On 31 Jul 2006 06:26:20 -0700, "john" put
finger to keyboard and composed:

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 following:

1. Ports (COM & LPT)
Communications Port (Microsoft) [4-23-1999]

Windows 98SE ------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^

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

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

Are you mixing Windows versions?

Lucent Controllerless Modem Port

2. System Devices
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS

DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGES:

Vary, but one possibly more relevant one read:

Your multi-function device (Intel 82371AB/EB PCI
Master IDE Controller) has some child devices using
32-bit drivers and others using compatibility-mode
drivers. This configuration is not supported so your
computer has been halted...

Are there any real mode drivers in your config.sys?

Are there any "NOIDE" entries in your registry?


- Franc Zabkar
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