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by maggot

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Is this just a "Window's" thing? Or is something evil afoot?

Operating system is Windows 98 SE. with IE 6.0 with SP1 installed.

The OS sometimes at start up will freeze during the "splash" screen, I "re-start" and I have run both step by stepconfirmation and command prompt only. So far the Os runs after this and is fine for a period of time.

The virus scanner shows no infection and definitions are current. Anti-virus installed is Norton 2002 and installed fire wall is Norton PersonalFirewall 2003.

I have not added any hardware or made any changes to software CFGs. i.e.:video card, cd Rom etc.

The only recent change has been a "Critical Update" from the Microsoft "Windows Update" which was a Java Script Update. It was recommend by Microsoft on the site to provide protection for a vulnerbility in the outdated Java version installed on this system.

Skip driver shows a USB device not starting, but that has always been there. I don't have any USB ports in use anyway.
Please advise.

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by thechas

Most likely, there is a bad link in one of the system files or the registry.

I have had numerous problems with IE 6 on W98 systems.
Including locking up while booting.

There are a few things that you can try.

Run System File Checker, (sfc in the run box)
and replace any corrupt files.

Run a registry cleaner such as Fix-It from v-com
or Win Doctor from Symantec.

Nuke the system, and re-install W98 from scratch.
Stop at IE 5.5 SP2 for your browser.

Chas

by william jay

Howdy,

Start up in Safe Mode, open Control Panel, System, then go down through the list of installed devices and remove everything with a problem AND everything that has two entries for the same device . . . reboot and carry on.

by maggot

I did run the system file checker found four files that were identified as being corrupt, restored them from the install disc. So far there have been no occurances of the start up freeze during the splash screen with the color bar moving at the bottom.

Device manager shows no problem devices, though in the monitor there is "default monitor" and the identification of current monitor in use. I beleive the "default moniter" showed up after a video driver up-date. (should I remove it?)

I am showing two usb controlers and 2 usb hubs. The system has two connections at the rear of the comp. and two at the front. These have always been there and I think it is correct.(I had this system built almost two years ago)

Any thoughts?

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