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    Sabir 7 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 17, 2007, 06:05 PM
    HIMEM.SYS failure not allowing Win 98 to boot
    I was attempting to update my PC over the weekend when I left it unattended and some files were deleted off my C: drive to my recycle bin. Now I can't even log onto my 98 system. When I go through the boot process I get stuck at the MS DOS prompt of C:\>. What can I do to either reinstall Windows, or to wipe my hard drive clean so that I can install XP?
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    Apr 18, 2007, 01:17 AM
    Is your Win98 Setup on your hard drive or a CD? Same with the Xp. If on CD, are they bootable?

    To wipe your harddisk from the C:\> prompt, you can type

    Format c:

    Don't forget though, you will lose *everything* that is on that disk

    What error is coming up with himem.sys?
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