Hey Everyone...
I'm trying to do a clean install on a computer using Win98 and I get it installed and it restarts for the last time and then gives me the above error... I've tried some of the solutions through microsoft but nothing is working and also when I try to do the following solution...
Windows 98 Starts in Safe Mode
If Windows 98 starts in Safe mode, step through the startup process to see if any devices do not load properly: 1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Click Selective Startup.
3. Try different boot options. The following table lists several startup options. The options are labeled Boot A, Boot B, Boot C. To use a boot option, click the appropriate check boxes to select or clear them. Follow the instructions below the table to determine the cause of your problem.
Boot A Boot B Boot C
------------------------------------------------------------
Process Config.sys file Yes No Yes
Process Autoexec.bat file Yes No Yes
Process Winstart.bat (if available) Yes Yes No
Process System.ini file No Yes Yes
Process Win.ini file No Yes Yes
Load Startup Group items Yes Yes No
NOTE: The Msconfig tool cannot disable a file that has the read-only attribute, although it behaves as though it can. To determine if the Msconfig tool has replaced the file you are attempting to disable with a copy of the file, text similar to the following text should appear at the beginning of the file:
rem
rem *** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! ***
rem
rem This file was created by the System Configuration Utility as
rem a placeholder for your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Your actual
rem AUTOEXEC.BAT file has been saved under the name AUTOEXEC.TSH.
rem
I'm unable because the Process Config.sys, Process Autoexec.bat file, Process Winstart.bat file... are all grayed out with nothing checked... Why is that? Oh man I'm going nuts working on the system... Need help before I go CRAZY... PLEASE.... I know it's not the HDD because the HDD that came with the system into my office was Dead so I put in a new one and that didn't work and so on and so forth....
System Stats...
Compaq Presario
2.70 Ghz (MS-6577 Ver. 4.1)
256 MB RAM
I'm trying to do a clean install on a computer using Win98 and I get it installed and it restarts for the last time and then gives me the above error... I've tried some of the solutions through microsoft but nothing is working and also when I try to do the following solution...
Windows 98 Starts in Safe Mode
If Windows 98 starts in Safe mode, step through the startup process to see if any devices do not load properly: 1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Click Selective Startup.
3. Try different boot options. The following table lists several startup options. The options are labeled Boot A, Boot B, Boot C. To use a boot option, click the appropriate check boxes to select or clear them. Follow the instructions below the table to determine the cause of your problem.
Boot A Boot B Boot C
------------------------------------------------------------
Process Config.sys file Yes No Yes
Process Autoexec.bat file Yes No Yes
Process Winstart.bat (if available) Yes Yes No
Process System.ini file No Yes Yes
Process Win.ini file No Yes Yes
Load Startup Group items Yes Yes No
NOTE: The Msconfig tool cannot disable a file that has the read-only attribute, although it behaves as though it can. To determine if the Msconfig tool has replaced the file you are attempting to disable with a copy of the file, text similar to the following text should appear at the beginning of the file:
rem
rem *** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! ***
rem
rem This file was created by the System Configuration Utility as
rem a placeholder for your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Your actual
rem AUTOEXEC.BAT file has been saved under the name AUTOEXEC.TSH.
rem
I'm unable because the Process Config.sys, Process Autoexec.bat file, Process Winstart.bat file... are all grayed out with nothing checked... Why is that? Oh man I'm going nuts working on the system... Need help before I go CRAZY... PLEASE.... I know it's not the HDD because the HDD that came with the system into my office was Dead so I put in a new one and that didn't work and so on and so forth....
System Stats...
Compaq Presario
2.70 Ghz (MS-6577 Ver. 4.1)
256 MB RAM