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From: gcook@cps3xx.UUCP (Greg Cook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: The PC that wouldn't boot
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Date: 25 Jul 89 18:46:28 GMT
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From article <789@lilink.UUCP>, by mikej@lilink.UUCP (Michael R. Johnston):
> Can someone offer me a suggestion? Booting from floppy is getting annoying!

Just leave the computer on, then you won't have to boot it every time :-).

Seriously, you said that you did a format /s.  I once had a problem
like this.  It was a problem with the operating system.  My install
disks for DOS were bad.  The "hidden" files were not installed properly.

This might not be the problem, but hell, if I were you I'd try everything.
maybe some of your system files on the floppies you are installing your
operating system from are bad.  See if you can get another copy of the OS
and try to install them again.  At least then you'll know if that's the 
problem.

Greg Cook
gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu