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safe mode
my mothers pc has windows 98 se and i can't get it to
start except in safe mode but then when not in safe mode and i restart it right after typing in her password the whole thing just sits as if it has froze up the only way to get it going again is to press power button then after doing so it just keeps doing the same thing please help. |
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safe mode
Start with this:
Windows 98 or Windows 95 Defaults to Safe Mode http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=143283 The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306615 If the PC still won't start in normal mode, see if there is something running in the background that is causing the problem: How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192926 If still no luck, try restoring a copy of the registry: If this problem is less than five days old, restore a copy of the registry that predates the onset of the problem and see if that helps. The five-day limit assumes that the computer is booted every day. If it is not booted every day, you may have an old enough registry backup that you can use even though more than five days have elapsed. Any registry changes made after the date of the restored registry will be lost. On the Start Menu, select Shut Down and Restart in MSDOS Mode. At the Windows prompt, type: scanreg /restore and hit enter. Once the registry restore screen appears, select the date of the registry that you wish to restore by highlighting it and then click enter. If you see a registry named: Rbbad.cab, that is a copy of the registry that has already been replaced. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "RLynn" wrote in message ... my mothers pc has windows 98 se and i can't get it to start except in safe mode but then when not in safe mode and i restart it right after typing in her password the whole thing just sits as if it has froze up the only way to get it going again is to press power button then after doing so it just keeps doing the same thing please help. |
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