I'm recently trying to fix an old Penitum 60, Win95 computer I used a long time ago. It boots into safe mode just fine, but it won't load Windows normally. It's a Pentium 60, 24MB RAM, 540MB HD, running Windows 95 (4.00.950). It has a CD-ROM, floppy, and a sound card - and that's all that's attached. I've tried pulling the soundcard out and unplugging both the CD-ROM and the floppy but to no benefit. It gets past POST, it locks up when loading Windows 95, it lists a few things in the autoexec.bat file but then locks up. Here are my config.sys and autoexec.bat files.. Config.sys DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.exe RAM MIN=0 D=64 DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\MOUSE.SYS DEVICEHIGH=C:\NEC_IDE.SYS /D:MSCD0001 Autoexec.bat SET GALAXY=A220 I7 D1 K10 P530 T6 SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T4 @ECHO OFF PROMPT $P$G rem - By Windows Setup - LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.exe /D:MSD0001 /M:30 /E SET DIRCMD=/0 SET TEMP=C:\PBTOOLS\WINTEMP SET WINPMT=[WINDOWS] $P$G SET SOUND=C:\SOUND144 TYPE C:\PBNAV30\PBNEW\EXIT2.MSG I've tried removing line by line to find something causing the trouble in config.sys and autoexec.bat to no benefit, even removing both of them entirely. I've restored them fully and now the computer doesn't hang, but goes to a blank DOS screen and at the top says Can't load lmouse.drv. You must reinstall Windows. I tried scanreg /fix in safe mode but the computer must not be equipped with it. As Win95 came pre-installed on the computer, no I don't have the Windows 95 CD, but I might have one of those "restore" disks tucked away somewhere. I'm not sure what else to do, any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Nathan

I suggest checking out the hardware first. Boot from a win95 startup floppy and run scandisk c: /surface Then test the RAM with: Doc memory tester

I don't have a Win95 floppy, can you make one in safe-mode? I tried but it wanted the Win95 CD (which I don't have). I think I might can do a scandisk in safe-mode, i'll have to see. I'll test the RAM too. But, if it were a hardware problem wouldn't it prevent safe-mode from working as well?

You can get a win95 bootable floppy at www.bootdisk.com I like doing the scandisk from dos, but safe mode should work. I doubt that it's a hardware problem, but I've seen weird problems caused by hardware. If the hardware checks out I would dig up the Restore CD.

Config.sys & autoexec.bat are not likely the cause, that information is merely being echoed to the screen - although this is an interesting one: SET DIRCMD=/0 - - not sure if the slash makes a difference, but at ComputerHope's listing for SECRET COMMANDS: If you wanted to hide all your directories from users you can use: SET DIRCMD=0 Kind of weird. Anyways - no, scanreg was not a part of win95 - it may be shoehorned in, but that won't be of much help now. 95 users can (and should) put 98's msconfig on their systems as a convenient method of controlling startups - available from SureCool - it may help you troubleshoot the problem. Something of a long shot, but you could check your drive for either c:\windows\options\cabs or c:\win95 in case the installation CAB files are backed up there. Click

Something that might be useful to you: Startuplist 1.52 This program will give you an exhausting list of all that starts at bootup, allowing you to verify item by item that all is there. Another very useful program is Starter 5.6.1.38 Both of these programs will allow you to examine your startup routine in details, in a different way. These are much more detailed than MS-Config. From what you say it seems like Windows is trying to load a program or driver that may be corrupt. Hopefully one of these will help. Lightspeed. http://oldfiles.org.uk/lightspeed/main.html http://oldfiles.org.uk/lightspeed/lightspeed95.html

When you get to dos choice screen choose "Step by Step" and it will offer to create a log file ... watch for eror stepping into windows then review the log file in the root of C:.