Reload Win98SE over original

I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?
--
Rick

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:39:02 -0800, "Rick_Urquhart"
wrote:

I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?

Rick,

Yes, I've done it several times for troubleshooting. You can rename
the folders from Dos to switch between the two installs then reboot.
May be simpler to fix the problem though. The exact error message
may help.

Regards,

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

That file is part 2 viruses. Depending on which one you had, you need to clean up a bit more. In a dual boot configuration, if you reinstall 98 with XP still installed, you will have other problems to fix in order to boot properly.





http://thpc.info/dual/repairdualboot.html

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375




"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?
--
Rick

While initializing device "SHELL":
Could not find or load file krnl32.exe
Press any key to continue...

Funny thing, I do not have to do anything; about after 30 seconds, the PC
shuts down...

--
Rick


"Bill Watt" wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:39:02 -0800, "Rick_Urquhart"
wrote:

I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?

Rick,

Yes, I've done it several times for troubleshooting. You can rename
the folders from Dos to switch between the two installs then reboot.
May be simpler to fix the problem though. The exact error message
may help.

Regards,

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

I think I am OK.
1. I have already checked for viruses with housecall and panda yesterday.
2. I cannot figure out how to Disable System Restore in XP. Under Control
Panel, System, I see no "Properties" tab (as described in Help) and checkbox
to use???
3. I have run regedit from windows in c: and e: locations. A search for
krnl32.exe (all selections) finds nothing. I think I am clean because I have
rebooted several times.
4. There is no file at C:\script.ini
5. The Epon virus is supposed to delete:
C:\IO.SYS (still there)
C:\MSDOS.SYS (still there)
C:\CONFIG.SYS (not there - I think I did not use this and autoexec.bat with
win98)
C:\boot.ini (not there - not sure if it was there or not)

If I am not seeing something, I would appreciate your help in re-focusing my
attention. If I am clean, what can I do to get rid of the krnl32.exe error
and get win98se working again?
Thanks
--
Rick


"Brian A." wrote:

That file is part 2 viruses. Depending on which one you had, you need to clean up a bit more. In a dual boot configuration, if you reinstall 98 with XP still installed, you will have other problems to fix in order to boot properly.





http://thpc.info/dual/repairdualboot.html

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375




"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?
--
Rick

Start Notepad, open the "c:\windows\system.ini" file, find the "[boot]" section,
and see if the "shell=" line contains a reference to "krnl32.exe". If so, change
it to read simply "shell=explorer.exe" and save the change.

Ben

"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?
--
Rick

Ben,
It simply read it "shell=explorer.exe"
--
Rick


"Ben Myers" wrote:

Start Notepad, open the "c:\windows\system.ini" file, find the "[boot]" section,
and see if the "shell=" line contains a reference to "krnl32.exe". If so, change
it to read simply "shell=explorer.exe" and save the change.

Ben

"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?
--
Rick

Click "Start", "Run", type "msconfig" and click "OK". Then click
on the "Startup" tab and look for "krnl32.exe". If you find it,
uncheck it and click "OK".

Ben

"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
Ben,
It simply read it "shell=explorer.exe"
--
Rick


"Ben Myers" wrote:

Start Notepad, open the "c:\windows\system.ini" file, find the "[boot]" section,
and see if the "shell=" line contains a reference to "krnl32.exe". If so, change
it to read simply "shell=explorer.exe" and save the change.

Ben

"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?
--
Rick

Hi Ben,
Of course, I cannot do this from Win98SE because it will not run.
If I run msconfig from WinXPPro e: partition, everything related to that
operating system comes up. krnl32.exe is not under the startup tab.
If I go to c:\windows\system and run msconfig, I get several errors that my
config.sys file is damaged or not there and then after pressing OK several
times I get the msconfig window with only the main and startup tabs.
krnl32.exe is not under that startup tab either and I do recognize most of
the other programs that should be running. I do not have a backup when I
select that from msconfig.
What's next?
Rick
--
Rick


"Ben Myers" wrote:

Click "Start", "Run", type "msconfig" and click "OK". Then click
on the "Startup" tab and look for "krnl32.exe". If you find it,
uncheck it and click "OK".

Ben

"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
Ben,
It simply read it "shell=explorer.exe"
--
Rick


"Ben Myers" wrote:

Start Notepad, open the "c:\windows\system.ini" file, find the "[boot]" section,
and see if the "shell=" line contains a reference to "krnl32.exe". If so, change
it to read simply "shell=explorer.exe" and save the change.

Ben

"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?
--
Rick

Ben, despite my earlier response, I might have more problems than I thought.
I have tried all these things from winxp pro because win98se does not
function:
1. In c:\ I had an autoexec.bat file but no config.sys file under windows.
I am not sure if this is what msconfig is looking for or not. In dos I could
see config.sys. It was hidden in windows for some reason.
2. From my win98se startup disk I did a scandisk of c:. It found
directories and did repairs. Then I copied over autoexec.bat and config.sys
from an earlier backup I had when I was reloading 2 years ago.
3. When I run msconfig from winxp pro from c:\windows\system, I get 4 errors:

System Configuration Utility cannot read config.sys file. System cannot
find the path specified.
On hitting OK I get the same error for autoexec.bat, system.ini, and
win.ini. Then after about 30 seconds the PC powers down.

So I am not sure what is my problem.

Rick
--
Rick


"Ben Myers" wrote:

Click "Start", "Run", type "msconfig" and click "OK". Then click
on the "Startup" tab and look for "krnl32.exe". If you find it,
uncheck it and click "OK".

Ben

"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
Ben,
It simply read it "shell=explorer.exe"
--
Rick


"Ben Myers" wrote:

Start Notepad, open the "c:\windows\system.ini" file, find the "[boot]" section,
and see if the "shell=" line contains a reference to "krnl32.exe". If so, change
it to read simply "shell=explorer.exe" and save the change.

Ben

"Rick_Urquhart" wrote in message ...
I am running Win98SE on partition c: and WinXP Pro on partition e: From the
boot loader, when win98se is selected, I get an error from "shell" about not
finding krnl32.exe. I believe I had a virus and have cleaned my machine from
several sources. Luckily I have WinXP to do all this.
I also have a win98se startup disk and was able to run scanreg. The
registry was damaged and I repaired it and then restored from an earlier
backup. But I still have the same krnl32.exe problem. Is there a simple fix
to this?
If not, I will need to reload Win98SE because I do not have a backup.
Could I not just rename c:\windows to windowsx and then start the whole
install process again?
--
Rick