|When I enter my password and click (or cancel the logon),
| guygolfer
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I believe that is essentially coincidental to your problem...

:Cannot log on
...and (with the default install,[1]) W98's "security" is meaningless.
The fact that you can Cancel out of it demonstrates this.

|my file manager opens.
|
W98 ships with TWO "file managers".
I'll assume you're talking about the Win 3.x file manager.
(It really makes little difference.)

You have a task configured as a Startup Task.
If you don't want that, use MSCONFIG to disable it.

|I cannot access Windows.
|
Describe what you think "access Windows" means.
(Hint: If you see a *Windoze* app--like File Manager--you ARE in Windoze.)

What do you do **after** you see File Manager?
What do you see **after** you close that unwanted app?

Have you tried the old SCANREG/RESTORE trick? 
cache of http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1132271323


[1] We are also ASSuMEing that you have been using this box for a long time
and the problem suddenly appeared.  Right?

You HAVE tried to do a scan for infections from Safe Mode.  Right?

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