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Forum: General August 15th 06, 05:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 13
Views: 1,878
Posted By john
Multiple ! flags for IDE controller devices? And CD-ROM problem

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
1. Use one of these methods in case the NOIDE flag has been set.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=151911

What I did:

1. Following the instructions on that link, used...
Forum: General August 15th 06, 04:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 13
Views: 1,878
Posted By john
Multiple ! flags for IDE controller devices? And CD-ROM problem

Ben Myers wrote:
Remove the modem, start the computer in Command Prompt by
tapping the F8 key repeatedly during bootup, then type
"scanreg /restore" and restore a registry backup that was
...
Forum: General August 15th 06, 03:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 1,263
Posted By john
Reinstall Win98SE -- tips, tricks, pitfalls??

Thanks for your replies.

Something else to mention for anyone else reading the thread: it might
be a good idea to back up things like personalized MS Word or Excel
macros, if you have a lot of...
Forum: General August 15th 06, 03:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 13
Views: 1,878
Posted By john
Multiple ! flags for IDE controller devices? And CD-ROM problem

Haggis wrote:

boot into "safe mode" and delete these

-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard...
Forum: General August 14th 06, 03:39 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 13
Views: 1,878
Posted By john
Multiple ! flags for IDE controller devices? And CD-ROM problem

Installing an internal modem on my ThinkPad wrought havoc throughout my
drivers.

Now W98 SE doesn't recognize my CD ROM drive. It's not listed in
Device Manager.

Could this have anything to do...
Forum: General August 14th 06, 01:00 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 1,263
Posted By john
Reinstall Win98SE -- tips, tricks, pitfalls??

No sooner do I place my previous message than my replacement W98 SE
disks arrive by post. So now I have
some different questions.

No doubt many of you have had the experience of re-installing...
Forum: General August 14th 06, 12:08 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 5
Views: 1,032
Posted By john
Restore desktop and settings??

I recently followed the instructions on a Microsoft support page to
skip the log-on password dialog box, as I am the only user of my
computer.

However, now it appears I've lost my carefully...
Forum: General August 2nd 06, 08:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 1,371
Posted By john
Windows doesn't boot -- how to track down hardware/driver issue?

Brian,

Thanks for your helpful reply. For the possible benefit of any future
readers who have this problem, I found the Microsoft article on
cleanboot,

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting...
Forum: General August 2nd 06, 08:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 1,157
Posted By john
Unknown device trying to install at boot-up

Haggis wrote:

does it give you any info in control paneldevice manager ?

I don't think so. I don't recall seeing the device at all in Device
Manager. I'll look again when I boot up that...
Forum: General August 2nd 06, 08:11 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 1,157
Posted By john
Unknown device trying to install at boot-up

Brian A. wrote:
Are you the same John from an earlier post. If so, what did you do to get back up
and running?

Yes, the same--and I'd like to thank you for your very helpful reply to
my earlier...
Forum: General August 1st 06, 06:20 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 1,157
Posted By john
Unknown device trying to install at boot-up

When I boot up, the Add New Hardware Wizard starts and tries to install
a device it just names:

Unknown Device

It asks where to find a driver, but gives no more details than that, so
I just...
Forum: General August 1st 06, 08:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 1,371
Posted By john
Windows doesn't boot -- how to track down hardware/driver issue?

Brian wrote:

...

Thanks for your suggestions.

In a ThinkPad support forum someone suggested that the problem might
have been caused by the attempt to install:

Advanced Configuration and Power...
Forum: General August 1st 06, 07:49 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 1,371
Posted By john
Windows doesn't boot -- how to track down hardware/driver issue?

Franc Zabkar wrote:

Thanks for your reply.

Communications Port (Microsoft) [8-24-1996]

Windows 95 OSR2 ---------------------^^^^^^^^^^^

Are you mixing Windows versions?
Forum: General August 1st 06, 07:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 1,371
Posted By john
Windows doesn't boot -- how to track down hardware/driver issue?

glee wrote:

As an aside to Brian's reply......why were you trying to add these devices via Add
New Hardware? What's the "rest of the story"?

The internal modem of my ThinkPad 600 has never...
Forum: General July 31st 06, 02:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 1,371
Posted By john
Windows doesn't boot -- how to track down hardware/driver issue?

W98 SE doesn't boot on my IBM ThinkPad 600. I can boot to
Safe Mode and Step-by-Step loading mode, but not to regular
mode.

ONSET:

Happened afterI used New Hardware Wizard to try to
add the...
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