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December 11, 2001 at 9:30 am #2131106

Starting windows 98

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by lindsay.d · about 20 years, 5 months ago

My computer was working fine. Today I tried to start, and my problems started. As the machine starts the boot process all seems well until it goes to Windows, when the monitor switches off. The boot process continues, but I cannot do anything from ablank screen. To add to my woes, the emergency startup does nothing to help. When I get to the “Safe Mode” all I have is a blank screen with the word “safe mode” in each corner and nothing else. On investigating a bit further I find a message Systemcan’t find Explorer.

Can someone please help?
Thanks.
David Lindsay

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- December 11, 2001 at 9:37 am #3569360
  
  Starting windows 98
  
  by ann777 · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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  Boot with a win98 floppy boot disk with cd-rom support and re-install Win98 on top of your current installation. It will replace any missing Windows files and your should should boot normally thereafter.
  - March 11, 2002 at 2:55 pm #3651433
    
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- December 11, 2001 at 11:42 am #3569324
  
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  by dmiles · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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  Open the case and see if the graphics card is set correctly and check the memory modules to make sure they are seated,sounds like it could be a graphics card problem to so check it and reinstall the updated drivers
  - March 11, 2002 at 2:55 pm #3651434
    
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- December 13, 2001 at 6:13 am #3548973
  
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  by big ray · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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  If it happened suddenly then it is either a hardware problem or it sounds to me like a virus.
  
  Use a PC with virus protection to create a virus scan boot disk and scan the PC for a virus.
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- March 11, 2002 at 2:55 pm #3651432
  
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