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From: Mark on 07/16/2002
I was reinstalling windows 98 se on p133. I wrote zeros to the hard drive and formatted. I was ready to load windows, and now I get a message that says "starting windows 98" and after that it says "type the name of the command interpreter (e.g., C:\windows\command.com) a>_"

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From: TOmmy on 03/01/2012
i know this message was cj whose post was 5 yrs. Ago but this werks for anyone who has done this. Just mess around with the boot order.move your hard drive down to the bottom of the list to get command prompt only in the next menu after saving settings and then pressing f2 to resume. Then go as i mentioned just a minute ago. Works like a charm trust me. No discs or floppies needed folks.

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From: Tommy on 03/01/2012
i copied files from c: to d: drive too... After spending three days going over every command.tips and tricks. You name it i finally figured out my problem. @ command interpreter for the himem.sys, ifshlp.sys and dblbuff.sys errors. It all came down to wheres the command? (e.g. C:\windows\command.com) i had to change the drives from c: to d:.....meaning its d:\windows\command.com and bam it works if you type scanreg space \restore. Then pick a restore point with no errors. Home sweet home after that. Fix cmos/bios back to default settings then go in safe mode to fix problems like too many programs and do disc defrags on all hard drives. Etc. Good luck homies.

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From: blah on 03/15/2010
u need to get a new bootup disk put it in and type SYS C and there u go

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From: Amy on 12/04/2008
Yeah, this worked for me to reload the command interpreter for windows98:

From: me on 10/17/2005
your computer cannot find the command.com file. insert a start up disk,then copy the command.com file to your hard drive.
boot from the floppy and type this at the prompt:
"sys c:"
press enter. after a few seconds you will see a message saying "system transferred" remove the floppy and reboot.
this should work

THANK YOU!

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From: G on 10/01/2008
I don't know what the command intepreter is? What is it? I can't do shit with my computer till i pass that...HELP somebody...

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From: Brodie on 06/29/2007
I just installed Ubuntu onto a new portion so i can dual boot, but when i startup, Ubuntu works fine but windows gets - - the problem reloading windows 98 . command interpreter (e.g. , c:\windows\command.com)

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From: aj on 11/01/2006
WHAT DO U DO AFTER THE COMMAND INTERPRETER COMES UP IN THE WINDOWS 98' PROGRAM???????? HELP ME?????????

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From: Fil on 07/28/2006
I need help i cant fix this stupid comp and i have no idea wat u guys r talkin about so post back as soon as possible

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From: shabeer on 02/02/2006
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From: shabeer on 02/02/2006
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From: IM STUCK on 12/08/2005
the same thing happened to me but i got bigger problum i dont have a boot disk anyone know how to fix it?could i use a xp reboot disk on the 98?

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From: CJ on 04/17/2005
i backed up the c: drive to the d: drive and that happens to me to.

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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From: CJ on 04/17/2005
Randy your problem wont work for my COMP. Any more thoughts

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From: jamie on 09/02/2003
i am having the same problem and dun know what to do if you find out plz post a new message up here telling me what to do. thanks

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From: Randy on 11/12/2002
Did you just boot from floppy?
Can you boot from CD-ROM instead? When the computer starts up hit "DEL" or TAB so you get into the BIOS and find the setting for it to boot from CD-ROM. I think that's your problem. Write back with a little more detail if that doesn't work.

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From: Gevork on 11/11/2002
windows 98. I put diffrent tings on to the hard drive and formatted. I was ready to load windows, and now I get a message that says "starting windows 98" and after that it says "type the name of the command interpreter (e.g., C:\windows\command.com) a>_"

PS. CAN U PLEASE HELP ME OR WRITE BACK WHAT I HAVE TO WRITE IN TATH PLACE THANKS.

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From: shahbaz on 10/09/2002

: I was reinstalling windows 98 se on p133. I wrote zeros to the hard drive and formatted. I was ready to load windows, and now I get a message that says "starting windows 98" and after that it says "type the name of the command interpreter (e.g., C:\windows\command.com) a>_"

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From: Computerpilot on 07/16/2002
Microsoft KBA# Q187641 covers this issue:

http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q187641

What do you mean by "write zeros to the drive"? Did you re-partition your drive and format using fdisk? You do not need to do a low-level format to a drive all the time.

I would suspect that you left the MBR from the old operating system and this is why you are having the problem. Considering you do not have any data you need on the drive, I would recommend restarting the computer with the Windows 98 Startup floppy (obtain one from a friend if you do not have one) and choosing the option to install CDROm support. When you get to the MSDOS prompt, type, "fdisk". View your partitions from the menu. Find out what needs to be deleted. Delete all partitions until you have nothing left. Then create a FAT32 partition (remember to enable large disk support if necessary) and exit the program. Restart your computer with the startup floppy still in the computer. Then format your hard drive ("format c:/"). Restart your computer but this time, attempt to boot from your CDROM...well... I guess you know the rest from here so I won't insult your intellegence.

The KBA listed above mentions another method if you have another OS installed on the computer. My suggestion has been based on the fact that you only have one OS on your hard drive.

Post back if you need more help.

Computerpilot

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