[valley]

ok thanks. I'll pass that along.

I'm pretty sure she told me back in the beginning that her cdrom wasnt being recognized, which is probably why the recovery DC wasnt working for her. I'll double check on that though when I call her.

[~Candy~]

If she sees them both in the bios, have her save the changes coming back out.....if the bios isn't remembering the drives, it could be something simple like the small $3 cmos battery on the motherboard.

[aarhus2004]

Originally Posted by AcaCandy

She wants to be certain that the hard drive is there, and that the cdrom is the first boot device, if she is going to attempt a reinstall or complete restore (complete restore will lose everything and put the system back to when it was purchased).

Just back from my BIOS.(Award its name) - others may be different but mine opens at Main with System Time highlighted. The down key highlights Primary along side of which is [Auto] and the pressing of Enter reveals the details of the Hard Disk (upon which is my drive C).

Pressing Esc returns me to the Menu and using the go-right key permits me to reach Boot. The Boot (on mine remember) shows this:
1. Removable Device ( Floppy)
2. IDE Hard Drive (details of)
3. Atapi CDROM (details of) and
4. Other Boot Device (meaningless details INT something or other)

To Save and Exit Press F10

With the above as the Boot order I have done innumerable format/installs using my OEM disc. So may I assume the order Aca mentions is a Compac Pressy thingy - all same F10 to access the BIOS (I use DEL)?

I wonder if there is a way to capture the BIOS settings?

Ben.

[aarhus2004]

Originally Posted by AcaCandy

If she sees them both in the bios, have her save the changes coming back out.....if the bios isn't remembering the drives, it could be something simple like the small $3 cmos battery on the motherboard.

Yes, simple in terms of cost and availability but requiring some delicate finger work on the motherboard. A job for steady nerves and slender 'steel' fingers. Plus an awareness that static electricity can end all things (and fingers can have it).

Ben.

[~Candy~]

Unless she has a dot matrix printer, which I doubt, there isn't a way that I know of to capture the bios settings. One could try to take a picture, but, I'd be willing to say that the chance for too much glare would make it difficult to see.

Good old paper and pencil is a handy back up

As for the battery, inside those cramped Compaq cases, it can be daunting.

[~Candy~]

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95...d-scanreg.html

Found that thread on a google search for the scanreg error message.

[valley]

I just talked to Will. Mar is sleeping. So if she doesnt call me back tonight, this will have to be put on hold until tomorrow again. Sorry.

[~Candy~]

I'll be back at stock market :30

That would be 9:30 EST 6:30 A.M. MY TIME

[valley]

6:30 am....man you like to sleep in dont you!

[~Candy~]

Actually, I usually WAKE UP around 4:30 and watch CNBC for pre-market stuff

[valley]

I wish you lived with me...then YOU could get up with Luke for his early morning drink! The kid wakes up at 5 every morning, gets in bed with us and then messes with me....pulls my hair over my face, sticks his fingers in my mouth and up my nose, kicks me in the gut...for an hour or so until I get up. Now I know why people call their kids "monkeys".

[~Candy~]

Um...um.....well, you'll remember Chava?

She pretty much wakes up at the crack of dawn too......if she's not 'tended to' (meaning FED her tuna breakfast) soon enough, then she's on your chest, in your face, and that is 15 pounds of cat pouncing

[valley]

yep....same thing here only double the weight. Ah the joys of babies and furbabies, eh?

[john1]

Lurking ...

[valley]

Hi John. Sorry there's no news (if you were wondering how it was going). I'm keeping my fingers crossed (and sayin' a lil prayer) that the latest commands will get her up and running again!