Operating System not found

[kaibab]

I have a Sony 300mhz with Windows 98. When I start my computer I get a blank black screen with the message in white text "Operating system not found". When I try the Restore CD, the first screen to appear is the screen with the Sony name. When this is finished, the second screen to appear is a blank white screen with a blinking black cursor. I tried pressing F3 when I was at the Sony screen, but still got the blank screen with blinking cursor. Any suggestions? Thank you for your help.

 

[Rollin' Rog]

Hi kaibab and welcome to TSG. Try the suggestions on this link. Sometimes the error is due to damaged system files. Booting with a write protected (to avoid cross infection if a virus is involved) startup disk and entering sys c: (from the a:\> prompt) may fix this.

You should get a "system files transfered" message. Then remove the floppy and ctrl-alt-del to reboot. You can also try fdisk /mbr if that fails, but this should not be applied if there is more than 4 partitions or disk overlay software installed.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000181.htm