I would like to know if someone could help me out with some video e w98 startup problems. First of all when i turn it on my pc, the pages of dos that usually shows before comes to the screenpage of my desktop, doesn´t appears. Then when i come to the page of my desktop, shows it normally. But here shows up the second one, i mean, before ask me for my password, everythings freezes, comes up a message saying that MPREXE caused an invalid operation and needs to be closed...and after showed for two times everything hangs, freezes... And i have tryied everything ( that i know of course ). I mean i don´t have access to dos, because the video doesn´t work on dos and aslso don´t have access to the windows because the system hangs on startup. If anyone could help me out, i 'll appreciate. André Vieira

This might help second problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/178084 DerekW

"I mean i don´t have access to dos, because the video doesn´t work on dos...." On some older computers you will get no display in Dos modes unless you assign an IRQ for VGA in the bios. On my Aug. 1999 Epox computer, which has an Award bios, the setting Assign IRQ for VGA is on the PNP/PCI Configuration page.

Derek's link freezes my IE 5.5 in 98SE. Error message: "Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module Kernel32.dll" (also includes MPREXE.exe Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module KERNEL32.DLL) CAUSE This behavior can occur if your password list (PWL) file is damaged. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187... Solution: the above article describes how you cure the problem in Windows by deleting all *.pwl files. If you can't get into Windows - try Safe mode - Command prompt (press F8 repeatedly while booting, don't hold it down, select Command Prompt from the menu that appears. If Safe mode won't work, start up the computer with a Win 98 Startup disk, or a bootable Win 98 disk, let it load. At the prompt type: C: (Enter) type: cd\Windows (Enter) type: dir /s *.pwl (Enter) delete each *.pwl file listed e.g. del C:\Windows\Ralph.pwl ......... Unlikely. Err Msg: MPREXE.exe Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module KERNEL32.DLL http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192...

Dereks's link again - damaged *.pwl files and other causes: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/178084

Nope. That doesn't work for me either. That's really odd. Derek's link works fine until you paste it here. go to http://www.microsoft.com top right - type 178084 in the search box

My links in response 3 don't work either in IE 5.5!! go to http://www.microsoft.com top right - for the first one - type 187965 in the search box - for the second one - type 192249 in the search box