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Win98se won't boot all the way. It gets as far as the wallpaper and that't it. No task bar on the bottom, just the wallpaper. I do a ctrl+alt+del and nothings loaded.It's empty.
I tried to boot in safemode, I used "step by step" to see what driver might be doing it and it loaded as far as the mouse drivers. Then nothing, froze up.
Could it be a virus? Corupt module? Corupt boot sector?
~Tram

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take add on cards out, except for the video card, run 1 stick of ram, disconnect the cd rom and floppy, leave the hdd connected, see if it boots, but this is a general approach, give me your system specs and lets go from there...

Fat, Drunk, and Stupid is no way to go through life Son.

Reply to allanon1965

Thanks, but he wanted me to re-format and re-install windows. He wanted it back ASAP.
She's running great now...
Thanks
~Tram

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