re: Win 98 startup problem Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 11:14 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Norm Meunier (2 messages posted) After the computer boots up (in Safe Mode), right-mouse-click on the My Computer icon, choose "Properties" in drop-down menu. The Systems Properties dialog box should appear. Left-mouse-click on the "Device Manager" tab. A list of hardware devices appear in this list; check to see if there are any items here that either have a question mark or exclamation mark next to it. If so, expand out the item by clicking on the [+] symbol. You can either try changing the settings for the offending device, or remove it entirely. Reboot the computer. Windows' Plug n Play should detect the device (unless it's very old or defective) and either load a driver or ask you to locate a driver for it. (I usually find it easier to locate the original driver in the C:\windows\system folder than to dig out the floppy or CD-ROM.) There's no simple or completely identical fix for the same problems, but I hope this bit of info leads you in the right direction. -Norm- Written in response to: Win 98 startup problem (Satish: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 10:43 pm) Responses to this message: re: Win 98 startup problem (Satish: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 7:07 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Win 98 startup problem (Satish: Tue, Dec 30, 2003, 10:43 pm) re: Win 98 startup problem (Norm Meunier: Tue, Dec 30, 2003, 11:14 pm) re: Win 98 startup problem (Satish: Wed, Dec 31, 2003, 7:07 am) re: Win 98 startup problem (Norm Meunier: Wed, Dec 31, 2003, 7:13 pm) re: Win 98 startup problem (m.lawrence: Tue, Dec 30, 2003, 11:14 pm) re: Win 98 startup problem (Satish: Wed, Dec 31, 2003, 7:03 am) re: Win 98 startup problem (JmC: Wed, Dec 31, 2003, 12:24 am) re: Win 98 startup problem (Satish: Wed, Dec 31, 2003, 7:07 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum