"Mike Y" wrote in message ...

"BAP" wrote in message
...
I have heard about some free versions of software packages that one can
download and use to check W98ME systems for viruses, but I do not know
if
any
of them could be launched at the Dos Prompt. There may be times when a
System
may fail to boot successfully and the only way to get anywhere is by
using a
Start-up Diskette. Is there some way to check for viruses at the C:
Prompt?
Thanks!

Well, when I installed Avast on my daughters machine (Win98SE) recently,
it
wanted to install a 'boot check'. When it rebooted, before ANY graphics
came
up, it started a full deep-scan of the system. So, at least I know it can
do it,
but I don't know how it set the flag to do it. It only did it the first
time it ran.
Might be interesting to install it on a fresh system and just see what it
put into
the startup to make it work.




AVG also has the option to make a set of rescue disks

However I believe win98 will not be supported by Grisoft for much longer