Win98 won't boot

[Guest_imported]

I was messing with Explorer.exe to change the font of my 'Start' button. I deleted the original Explorer.exe and put in the edited version (this had to be done in DOS of course). It didnt work so I replaced the edited version with a backup of Explorer.exe that i made. Now when i start up my computer, it loads all the way the the "Win98 clouds" picture but then just starts up in DOS. I can type 'exit' or 'win' and it will load win98 up to that cloud picture but then right back to DOS. If it helps i can get to safemode by holding F8 but thats about it. Any ideas how to get into Windows??

thanks

 

[Guest_imported]

oops, i meant my OS is win95, NOT win98.. if that makes any difference.

 

[Comtech]

Boot to DOS, check for explorer.exe
I'll bet DOS has truncated it to explor~1.exe and windows can't load without it.
It may also have some undesirable attributes.
At the c:\windows prompt (make sure it's not just c:\ ), type: attrib -h -r -s -a explorer.exe
Try again.
You may be looking at a reinstall. Cheers,
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[Guest_imported]

Just out of curiosity, why would DOS truncate Explorer.exe? Doesn't Explorer.exe fit the 8.3 character file name limit of DOS??

thanks.

 

[Comtech]

Yes, most times it does fit into the 8.3 naming convention, BUT, windows 95a version of DOS assumes anything over 7.3 is too long, and truncates it, although this isn't a "written in stone" rule, it seems to be the case.
It was a "fix" with the release of 95b. Cheers,
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[selmore1]

Try typing scanreg / restore at the prompt, then revert back to your oldest saved registry. Steve

 

[Comtech]

Windows 95 does NOT have "scanreg"... X-) Cheers,
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[nozar]

May I ask,Why did you do this anyway?
Don't you know that microsoft windows at any version does not work well by itself already?It is waiting for you to change a small thing and then he'll say: "missing file error" or registry error" or explorer error" and fails you from work...

 

[Guest_imported]

I did it with my two other computers and it worked fine, so i wanted to change my girlfriends start button to 'dROCK' because she likes WWF.

 

[ShaithisDanoveur]

You can change the start button with Windowblinds to read anything you like without blowing the machine up.