Startup stops at Win 98 screen

[pkuti]

My Laptop running on windows 98 on startup stops at the windows 98 screen forever. When I press the 'Esc' key I am taken to a blank screen with only the cursor showing. How do I solve this problem?

 

[MrKovacic]

Hit F8 before the win98 screen comes up and see if it boots into safe mode. If it does, it is prob a driver problem.

If you cant solve the problem any other way, try running (from safe mode, i am unsure if you can run from DOS)

C:\windows\options\cabs\setup.exe

This will reinstall windows without blanking your files.

Let me know

Thank you!!!

Mike Kovacic

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[cdogg]

Before reinstalling Windows, try going into safe mode and using msconfig:

1) Start -> Run, type msconfig and hit OK
2) On the startup tab, uncheck everything except LoadPowerProfile, SystemTray and ScanRegistry if they exist
3) Hit OK and reboot Windows normally

If you still have problems, go back to safe mode and try to disable your NIC (Network Interface Card) in Device Manager if you are connected to a LAN.

Don't forget to scan for viruses (which you can do in safe mode). There's also some information here on how to restore your registry to a last known successful attempt:

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-145.shtml

If all that fails, then perhaps it is time to reinstall Windows to replace any corrupted files. However, you must realize that if a device in your system is using the wrong driver, Windows won't necessarily discover the problem on its own.



~cdogg
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[torturedmind]

you can also view the Bootlog.txt file and see what part of the boot process has a possible problem.

kilroy
philippines
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