Rename all the RB###.cab files to RB###.OL1, RB###.OL2 and so on, =
shutdown, reboot and post back what happens.

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Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.


"JD" wrote in message:
My Windows 98SE computer has developed a problem.
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I can select Start, ShutDown, Restart and everything is good. It
restarts and runs good.
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If I select Start, Shutdown, let it shutdown and power off the =
computer
using the power switch on the computer, the next time I start the
computer it hangs after everything loads and windows is up and =
running.
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If I turn the power off to the computer using the power switching =
device
sitting under my monitor, the computer boots to windows but it runs
Scandisk. I stop Scandisk and windows is up and running.=20
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I then run Scandisk and it has a few errors, one in particular was:
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"The allocation chain for 'rb002.cab' in the'C:\Windows\Sysbckup' =
folder
indicates that part of this file or folder is stored in an invalid
location. Your computer uses the allocation chain to track where each =
of
your files and folders is stored."=20
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I select "Repair by truncating the file" and Windows is up and running
and I don't have any computer problems. On more than one occasion the
lost clusters I save as a .chk file relate to rb00x.cab, the x is a
number from 1 to 5.
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I've compared the .chk file to the corresponding rb00x.cab file and =
the
.chk file has data from my Daily Planner (AnyTimeDeluxe 9.1) that is =
not
in the rb00x.cab file.=20
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I've taken everything out of my Start folder so I'm only loading
StillImageMonitor, ScanRegistry, SystemTray, TweakUI and EM_EXEC (my
logitech mouse driver).=20
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Before it freezes, the mouse is working but the computer freezes with
the hourglass on the mouse. Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't work. =20
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I have troubleshot this machine until I'm cross-eyed and have not been
able to fix the problem. I've used Google, this newsgroup and the MS
knowledge base to research troubleshooting Windows 98 Start and =
ShutDown
problems. None of the troubleshooting has fixed the problem.
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What is the difference between a cold boot and a warm boot? What =
process
is different that is causing the freeze?=20
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JD..