" to "kill WIN"
First use PCTOOLS to kill all directories of WIN
Then use "CHKDSK C: /F" to recover all used space of WIN
Reinstall "clean" WIN

Why can't I install 2003 Server in DOS?

Powerful---Good word, I like it.