P180 MHz, Award bios, Win 98 SE, 192 MB RAM There are many stories of Windows shutdown problems, but no-one seems to have the problem that I have -- i.e. Windows refuses to load after boot-up.
Sometimes I have to reboot as many as half a dozen times before Windows will load. It doesn't matter which option I choose - normal, safe mode, command prompt only - after reading autoexec.bat and config.sys, the system just hangs - no activity from the hard disk, just nothing. This has been going on for a long time now, and my solution is to keep the machine turned on permanently to save myself the hassle of spending sometimes more than half an hour in futile attempts to get the machine working. That's OK most of the time, but of course sometimes I need to restart Windows after installation of new software, or indeed just to clear the memory, and then my troubles start all over again. While I don't really expect to find a solution, I'd like to know what causes this hang-up. Is it connected with the hard disk, motherboard, or Windows itself - i.e. is it a hardware or software problem? Has anyone else experienced this most annoying phenomenon? If so, did you find a solution? Would reinstalling the OS help? (I doubt this, because the problem has been there ever since I did the first install and after subsequent reinstallation of Win 98) If anyone can shed light on the matter I'd appreciate it. Thanks. Virginia Virginia Da Costa - Thatched Cottage - Kent - UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] Net-Tamer V 1.09.2 - Test Drive ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
