Windows doesn't complete starting at times

At times my computer doesn't complete starting Windows when I turn it on. I
am running Windows98 Second edition.

This problem began occuring just five days ago. At first it happened once
or twice, now it is happening more frequently, almost every time I turn the
system on.

When I turn on the system, it proceeds to start and goes past the Windows
98 splash screen with the animated bar at the bottom and normally goes to a
dos screen with a string of startup messages that appeared earlier in the
process and then proceeds to build the desktop. When the trouble occurs, I
go past the Windows splash screen the last dos screen comes up empty except
for a cursor flashing in the upper left hand corner. To recover I then
press a reboot button on the computer and the system comes up with a screen
that says "Windows did not complete starting ...” and I have the list of
options presented on how to proceed. At that point I just select option 1,
normal start and the system comes up fine.

What could be causing this new behavior? What could I do to trouble shoot
it?

TIA

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 03:36:58 -0800, "T. Duprex"
tduprexATlandmark.net wrote:

At times my computer doesn't complete starting Windows when I turn it on. I
am running Windows98 Second edition.

This problem began occuring just five days ago. At first it happened once
or twice, now it is happening more frequently, almost every time I turn the
system on.

When I turn on the system, it proceeds to start and goes past the Windows
98 splash screen with the animated bar at the bottom and normally goes to a
dos screen with a string of startup messages that appeared earlier in the
process and then proceeds to build the desktop. When the trouble occurs, I
go past the Windows splash screen the last dos screen comes up empty except
for a cursor flashing in the upper left hand corner. To recover I then
press a reboot button on the computer and the system comes up with a screen
that says "Windows did not complete starting ...” and I have the list of
options presented on how to proceed. At that point I just select option 1,
normal start and the system comes up fine.

What could be causing this new behavior? What could I do to trouble shoot
it?

TIA

Try this:
Startup and Shutdown Problems
http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/#Computer

Try #7 first.

Happy Holidays Everyone,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/

i am trying to do the recovery program for windows 98 second edition but
theres a hang. It goes through the whole program restarts then it does the
setup stuff but when it gets to the keyboard layout a message pops up saying:
initializing international settings and thats were it frezzes. How can I fix
that or bypass that part?

Found the problem: Dust inside the case and unseated card.

Before going through a series of tests I wanted to eliminate the
possiblity of an unseated board so I opened my case. I found a lot of
dust and the my Promise Ultra66 EIDE Bus controller card slightly
unseated. Seated the card cleaned up the dust.


Try this:
Startup and Shutdown Problems
http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/#Computer

Try #7 first.

Happy Holidays Everyone,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:57:05 -0800, "Danielle"
wrote:

i am trying to do the recovery program for windows 98 second edition but
theres a hang. It goes through the whole program restarts then it does the
setup stuff but when it gets to the keyboard layout a message pops up saying:
initializing international settings and thats were it frezzes. How can I fix
that or bypass that part?

Does the install get to the part where you select your Regional
Settings. The time zone ?

Happy Holidays Everyone,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/