re: Windows fails to load, stuck on "splash" screen
Sunday, July 1, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by bob wells
(1593 messages posted)
If you have a Win98SE Boot floppy, try starting the Computer with the Floppy in the
Drive. At the A:\ type "sys C:" no Quotes; hit Enter.
Response should be "System transfered". Restart without floppy.
If that fails, restart to the boot options menu, select Command prompt only. At the
C:\ type, scanreg/restore.Hit Enter. You should see a list of the available Registry
Backups.
Choose one that is most recent, and is preceeded by "started" Follow prompts. This
should restore a good copy of the Windows Registry. Should see a message indicating
success. At the C:\, type "win", Enter
Post back with results.
BW
On Sunday, July 1, 2007 at 4:43 pm, kris_l wrote:
>Ok, my other computer is currently down(im running linux on this one), but the way
>it went down and whats wrong is a question i can't seem to answer. I didn't change
>anything at all before the last shut down, all i did was burn a cd image for and
>then i shut the computer down so i could install linux on this computer(using the
>power and monitor and keyboard from the dead pc). nothing else was done on the computer
>since the last shutdown/restart.
>
>The most recent problem is this. after i shut it down and it sat for about 30 min,
>i went to power it back up when my dad noticed it wasn't getting past the windows
>98 startup or splash screen.
>
>I have tried starting the computer in safe mode, the comp freezes like before.
>i try to bypass the startup and run just the command prompt, and it freezes in the
>dos application, never getting to the prompt.
>
>i can access the startup menus before the splash screen where i can change different
>options(typical F1 setup screen). I can view the boot log but it doesn't say anything
>helpful. I can't boot from a cd because i don't have that cd, so thats out(for now).
>
>Someone please help me! i don't know whats left to do.
>
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