New Install Causes Looping Reboot

[radiation]

I Hate windows XP.. So I decide to go back to win 98. I install it without a hitch and it's going to rebootloadup the first time and just before it's suppose to get to the desktop screen (after the splash screen) it reboots.. It keeps looping at the same spot.. SO I install win xp again and grab Windows 98se. Formtat and instal 98se.. SAME THING! I've gone through all the message threads and the only thing I;ve read is that the autoexec.bat may be calling the win.com program, but this isn't rebooting at that point.. the autoexec.bat has been loaded already at this point..

I had to install XP again to access this forum and ask for help.

System specs: Not that I think it should matter.


MSI Kt7 Pro Turbo
AMD Athlon 1.0 (Not overclocked)
640 MD Sdr13 ram
GE Force 2 GTS 4x AGP card.

Someone please help!

 

[smitee]

Radiation,

This may help..

http://www.windrivers.com/tech/tips/01/3rd01/

Gl

 

[tsuji]

Hello, Radiation.

Check your MSDOS.sys at root. Open it and see if there are lines referring to DRVSpace and/or DBLSpace. If yes, comment them out by placing a semi-colon ( in front of them. If that does not fix the problem, post back.

regards - tsuji

 

[radiation]

Smitee.. No that didn;t help.. thanks though.

tsuji...Thanks for the suggestion.. I will give that a try when I install again tommorrow.. Sigh.. It installed fine on my other system.. oh well.. I will report back here tomorrow.

 

[tsuji]

Radiation,

If you will re-install, no need to pay attention unless the same problem recurs. What I mean is that it is not for re-install but start with what has installed as such which I suppose is complete except having something to fix. The inspection of msdos.sys is meant to be done by booting system from the bootdisk and you then will not be caught by the reboot cycle and the full hard drive is available to you for instpection.

regards - tsuji

 

[radiation]

Tsuji - I'm about to do the re-install.. If you check ou tmy original post.. this reboot loop occurs on a cean install..
It detects all plug and play and non PnP devices and then it has to reboot.. whe it reboots it goes through POST and I guess loads all win ows drivers, but just at the momenth when you would expect the desktop to appear, bam.. the computer reboots.. so Installation never really completes, because the startmenu and control panel and all those steps has yet to be completed.


Radiation

 

[goway]

Does the computer start and run in safe mode??????