Data Recovery Boot Disk Windows
windows 98 reinstall without losing data and no recovery disc?
i have a windows 98 packard bell computer model num 4350 and i dont have any recovery data and i dont whant to lose any data it says when im booting up some files are missing to start windows please help
what is a live cd
I assume you tried SAFE mode? If that doesn’t work…
You have to use DOS, and the DOS commands from a floppy boot to copy data to another drive. Search online for a DOS floppy booter if you don’t have one.
If you have a CD drive and you can get into BIOS so that the CD drive is first in the boot sequence you can try a LIVE CD of Linux to graphically move icons. There is also a CD ISO to download called Trinity Rescue CD. Those methods would take time and effort. Download, burn the CD and then work.
If you have an extra hard drive, you could format that one as Master, install Win98, Slave your old one.
But, from the feel of it, you just lost the desktop feature, I would think your hard drive and data are okay. See if someone else answers with more WIN knowledge and if they think Win98 will reinstall without formatting the hard drive.
I feel for you. I had similar with a Linux box. Long time ago I was Win98 and I just had to make sure you get at least one answer to your ?
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