Problems Booting

I am having problems booting. I can boot up in safe mode, but when I
try to boot to normal mode i get the windows screen then it goes blank
and just a flashing cursor. I have not anything new to the PC.

The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q306615

Windows 98 or Windows 95 Defaults to Safe Mode Even After Successful Start
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q143283

Troubleshooting Windows 98 Startup Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q188867

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q192926

Also read "Clean Boot -- What it is and why you need it" by MS MVP Gary Terhune
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=%2...GP11.phx.gb l

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Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.


"Bob" wrote in message
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I am having problems booting. I can boot up in safe mode, but when I
try to boot to normal mode i get the windows screen then it goes blank
and just a flashing cursor. I have not anything new to the PC.

"START, Run, MSConfig" & turn off the Startup Group, Config.sys &
Autoexec.bat. (Note: when you later turn them back on, all items in them
will get checked. So, note what may be unchecked first.)

Can you boot to Normal Mode now? If so, there is some troubleshooting to
do, using MSConfig...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;281965
How to Troubleshoot Using the Msconfig Utility with Windows 98
(281965) - This article describes how to use the Microsoft System
Configuration (Msconfig) utility to troubleshoot configuration errors in
Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition.

BUT BE CAREFUL-- better not disable System.ini & Win.ini, because that
can be trouble. Well, if you are sure of your Registry backups, actually
those two can be recovered this way...

(a) Boot to DOS. (Hold Ctrl for the Startup Menu, & select "Command
Prompt Only".)
(b) Scanreg /Restore
(c) Ctrl-Alt Del to Windows.

It will offer five dates. Choose the one of the last successful boot, to
start. These backups are done at boot, not at shut down. This should be
safe to do, if you haven't done anything to files in the mean time. This
will not restore files other than those .ini's & the Registry. It only
restores settings.


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Thanks or Good Luck,
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"Bob" wrote in message
om...
| I am having problems booting. I can boot up in safe mode, but when I
| try to boot to normal mode i get the windows screen then it goes blank
| and just a flashing cursor. I have not anything new to the PC.

http://search.support.microsoft.com/...SD=GN&LN=EN-US MSKB
Search "Blinking cursor"; Windows 98; Full Text; Exact Phrase; does come
up with over a page full. Especially if you really are resuming from
Standby, better go look. Here is one that does not mention Standby...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...64&Product=w98
No SCSI CD-ROM Drive After Windows 98 Setup Restarts Computer
(189464) - When Windows 98 Setup restarts your computer for the first
time, Setup may be unable to gain access to your Small Computer System
Interface (SCSI) CD-ROM drive, and you may receive error messages
stating that files cannot be found. The file names vary...


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Bob" wrote in message
om...
| I am having problems booting. I can boot up in safe mode, but when I
| try to boot to normal mode i get the windows screen then it goes blank
| and just a flashing cursor. I have not anything new to the PC.