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Name: Samantha Date: January 16, 2003 at 21:23:58 Pacific OS: compaq CPU/Ram: pentium
Comment:
I have a compaq (windows 98). My computer was working fine when an fatal error came up. I resarted the computer and now it won't load passed the windows98 screen. Its not frozen, the blue on the bottom is moving. Just won't load passed the windows98 screen. HELP.
Name: crashmouth Date: January 16, 2003 at 21:31:36 Pacific
Reply:
on bootup press f5 and f8 alternately and boot into safe mode
then do a scandisc "thourough" "fix errors"
then a defrag
then a standard scandisc
run any other repair tool ya got.... i.e windoctor
should fix ya up....lemme know
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Response Number 2
Name: ryan Date: January 16, 2003 at 21:35:48 Pacific
Reply:
press f8 upon startup and go into safe mode and see whats wrong with your system, and what causing it to locked up. or you can also go to command prompt and type regedit /restore it will restore your registry to the date known working proertly. good luck.
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Response Number 3
Name: ryan Date: January 16, 2003 at 21:46:44 Pacific
Reply:
i am sorry its scanreg /restore not regedit /restore
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Response Number 4
Name: Samantha Date: January 17, 2003 at 05:14:25 Pacific
Reply:
ok, first one didn't work. To do the second one, what button can i push to bring it to DOS mode (ex. f5 for safe mode)
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Response Number 5
Name: I help U Date: January 17, 2003 at 11:56:16 Pacific
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Hit F8 before the Win98 Logo screen, this will show a menu. Choose command prompt. After this , change dir to the c:\windows\command directory. type - cd c:\windows\command hit Then do the scanreg. :-)
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