Try To Reinstall Win 98se After Eraseing Hd With Active@killdisk

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MY COMPUTER IS A DESKTOP 18 GB SYSTEMAX 44X MAX GLOBLE WITH AN ATHENTIC AMD PROCESSOR AND MMX 3D NOW. NUMBER SYX MS-EA--46916 SERIAL # 003392961. I was having a lot of problems with spy ware and my computer freezing up. So a friend told me to run ACTIVE@KILLDISK to erase all data on my hard drive. I did run active@killdisk thinking that I would still be able to boot up my computer and reinstall windows 98se again from my floppy and windows 98se CD designed for PCs without WINDOWS. My hard drivr is now wiped clean. My computer now boots up to where it says SEARCHING FOR BOOT RECORD FROM FLOPPY...NOT FOUND
SEARCHING FOR BOOT RECORD FROM IDE-O. .OK BUT NOTHING HAPPENS, IT JUST STAYS AT THAT POINT AND DON'T PROCEED ANY FURTHER. I HAVE MY MICROSOFT BOOT DISK INSERTED AND MY WINDOWS CD INSERTED. COULD YOU RECOMEND HELP TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
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papperbob1@cs.com
 
might check the boot order in the bios. It is possible that the computer is set to boot Hdd before the rest. or they are disable entirely.
 
THANKS FOR YOUR ADVISE, YOU WERE RIGHT. MY BOOT FLOPPY WAS BAD. BUT I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. MY COMPUTER BOOTS UP NOW TO WHERE IT SAYS PREPARING TO START YOUR COMPUTER. THIS MAY TAKE A FEW MINUTES.
THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS WERE SUCCESSFULLY LOADED TO DRIVE D.
MSCDEX VERISION 2.25
DRIVE E: = DRIVER MSCD001 UNIT 0
TO GET HELP, TYPE HELP AND PRESS ENTER
A:\>

SHOULDN'T THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS BE LOADED TO DRIVE C, INSTEAD OF DRIVE D?
ANY IDEAS ON WHAT I CAN TYPE IN ---- A:\> -----TO CONTINUE LOADING WINDOWS FROM MY CD?
THANKS AGAIN FOR GETTING ME THIS FAR.
papperbob1@cs.com
 
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