hdd dma on older pc 98 2nd edit

The dma check box was checked for the hard drive in device
manager, now it will only boot in safe mode, and to
uncheck it is not an option. Any way to uncheck it?

What do you mean--it is not an option? If the box is greyed out for
example, you could try this:

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.


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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

"Bill" wrote in message
...
The dma check box was checked for the hard drive in device
manager, now it will only boot in safe mode, and to
uncheck it is not an option. Any way to uncheck it?

The DMA check box is no longer there to check, or un
check.

-----Original Message-----
What do you mean--it is not an option? If the box is
greyed out for
example, you could try this:

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

"Bill" wrote in
message
...
The dma check box was checked for the hard drive in
device
manager, now it will only boot in safe mode, and to
uncheck it is not an option. Any way to uncheck it?


.

I have never noticed this before but the DMA box is not displayed in safe
mode. Maybe these articles will help:

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

--
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

wrote in message
...
The DMA check box is no longer there to check, or un
check.

-----Original Message-----
What do you mean--it is not an option? If the box is
greyed out for
example, you could try this:

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

"Bill" wrote in
message
...
The dma check box was checked for the hard drive in
device
manager, now it will only boot in safe mode, and to
uncheck it is not an option. Any way to uncheck it?


.

That's always been true in safe mode.
wrote in message
...
The DMA check box is no longer there to check, or un
check.

-----Original Message-----
What do you mean--it is not an option? If the box is
greyed out for
example, you could try this:

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

"Bill" wrote in
message
...
The dma check box was checked for the hard drive in
device
manager, now it will only boot in safe mode, and to
uncheck it is not an option. Any way to uncheck it?


.

So, are you saying you checked the dma box, upon reboot, was stuck in safe
mode? Y/N?
"Bill" wrote in message
...
The dma check box was checked for the hard drive in device
manager, now it will only boot in safe mode, and to
uncheck it is not an option. Any way to uncheck it?