Windows 98 never finishes loading.

[Guest_imported]

I am running Windows 98 Second Edition. The problem is that as windows is about to finish loading, it restarts and begins the process again and never finishes(I can load it in Safe Mode). I have never had this problem before now and Windows 98 has been on my computer for over 2 years and I haven't added any new programs recently. The only significant event that has recently occurred is that the evaluation period on the McAfee Virus software ended and it kept prompting for updated, etc.

 

[cdogg]

First, try uninstalling Mcafee while in Safe Mode.

If that doesn't do the trick:
- go to start->run
- type msconfig and click OK
- go to the startup tab and look through here carefully
- you can pretty much disable everything here except Power Profile, Scanreg, & Systray (post back if you are uncertain)

try normal mode again


* willing to bet that it's Mcafee

 

[reghakr]

If you've recently installed a DOS program or shutdown and restarted in DOS Mode:


Windows Restarts Continuously

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98

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SYMPTOMS
When you start your computer, Windows may restart continuously

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if Win.com is called from the Autoexec.bat file using the /W or /WX switch.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

Restart your computer.

Windows 98:

Restart your computer, press and hold down the CTRL key after your computer completes the Power On Self Test (POST), and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu. For more information about Windows 98 startup, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q178548
TITLE : No "Starting Windows 98" Message at Startup

Type the following line and then press ENTER:

edit autoexec.bat

Locate the line that reads:

win.com /W

-or-

win.com /WX


Remove the "win.com" line.

Save and then close the Autoexec.bat file.

Restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION
The /W and /WX switches are typically used to restore the original Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files and restart the computer after you restart your computer in MS-DOS mode. The /W switch on the Win.com line causes Win.com to rename the current Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files to Config.app and Autoexec.app, restore the original Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files from the Config.wos and Autoexec.wos files, delete the Config.wos and Autoexec.wos files, and then display the following message:

Press any key to continue...

When a key is pressed, the computer is rebooted to Windows. If the /WX switch is used instead of the /W switch, Win.com performs the same steps, but does not display the above message.

When the /W or /WX switches are used in the Autoexec.bat file after you restart your computer in MS-DOS mode, the original Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files are successfully restored from the Config.wos and Autoexec.wos files, and Windows starts normally after the computer is rebooted. However, if you use the /W or /WX switch in the Autoexec.bat file at any other time, the Config.wos and Autoexec.wos files do not exist and the current Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files remain in the root folder of the boot drive. Because the /W or /WX switch remains in the Autoexec.bat file, Windows restarts continuously.

reghakr

 

[ChrisBurch]

Have you added any new ram lately?

 

[bugeyesbob]

Just a quick one regarding systray.exe (system tray) in msconfig...
It can be unticked providing the volume icon is not required in the system tray down by the clock...make sure it is not running or disabled before unticking systray.exe in msconfig ;=)
One thing less to bog down resources...