Re: Toshiba Laptop 440 CDT

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From: Ritter197 (Ritter197_at_Comcast.net)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:02:35 -0500

It has no Floppy Disk, as I stated before. Unfortunately.

"Mr Helper" <mrhelperMAPS@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:R99nd.2847$1u.2129@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> You will have to create a bootable floppy CD. The Win 9x disks are not
> bootable.
>
> On a working machine, goto http://www.bootdisk.com/, download the
> appropriate bootdisk. (You may have to create a boot floppy or use
> WinImage to extract the image file). Now use your favorite CD burning
> utility and create a bootable CD. Specifiy the image that you downloaded
> from the website or boot floppy.
>
> Corey H
>
>
> "JR" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6c5101c4cdae$26880af0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Start the machine and access the bios (try typing F1
>> during the boot sequence).
>> In the bios, change the boot sequence and put the CDROM
>> as higher priority then the Harddisk.
>> Save settings and exit.
>> Now insert the CDROM and reboot the machine... it should
>> now boot from the cdrom first...
>> Hope it helps,
>> JR
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>A friend of mine ask me to take a look at her Toshiba
>> Laptop 440 CDT.It
>>>starts Windows 95 but never gets to a desktop.
>>>
>>>I cannot get it to go to Safe Mode and it starts loading
>> windows 95 only to
>>>the welcome screen, not desktop.
>>>
>>>What I wanted to do is install a windows 98 upgrade but
>> this laptop has no
>>>floppy drive and I cannot use a rescue floppy.
>>>
>>>Any comments how you would proceed at this point?
>>>
>>>Putting the windows 98 se upgrade CD in the CD drive
>> does not bring up its
>>>Install program.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>

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