Re: win 98 stalling at startup due to explorer illegal operation
Gary S. Terhune wrote:
| Your idea makes sense to get into Windows to see what's up, and a
| repair or reinstall of IE might help, but I'd bet going to Add/Remove
| Programs and uninstalling the app he was installing when the machine
| crashed might help the most. THEN, if there are still problems, do IE
| Repair (avoid the reinstall unless absolutely necessary. Can
| potentially cause a bit of DLL Hell and definitely requires that a
| few patches be reinstalled at WU.
Alright. Do you know offhand how to do that supposing he can boot to
WinFile? I've looked through its Help & cannot see how to get to the
Control Panel for Add/Remove Programs.
| But, alas, the party is pretty much over for marty unless he shows up
| soon and stays. For someone who was supposedly under such a deadline,
| he didn't act like it here. Heck, even when whatever it is he needed
| the laptop for is done, he still needs to fix that borrowed computer.
He might have borrowed that computer from an unsavory character & gotten
murdered maybe. Lots of people have disappeared from this NG for less!
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| Gary S. Terhune
| MS-MVP Shell/User
|
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|
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
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|> partymarty4870 wrote:
|> | thanks guys/girls
|> |
|> | I cannot get into windows, even in safe mode. So unfortunately any
|> | solution has to be in DOS.
|> |
|> | I think it is FE Windows 98. I had been on it for 20 mins when this
|> | drama started. The Modem is a Speedstream 4200, just a modem. I was
|> | installing Modem Drivers, which state on disc that can run on 98.
|> |
|> | I haven't had to do anything in Dos for about 6 years,or touched
|> | 98, this is so frustrating!!
|>
|> The following might get you booting back to Windows. If so, then do
|> as the others said to get your modem un/re-installed.
|>
|> Explorer & IE are basically one & the same. Therefore, may as well
|> try this write-up, originally from a Gateway WEB site, which is a
|> temporary reversion to an earlier version of IE...
|>
|> ONE THING: Do nothing more than stated here using Winfile, because,
|> if you move a file with it, you will lose that file's LFN (Long File
|> Name) in the destination.
|>
|> (1) Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, & click Shut Down.
|>
|> (2) After the computer has been shut down, turn on the computer. Hold
|> CTRL as you boot for the Startup Menu, or begin pressing the F8 key
|> in one-second intervals. If you complete this step successfully, the
|> Microsoft Windows Startup Menu is displayed. If no menu is displayed
|> and Windows starts up normally, repeat this step.
|>
|> (3) At the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu, use the ARROW keys to
|> select "Command Prompt Only", and then press the ENTER key.
|>
|> (4) At the command prompt, type:
|> EDIT C:\Windows\System.ini
|> Press ENTER.
|>
|> (5) In the C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI file, locate the line of text under
|> the [boot] section that lists "Shell=Explorer.exe". This is
|> typically the third line in the file.
|>
|> (6) Edit the "Shell=Explorer.exe" line by deleting the "Explorer.exe"
|> text and replacing it with "Winfile.exe". The line should list the
|> following:
|> Shell=Winfile.exe
|>
|> (7) To save the changes...
|> (a) Press the ALT+F+X keys separately.
|> A "Save File" requestor appears.
|> (b) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command prompt.
|> (TAB navigates the buttons of the requestor.)
|>
|> (8) At the command prompt, restart the computer by pressing the
|> CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys. Once Windows has restarted, it starts into the
|> Windows File Manager (Winfile.exe).
|>
|> (9) In the File Manager window, double-click "progra~1" in the left
|> hand window to open the Program Files folder.
|>
|> (10) Double-click "intern~1" in the left hand window to open the
|> Internet Explorer folder.
|>
|> (11) Double-click "setup" in the left hand window to open the Setup
|> folder.
|>
|> (12) In the File Manager window, double-click "Setup.exe" in the
|> right hand window to launch Internet Explorer setup.
|>
|> NOTE: If the setup folder is not available, Internet Explorer has not
|> been updated and a previous version of Internet Explorer cannot be
|> restored. You cannot use this method. Close "Winfile", shut down, &
|> post back, or try the URL at the very bottom of this post, which is
|> an over-install of IE.
|>
|> (13) In the Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools Setup window,
|> click OK.
|>
|> (14) In the Setup Message dialog box, click Yes to restore the
|> previous version of Internet Explorer.
|>
|> (15) Internet Explorer setup removes components.
|>
|> (16) In the Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools - Restart Windows
|> dialog box, click Restart Windows.
|>
|> When the computer is restarting, hold CTRL for the Startup Menu, or
|> begin pressing the F8 key in one-second intervals. If you complete
|> this
|>
|> step successfully, the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu is displayed.
|> If no menu is displayed and Windows starts up normally, repeat this
|> step.
|>
|> (17) At the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu, use the ARROW keys to
|> select Command prompt only, and then press ENTER.
|>
|> (18) At the command prompt, type:
|> EDIT C:\Windows\System.ini
|> Press ENTER.
|>
|> (19) In the C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI file, locate the line of text under
|> the [boot] section that lists "Shell=Winfile.exe". This is typically
|> the third line in the file.
|>
|> (20) Edit the "Shell=Winfile.exe" line by deleting the "Winfile.exe"
|> text and replacing it with "Explorer.exe". The line should list the
|> following:
|> Shell=Explorer.exe
|>
|> (21) To save the changes...
|> (a) Press the ALT+F+X keys separately.
|> A "Save File" requestor appears.
|> (b) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command prompt.
|> (TAB navigates the buttons of the requestor.)
|>
|> (22) At the command prompt, restart the computer by pressing the
|> CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys
|>
|> (23) Windows starts to a blue screen, but will still be
|> accessing the hard drive for a period of time. When
|> finished, Windows is on the desktop with icons, but an
|> older version of Internet Explorer is installed. You
|> should update your antivirus software, and then perform
|> Windows Update to install a new version of Internet
|> Explorer again.
|>
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=249191
|> Blank Desktop or Illegal Operations Error Message After You Install
|> Internet Explorer. This is a temporary reversion to an earlier IE,
|> IF that option is present.
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293174
|> Over-Install IE in Progman. This is an over-install of IE. I have a
|> detailed write-up for it, if you want.
|>
|>
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|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|>
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
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