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Windows 98 forced compatibility mode

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by lbarthels

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I have unique situation. I am running an Acer Altos 500 server with scsi hard drive, running Windows 98 as the OS. ( I know..but dos apps need it) Had a recent corruption of Windows files, and it would not boot, it would only get as far as the Windows splash screen. So formatted, and trying to reinstall W98, but always hangs at splash screen I think at hardware detection. I disabled everything in startup, and still hung. When I forced compatibility mode, it finally completed the Windows installation. So I reselected all the startup options, and it booted fine, but now no CDrom. I unchecked the forced compatibility, and now it will not boot again. Anyone know what the heck is going on here?
Thanks,
Lor

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by maelgwyn

The problem could be in the drivers - have you tried to get and install the new version(s) of the Altos drivers. Also, there could be a conflict with an old dos driver - so try and isolate it and kill it (hopefully).

by ann777

Boot to safe mode and remove the cd-rom drivers. Shutdown and then physically disconnect the drive and see if the computer will boot normally.

Seems like the hangup is with the cd-rom drive... if the computer boots normally thereafter, replace the drive.

by ezeze5000a

You might check your BIOS settings.
Make sure your disk cashe is enabled.
CD drives need it .

Try a different CD drive, it could be bad.

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