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"Error loading GDI.EXE-install W95 new"
Name: Michael Date: November 10, 1998 at 03:46:53 Pacific
Comment:
Hello ! when I want to start Win95 I get the message above and the laptop shuts down. How can I dodge a new installation ? Many thanks in advance ! Michael
Name: zwebweaver Date: November 10, 1998 at 20:26:22 Pacific
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Michael, I recently had a similar error on my Win95 PC; mine was Error loading GDI32.DLL I booted into safe mode, went to my Display Manager, and changed my video settings back to 800x600. See if that does it. If so, I'd visit the home page of your video card manufacturer and see if there's a driver update posted.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jose Manosalvas Date: June 15, 1999 at 14:42:47 Pacific
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I know a patch posted from Microsoft... Somebody knows if that patch really works?
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Response Number 3
Name: RenChong Hu Date: July 2, 1999 at 00:10:29 Pacific
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I got the exact same problem in my PC. I started my PC in DOS mode,copied GDI.exe from a PC that runs win95 of same version.The directoryis,say, C:\windows\system\gdi.exe.Depends on your windows installation directory. Then restart,no problem any more.
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Response Number 4
Name: John Russell Date: August 18, 1999 at 05:44:52 Pacific
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I have this problem on my win 98 PC. Every time I stratup, the error message appears (cannot load gdi.exe must reinstall windows). Can anyone mail me with a solution. I have very importabnt files on my PC and I would die if I lost them!!! Thanks!!!
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Response Number 5
Name: Joe Date: August 18, 1999 at 06:07:33 Pacific
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WinBlows95 tells me gdi.exe fails to load, and then I immediately get the "it is now safe to turn off your computer" screen, so I can't even boot. Same result from safe mode, so I can't do anything but reinstall, really. WinBlows' safe mode obviously isn't really all that safe. I wonder if MS ever tried to design something that worked worth a damn....
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Response Number 6
Name: Benjie Date: October 7, 1999 at 07:26:06 Pacific
Name: Norie Date: October 26, 1999 at 06:46:50 Pacific
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I went to Microsoft to get some help... WHat! do they think that they are funny.... the problem is that my computer cant start I just get to the ITS NOW SAFE TO..all that.... and they tell me that to fix it I have to go into Windows... what the? thats like sayin if your car brakes down that you should drive it half a mile to the next off ramp!! damn I hate all this ! ... and there is NO way that I am goin to swipe my hard drive... I got way to much important stuff!... How have any of you dealt with this when all you have is DOS!? please help if ya can? later,
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Summary: This may help! Error loading GDI.EXE. You must reinstall windows. After you receive this error message, the computer may stop responding (hang) or restart. This behavior may also occur when you...
Summary: Hello everyone, I have a computer I'm working on and I get the message "Error loading GDI.exe." I know I need to reinstall Windows, but I need to dig the product key out of the registry first. If I re...
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