System Registry Access Error

[Albert20]

Windows 98 detects an error accessing the system registry evertime i boot (cold or warm.) Sometimes it says it fixed the problem, but sometimes it says it couldn't fix the problem. There is also sometimes a message saying there may not be enough conventional memory to access the registry. I tried to use scanreg/fix using the win98 bootdisk, but the problem still happens everytime i boot or reboot the computer. <br>I tried fdisk, format, reinstalling win98... nothing seems to help <br>please help me. <br><br>System Information: <br>ram: 128 MB SDRAM <br>MB: P3V133 <br>Processor: PIII 600E <br>OS: Win98 SE <br>HD: WD 13.6GB <br>VideoCard: Diamond V550 <br>Network Card: 3Com Etherlink XL (for cablemodem)<br>Sound: ESS 1868<br>Thanx ahead. <br>

 

[fenris]

What software did you have on the system, before and after re-formatting the drive? Does it give the error after the install is complete and before and other software is installed?<br><br>fenris

 

[Guest_imported]

I have no software installed, just the bare win98 OS only. It detects an error no matter what software I have in it. Do you think it may possibly be a hardware (RAM) error?<br><br>Thanx ahead.

 

[ATCal]

Win 98 will usually bomb during the install if there is a serious RAM problem. Is the mobo a VIA 133 Chipset? Is you 600 a 133mhz CPU? Is your rating on your RAM?

 

[Karl Blessing]

hey who knows maybe he's a victim of that i820 boards with the MTC that allows SDram to be used(they're recalling almost all i820 boards because they found a bad bug that makes it crash when using SDRam, instead of RDram) <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

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[ATCal]

That's kinda what I was getting at Karl, hence the question about the chipset.

 

[gene1033]

I was going to suggest removing the ethernet card and testing.