Always do these things when that happens: 1. Start in safe mode. If the PC WILL start normally in safe mode, then the problem is usually something that is loading with Windows. Uncheck all programs that are loading via MSCONFIG and restart and see if that allows it to boot normally. If so, check them back one by one until the problem surfaces again then you know the program that's doing it.
2. From the DOS prompt (C: prompt), run scanreg and scandisk and see if that finds/fixes any problems. Allow scandisk to fix any problems, and if scanreg finds anything wrong then restore the last known good bootable config. 3. You should also run the short version of scandisk in Windows in safe mode. -Clint Happy Holidays to all & God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Browning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is my wife's computer and it uses win 98. I tried to start the computer today and it seemed ok and I got one program to start up. When I tried to load a file in that program it froze. I hit ctr alt delete and it said the program was not responding. I could not get the start button to react at all so I closed it down using the ctrl alt delete action. As the computer came back up it froze before it got all the icons on the desktop. I again hit ctrl alt delete and it said that Explorer want not responding. Should I reload win 98 or is there another way to fix this kind of problem? Thanks Larry ============= 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 =====================================================
