please forgive me Thread last updated on 2007-01-25 00:09:57

Posted by member 360298 on 2007-01-23 04:16:02

i messed it up...

i just need to change my system.ini file "shell=" back to explorer, but, i don't know how to do that.

the tuturials/docs say to use a dos boot disk, so I made one, but I don't know how to use dos. i can't find the c: drive. I am stuck at a:\

can anyone help me...

please don't hurt me.

Posted by member 1 on 2007-01-23 04:36:00 link

1) Why are you still running Windows 9x?
2) Why are you still running Windows 9x?
3) The Docs tell you what to do after you get to the DOS Prompt. I can't make it any simpler.
4) Why are you still running Windows 9x?

Posted by member 1885 on 2007-01-23 05:06:19 link

9x support in the core needs to go. It really does. If nothing else that'll spare people some trouble as LS on 9x is not going to be a pleasant experience.

...or maybe we should get to the root of the problem instead: 9x needs to go. :P

Posted by member 360298 on 2007-01-23 05:50:59 link

the dos boot disk i found wouldn't let me on the c: drive...

i ended up using something off of the "ultimate boot cd" to edit the system.ini, i figured it out.

ntfsfordos or something like that

i don't know

i am just playing with a computer i found in a closet

it had windows ME on it

Posted by member 1 on 2007-01-23 10:57:49 link

Windows 9x kernels don't support NTFS so WinME couldn't have been on that partition. Try again.

Posted by member 360298 on 2007-01-24 10:30:36 link

try what again? i got it to work...

Posted by member 1 on 2007-01-24 11:11:25 link

try reasoning your solution again as your reasoning was faulty.

Posted by member 360298 on 2007-01-24 12:57:14 link

how come i couldnt' get to the C: drive from a dos boot disk

dos 6.22 ?

can you explain that to me? id on't even really know what ntfs means....

Posted by member 1 on 2007-01-24 15:36:27 link

DOS 6.22 doesn't support FAT32 which was introduced with the Win9x OS'. You could have found a boot disk at bootdisk.com to help you.

NTFS is a file system designed by Microsoft for their server environment. It has since been added to the desktop family as a better file system for larger drives. 40G drives wouldn't benefit from NTFS, whereas 400G drives require it.

Posted by member 212670 on 2007-01-24 16:23:12 link

I thought I heard drives 36 (or 32?) gigs or more benefited from NTFS? Ya, I could look it up. Nah, don't feel like it.

Posted by member 360298 on 2007-01-25 00:09:57 link

ok, thanks for the explanation buddy