Just curious, is all, s.

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"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message =
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What kind of hardware problem? Disk? RAM?

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"JD" wrote in message =
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It was a hardware problem. I had to build a new machine and now
everything is OK.
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Thanks for your help.
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"Brian A." wrote:
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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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"JD" wrote in message:
My Windows 98SE computer has developed a problem.

I can select Start, ShutDown, Restart and everything is good. It
restarts and runs good.

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.

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.

I then run Scandisk and it has a few errors, one in particular =
was:

"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."

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.

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.

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).

Before it freezes, the mouse is working but the computer freezes =
with
the hourglass on the mouse. Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't work.

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.

What is the difference between a cold boot and a warm boot? What =
process
is different that is causing the freeze?

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