You are welcome, Dude. Definitely do backup all important data, files,
settings. Here is my list of backup URLs. The one at the very bottom
theoretically can save you, if you have trouble with drivers after a
fresh install...
Once you have a functioning system, especially one close to a clean
install, do a full system backup. If you have multiple partitions, I
guess a backup is a bit more complex. It depends upon the ties between
the Registry & the other partitions, as to whether they must be backed
up concurrently. Also, if you've changed the hardware since the backup,
you may need to change it back before a restore.
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/index.html Backup & partitioning strategy
http://home.wanadoo.nl/geurt/home.html Extended Operating System Loader
http://powerquest.com/driveimage/ Drive Image
http://www.acronis.com/products/trueimage/ TrueImage
http://www.arjsoftware.com ARJ Archiver
http://www.betterbackup.com/ Retrospect CD Backup
http://www.bootitng.com/ 's BootIt NG, has a variety of backup
capabilities: Copy to HDD, or Image to HDD or to CD. (TBIView, freely
downloadable, can retrieve individual files from an Image.)
Shrink/expand your partitions without data loss. Multi-boot, if you
dare. Free, run from floppy, but pay up as I did if satisfied. To
install & use beyond 30 days, $34.95.
http://www.cdrfaq.org/ CD R/W Backup
http://www.cyberiapc.com/backup.htm MyOwnBackup (MOB) (Free)
http://www.han-soft.com/habt.php Auto Backup (30-day free trial)
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport...&p=hpcdwriter2
Simple Backup
http://www.karenware.com/ PtReplicator (Free)
http://www.lifesaverbackup.com/
http://www.mvps.org/links.html Should have good info
http://www.pcmag.com/ Lots & lots of sturdy downloads. There is a $20
yearly charge now.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic Partition Magic
http://www.ranish.com/part/ Ranish Partition Manager
http://www.rescue-me.net/gold.html
http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/58307.shtml Backups
http://www.stompinc.com/bump/bump_details.phtml?stp Backup MyPC
http://www.thirdstar.net/thirdstar_datarecovery.htm Data recovery
http://www.tomsterdam.com/ BU process, performance, etc.
http://www.v-com.com/product/pc_ind.html Partition Commander
http://www.veritas.com Backup apps
http://www.xxcopy.com/ Detailed Procedure Copy (Free)
http://www.zeleps.com/ Partition re-sizer (Free)
All gathered at this site. Whichever you choose, approach it carefully
and verify all is well. After making a copy, run Scandisk/Defrag on it.
If it's an Image, use it's verify option; perhaps, restore it and do a
Scandisk/Defrag.
http://www.pchelpandconsulting.com/links/windows.html WinDrvExpert
http://www.jermar.com/wdrvbck.htm WinDrvBckup free version
Those last two supposedly back up all currently installed drivers, such
that they can be reinstalled. I never tried it but have seen a favorable
report.
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
"adam" wrote in message
...
Thanks Dude, I was able to fix it this weekend by running
scanreg/restore, but I don't know if it's a temp fix or
not. Now at least I can grab my stuff off the old
computer and not lose anything. After that I'm just gonna
format the hard drive and re-install windows. I'm getting
a new computer this week. Thanks for your help.
-Adam
-----Original Message-----
Doe it also crash when you try to boot to Safe Mode?
(Hold F5 or CTRL as
you boot.) If so...
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.
Desktop Icons and Taskbar Are Missing
Affected Products: Software, System CDs
Affected Operating Systems: Windows® 98 , Windows® 98 SE,
Windows® Me
ISSUE: After starting Microsoft® Windows® 98 or Windows
Me, the taskbar is missing and there are no icons. When
starting Windows, the taskbar may flash on for a brief
second and then disappear. The only display visible is the
background wallpaper and the mouse cursor. Pressing
CTRL+ALT+DELETE brings up the Close Program dialog box,
but selecting End Task on the items on the list may not
have an effect. When the computer is started into Safe
mode, the issue still occurs. Running Scanreg /Restore
does not resolve the issue.
There have been several reports that the issue occurred
when restarting the computer after receiving a dialog box
that displays "Virus/spyware found. Do you wish to
remove?" or "Do you want to install Spyware Monitor?" The
dialog box only has Yes or No selections, and selecting
either can cause the issue. There is no X to close the
dialog box, however pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE to bring up
the Close Program dialog box lists a "Remove found
spyware?" entry, which can be end tasked.
(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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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
(5) To save the changes, press the ALT+F keys.
(6) A menu displays in the upper left corner of the
screen. Press the X
key to exit.
(7) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the
command prompt.
(TAB would move you to the next button.)
(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, press the ALT+F keys.
(22) A menu displays in the upper left corner of the
screen. Press the X
key to exit.
(23) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the
command prompt.
(TAB would move you to the next button.)
(24) At the command prompt, restart the computer by
pressing the
CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys
(25) 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.
....snip
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
[LN];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.
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
"adam" wrote in
message
...
| I have a P2 with win98. I uninstall a program that was
| pushed to my computer via a web site and restarted the
| computer. Now I get the following error msg. "Explorer:
| The program has performed an illegal operation and will
be
| shutdown." When I click on Details I get, "Explorer
| caused an invalid page fault in module Explorer.exe
at ..."
| I tried Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 191609, but
it
| didn't work does anyone else have any ideas? Please
help
.