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re: Question about 'What to do about error messages during Windows startup'
Saturday, August 10, 2002 at 8:15 am
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Posted by Steve Easton (5183 messages posted)


Boot to a DOS command prompt. At the C:\> prompt type: cd:\windows\options\cabs and hit enter. Then type: setup and hit enter. Windows should reinstall/repair itself.


On Friday, August 9, 2002 at 3:41 pm, V.G.Tedder wrote:
>A four year old crashed my system, it will load up to windows Safe Mode, but when 
>safe mode is selected a blue DOS box comes up with this message:
>While Initializing device IOS: an I/O subsystem driver failed to load, either a 
file 
>in the .\iosubsys subdirectory is corrupt, or the system is low on memory.
>Hopefully someone has been here and done this, I'm lost. Any help would be appreciated 
>greatly. Virgil
>
>



Written in response to:
Question about 'What to do about error messages during Windows startup' (V.G.Tedder: Friday, August 9, 2002 at 3:41 pm)

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*re: Question about 'What to do about error messages during Windows startup' (Virtual tEch: Friday, May 9, 2003 at 2:34 pm)

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-Question about 'What to do about error messages during Windows startup' (V.G.Tedder: Fri, Aug 9, 2002, 3:41 pm)
-re: Question about 'What to do about error messages during Windows startup' (Steve Easton: Sat, Aug 10, 2002, 8:15 am)
*re: Question about 'What to do about error messages during Windows startup' (Virtual tEch: Fri, May 9, 2003, 2:34 pm)
*re: Question about 'What to do about error messages during Windows startup' (naruto-kun: Wed, Feb 18, 2004, 12:22 pm)
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