cannot get into windows or safe mode...

wrote:
tried restore older cab files but too many recent ones.

dissconnected all peripherals. no safe mode yet!

too many files to copy to floppies.

really think it is something easy but don't know what to do to get into
winows.

bootdisk had no tools that i know how to use.

thank you,
john



Are you getting any messages on the boot screen like a corrupt DLL? If
you can't bring up the SAFE MODE by hitting F8 then the system is
probably screwed. Been awhile since running Win9X, but you may have to
do a format C: and re-install windows.

wrote:
p.s. i do not know how or what programs to delete from c:\ to make room
to install win98se...it might install if i had enough room.

am not that good with dos commands and do not want to make situation/s
worse!

How are you even managing to get to a command prompt?

it reboots to the "windows did not shutdown properly" and you must
start in safe mode...but it will not go into safe mode...but i can pick
"command prompt only".

what should i say yes or no to when step by step confirmation booting?

perhaps that might work?

or what programs and how can i delete them from the c: prompt to make
space to reinstall/overinstall win98se?

thank you,
john

wrote:
what should i say yes or no to when step by step confirmation booting?

perhaps that might work?

Don't let it process any of the device drivers, as that seems to be the
problem. If you can get it to load, uninstall anything you installed to
get teh CD-RW and the printer to work, and physically disconnect them.

Your system seems to be screwed up enough that a reformat and an install
would be advised. How much stuff do you have to backup? Do you have a
home network? Do you have a broadband connection?

wrote:

it reboots to the "windows did not shutdown properly" and you must
start in safe mode...but it will not go into safe mode...but i can
pick "command prompt only".

Please quote from whatever you are replying to. See my sig line
below for how, if you insist on using the broken google interface.

If you can get to a command prompt you probably have all you need
to move your critical files. Get and use a program such as Telix
or ProComm in DOS to move the files off via the serial port. You
can receive them on another machine using HyperTerm, and the Zmodem
protocol at 115 kBaud. Once you have your critical files saved you
can now worry about the rest of it. It certainly sounds as if the
file system is still healthy. The moving may be fairly slow, but
it won't require other bloated things to be installed.

If you have a second hard disk on your machine you could get and
use xxcopy, from www.xxcopy.com (free) from the command line
prompt. That would be much faster. If you don't have it, don't
try to install one while the system is screwed up.

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On 5 Apr 2005 19:19:06 -0700 If I have seen farther it is because I
have stood on the shoulder of giants wrote :

tried restore older cab files but too many recent ones.

dissconnected all peripherals. no safe mode yet!

too many files to copy to floppies.

really think it is something easy but don't know what to do to get into
winows.

bootdisk had no tools that i know how to use.

thank you,
john

Here's what I would do.
Get a boot floppy with Cdrom disk support,
http://www.bootdisk.com
or on another system burn this bootable Cdrom ISO which can be used as
an,"A" prompt floppy,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/bootd.zip
Readme included e.g set boot order in the BIOS to Cdrom disk 1st.
Then copy the Win98 folder off your Window's CD to the hard drive
using dos.Then re-run setup.exe as per,
http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/repair.html

This should repair windows enough for you to get going etc.
HTH



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