I hope you may point out to me how this problem can be resolved. I am using a Pentium 550 processor and a dual boot operating system of Win98/ Windows 2000 on my PC. A worm by the name of W32Myfile.F@mm infected my PC and as a result the Win.com file of Win98 OS was deleted. I re-installed Win98 on a new directory and deleted the previous install. Now at start-up, Win98 does not complete loading after processing config.sys & autoexec.bat files. The system hangs with the picture of Win98 fixed on the monitor. I tried to follow the instructions indicated by Microsoft (such as msconfig utility) to locate the real cause of this problem but for no use. Each time this happens I have to press reset then choose normal boot from the startup menu to make Win98 load properly. The bootlog.txt does not help either. Thanks in advance.

have you tried booting with the step-by-step confirmation option? Doing so will enable you to see the driver that may be the culprit? Worth a try.

Reinstalling windows 98 over a previous install to a different location is rarely a good idea. If you are sure the virus has been cleaned off of your system, I recommend deleting, from DOS, both of the windows install directories, and then reinstall windows again. If you think the virus may still be there, I recommend backing up all of your files, and formating your hard drive. Before you put your backed-up files back on your PC, be sure to scan them!

Thank you all for your help. I've tried to follow your advice, however the problem still persists and I don't want to format and re-install. Step by step confirmation shows that the PC hangs after processing the wun file, load all window drivers and some other *.vxd files specifically after I enter (yes) to process msmouse.vxd Can this shed any illumination on the cause?