🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi:

I can execute a Dir command.  I believe it is when windows attempts to
execute.  I have since removed the drive.  I could reinstall, or install
both my new drive & the old drive.

Thanks for your help,

FRED
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Paradoxical wrote:

> Are you able to view the directory structure on the hard drive with the dir
> command? Do you get the error when the bios checks the drive or when windows
> starts?
>
> Michael Morenberg <michaelm@fcc.net> wrote in message
> news:39931279.9C824A81@fcc.net...
> >
> > I turned on my computer and instead of getting my usual Windows 98, I
> > got a "read error".
> > Tried many times, but only got read error.  I was eventually able to get
> > a C prompt.  from
> > the C prompt I could execute DOS commands.  When I try to get into
> > windows I still
> > get the read error.
> >
> > I tried to reload windows, but I still get a "read error".  Seagate is
> > no help, they gave me
> > several companies that could extract the data.
> >
> > I have no idea of how to solve this problem.  Is there any software outs
> > there that can
> > help me extract the data on my drive (9.1 gig seagate).  I have
> > purchased a new 30.6 gig
> > seagate drive.
> >
> > Are there any other newsgroups more appropriate then the ones I have
> > addressed.
> >
> > PLEASE HELP ME.
> >
> > Fred.
> >
> >
> >