re: Error Loading GDI.EXE You must reinstall windows
Monday, September 29, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Steve Dunn
(925 messages posted)
Restore CD - is it that rather than a window 98 install CD?
Have you got hold of a win98 boot floppy yet (www.bootdisk.com good place if not)?
Only any use if you have a win98 install CD to start install.
It is possible you have a hardware problem (RAM, mobo, processor etc dying) - in
which case you won't have any joy till you sort that.
On Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 2:16 pm, JA wrote:
>I have a Emachines PC with Windows 98 SE, I deleted some programs a couple days
ago.
>I restarted but this is where i run into problems.
>
>The first thing that comes up when it comes on is the Emachines screen.
>Then it goes to the AMBIOS System configuration screen, this is where it shows all
>the pc specs.
>Next screen is the Windows 98 Startup
>It has the following message bellow the options-Warning: Windows did not finish
loading
>on the previous attempt....and so on.
>I chose to go into safe mode since it was recommended but then the next screen has
>a message that says error loading gdi.exe You must reinstall windows. Then it turns
>off.
>
>I tried reinstalling windows with the restore cd but in the AMBIOS window it has
>a "Searching for boot record from Cdrom.......OK" but then it does not do anything
>else.
>
>If I skip the boot from cd rom it goes to the Windows Startup window again. If I
>choose anymode it has the following message: The following file is missing or corrupted
>C:\CDROM\OAKCDROM.SYS THETHERE IS AN ERROR IN YOUR CONFIG.SYS FILE ON LINE 6
>
>I have read online that I may need a floppy disk with the windows 98 boot disk files
>so I can reinstall Windows since it does not want to read the cdrom.
>Any help is appreciated, I have been online for the last two days trying to find
>a solution and I just get more confused.
>
>
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