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Windows Failure (Win98) Stalls on Loadng

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by popjam

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Windows began to load and then stop ,check Bootlog.txt and noticed when it got to the ttf. fonts I got Loadfail =c:\windows\fonts; Failure code is 0016. Check to see if gdi.exe Loaded okay and if Font directory was still in windows (okay)

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by oz_media

Just pop your Win CD in the drive and rerun setup, that should resolve it.

OR
START IN SAFE MODE (Press F8 repeatedly while booting)
You can click START>RUN and type sfc.exe then hit Enter. (You will need your Win CD if WIn setup files aren't on a hard drive partitoin)
This will start a System File Checker scan of your system for any missing or damaged files and replace them as needed. Reboot should be OK.

by cs

I had the same problem with Windows 98SE on a Compaq DeskPRO. The Loadfail of the fonts error wasn't really the error. The error was caused by a defect interface card which wasn't correctly recognized at startup.
So first try to remove all interface adapters except those you need to run the system. Then try to start the system in normal mode. If this doesn't work reset the system and enter the BIOS of the system. Disable all the devices (Audio, Lan, COM and LPT ports, etc.) the mashine dont't need for starting windows.
When the system starts now reboot and reenable one device. Restart again an enable the next device. And so on ...
Good luck

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