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Old April 27th 05, 06:26 AM
naresh ghanghas
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"Earl F. Parrish" wrote in message news:oftbe.13138$Nc.2818@trnddc08...
"naresh ghanghas" wrote in message
om...
i have compaq deskpro 4000 . when i tries to enter the setup it
demand
for compaq diagnostics diskette . i have lost this. pls tell from
where to get this or download this and prepare this diskette

bye

nkg


If your Diagnostic Partition still exists, you can create another
Diagnostic Diskette. When you hit F10, you are given several
choices including Manage Diagnostic Partition, which requires the
Diagnostic Diskette. The other options should not require it unless
your Diagnostic Partition is damaged.

You would have to remove all the DOS partitions to create a new
Diagnostic Partition. If you do not have a current backup and a
way to restore your drive, you might have to start from scratch.
You should also download the SoftPaq for the Setup Diskette and run
Setup from a floppy diskette if you are unable to recreate the
Diagnostic Partition without serious disruption of your installed
operating system and programs.

I lost my Diagnostic Partition when I tested Xandros Linux which
overwrote the Diagnostic Partition during the automatic drive
configuration. Because Linux used this hidden partition for the
beginning of its boot partition, my laptop would try to boot Linux
although I had reinstalled Windows Millennium Edition. I had to
reinstall the Diagnostic Partition to get rid of the vestige of
Linux in the hidden partition.


i a fitted a new 4gb hdd with dos partion . now what to do