From: andreas.thalhammerDELETE_CAPITAL_LETTERS@chello.at   
      
   Hello!   
      
   I have a problem. I bought a new hard disk for my old laptop. It used to   
   have 2 GB hard disk space, Windows 95 worked well. Now, when I put in the   
   new hard disk (20 GB) and boot from the Windows 95 boot disk it works fine   
   until the first reboot after FDISK.   
      
   With FDISK I created a big primary partition of 2 GB where I wanted to   
   install Windows 95. But now, when I reboot, DOS doesn't want to start at   
   all.   
      
   I have an other tool which destroys the partition table again so that the   
   hard disk is totally empty.   
      
   THEN the Windows 95 boot disk (= DOS) starts as usual. But Windows Setup   
   tells me to create a partition and format it.   
      
   WHICH AGAIN leeds to FDISK, where I create a partition of 2 GB and save   
   it, than -off course- I have to reboot AND STUCK AGAIN...   
      
   Normally I get the message "Windows wird gestartet..." which is german for   
   "Windows is starting...". But after I partitioned the hard disk I don't   
   get that message. The disk loads a few tracks (I can hear the *tick* from   
   the floppy drive moving the drive's head), then it accesses the hard disk   
   (I can see the led flashing) and then here I am. The floppy won't stop   
   spinning, and the computer freezes forever.   
      
      
   HOW can I get out of this dillemma? Any ideas?   
      
   I know that the BIOS of my laptop is old and that it only recognizes 8 GB   
   of the 20 GB, but at least I want to be able to use the 8 GB.   
      
      
   Waiting desperately for any help, that YOU can give me.   
      
      
   Andreas from Austria/Europe.   
      
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