Re: Windows 98 Will Not Start Up
brbrown wrote:
| "Dan" wrote:
|
|> Are you doing a clean install? Please let us know of your progress
|> and any more error messages that you run into.
|>
|> "brbrown" wrote:
|>
|> >
|> >
|> > "Don Phillipson" wrote:
|> >
|> > > "brbrown" <brbrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|> > > news:3E0AB864-B328-4B71-882C-EB34D68B53F2@microsoft.com...
|> > >
|> > > > For no obvious reason, my Windows 98 computer wil not start
|> > > > up.. It
|> > > freezes
|> > > > on the first black screen with white writing stating that the
|> > > > "Dos key is installed" and "Mode select code page function is
|> > > > completed". The only way
|> > > I
|> > > > can get rid of this is to press the restart button after which
|> > > > I can
|> > > choose
|> > > > to start in Safe Mode. I have then tried to disable all
|> > > > applications one
|> > > at a
|> > > > time to find the problem to no avail. Any one any ideas please.
|> > >
|> > > 1. The DOSKEY and MODE SELECT messages you see
|> > > report results after running AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS.
|> > > But Win98 does not require these files (legacies from Win95
|> > > which did require them.) Rename both files in C:\ and try again.
|> > >
|> > > 2. The OP did not say what happens after the MODE SELECT
|> > > message viz. whether you get a DOS prompt like A> or C>.or
|> > > a menu of 5 items including DOS, Windows, Safe Mode etc.
|> > > If so you can try running C:\WINDOWS\WIN.COM just
|> > > in case Win98 has been preloaded.
|> > >
|> > > 3. In Safe Mode you can review MSCONFIG startup settings
|> > > or edit MSDOS.SYS to be sure the [Options] group includes
|> > > BootGUI=1
|> > > which loads the Graphic User Interface for Windows.
|> > >
|> > > 4. The OP did not say when Win98 last ran OK on this PC
|> > > or what antivirus routines were followed. If in doubt, it may
|> > > be faster to reinstal the OS from the system CDs and then
|> > > update from the MS web site.
|> > >
|> > > --
|> > > Don Phillipson
|> > > Carlsbad Springs
|> > > (Ottawa, Canada)
|> > >
|> > > Hello everyone. I have tried all that you have all suggested to
|> > > no avail and as I have now been working on this all day I have
|> > > just decided to reinstall the whole system. which has been
|> > > successful although I haven't yet managed to connect to the
|> > > internet. (Iam writing this on my XP computer). Many thanks
|> > > anyway for all your help.
|> > >
|
| Hello Folks
|
| I have just been notified that someone has replied to my last posting
| but I cannot see it. Just to recap, I have done a complete clean
| restore of W98 which was successful although I still haven't been
| able to find out why I can't connect to the internet.
Did you do...?...
(a) a fresh install from a Win98 Installation CD,
(b) a system restore from a manufacturer's CD, or
(c) a system restore from a full system backup of your own?
If your version of IE is not at least v.5.5 (or so), you must upgrade it
before you may use Windows Update, as Terhune once discovered. However,
the rest of the internet should work just fine in the meantime-- PA Bear
said!
Is your modem (if you use one) showing well in Device Manager, without
any red/yellow ?/! on it?
Did you reinstall your ISP & click its connectoid? That may be all you
need to do. If it fails, perhaps try...
"START, Programs, Accessories, Communications, Internet Connections
Wizard"
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net