 Imouse.vxd-missing in System.INI- Win.98 Pro, OS will only start in" Safe Mode" |
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 Jun 30 2009, 09:21 AM
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Can anyone advise next action? |
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Jun 30 2009, 10:00 AM
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Hello Elwinc and welcome to the forum!
Safe Mode in 98 does not support cdrom drives. I wouldnt recommend installing that way anyway Please provide additional information on your problem so that we can help you further |
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Jun 30 2009, 10:38 PM
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You want to make a format of your HDD? Then just boot in Safe Mode, go to "Control Panel" and then "Add/Remove Programs". Open from right to left the 3rd tag and put a Floppy Disc (3.5, 1.44 Mb) in your FDD and press the button. It will create a disc that you need to boot from and choose the options to read CD-ROM Drive! Then go in it and install manually in the folder x:\Windows98 the file setup.exe or setupcor.exe I think. You're ready to proceed! I don't speak English very well. I hope it helps.
-------------------- The spice must flow!
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Jul 2 2009, 07:02 AM
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QUOTE(Almuric @ Jul 1 2009, 04:38 AM)  You want to make a format of your HDD? Then just boot in Safe Mode, go to "Control Panel" and then "Add/Remove Programs". Open from right to left the 3rd tag and put a Floppy Disc (3.5, 1.44 Mb) in your FDD and press the button. It will create a disc that you need to boot from and choose the options to read CD-ROM Drive! The Add/Remove and startup disk needs the Win98 CD inserted and you don't have that in Safe Mode. There is a better why to make a startup disk. Now I don't have Win98 at work and my Win98SE at home has crashed again but if you look in \Program Files\Plus!\System\nocomp.exe. Then again it won't make a boot disk with CD Rom support. You need to download one from BootDisk.  -------------------- Keith
http://www.martin2k.co.uk/forums I've been programming with VB for 13 years. Started with VB4 16bit Pro, VB5 Pro, VB6 Pro/Enterprise and now VB3 Pro. But I'm no expert, I'm still learning. |
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Jul 2 2009, 04:50 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 14-July 08 Member No.: 222,619 |
The "Add/Remove Programs" works in "Safe Mode" just fine!! Just try and you'll see that. However I have the folder of "Windows" installer in my C:\ so it must be this one that I can create boot disk. Just check and if you cannot create such a disk the way I told try to download from bootdisk link above. Just remember that you have access in "Add/Remove Programs" whether or not.
This post has been edited by Almuric: Jul 2 2009, 04:55 PM -------------------- The spice must flow!
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Jul 3 2009, 06:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 25-January 07 Member No.: 108,272 |
QUOTE(Almuric @ Jul 2 2009, 10:50 PM) The "Add/Remove Programs" works in "Safe Mode" just fine!! I know Add/Remove works in Safe Mode that isn't what I was saying. When you click on the make startup disk it asks to the Win98 CD to be inserted and you don't have access to the CD Rom drive in Safe Mode. Thats why I suggested using \Program Files\Plus!\System\nocomp.exe.
-------------------- Keith
http://www.martin2k.co.uk/forums I've been programming with VB for 13 years. Started with VB4 16bit Pro, VB5 Pro, VB6 Pro/Enterprise and now VB3 Pro. But I'm no expert, I'm still learning. |
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