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Stanislav Rabinovich <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Feb 2002 01:15:30 -0500
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Hi Julie Scorer!   At 03:15 AM 2/18/2002 +0000 you wrote:
>Hi
>I wiped Windows95 (by reformatting my HD) from my Pentium 150 and tried to
>clean install Windows98se straight from the CD. Everything went well until
>the message "Starting Windows for the first time", then I got
>a box "Please wait while Windows builds a driver information database". The
>progress meter went all the way to 100% and disappeared, then the screen
>froze.
>Nothing except an arrow on a green background.
>I reformatted, then copied Win98 on to my HD and tried again. Same problem
>and at exactly the same place.
>I don't have a NIC, software modem, scanner or anything
>like that installed, just video and sound card. Anyway
>Device Manager in Safe Mode doesn't show any problems.
>What do I have to do to complete the installation?
>Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

1) check boot viruses booting from non-infected floppy disk.
2)think about BIOS setting (irq,video shadow,agp etc)
3) move sound card (if it doesn't embedded) to try without it.
4)is that certified w98-2 ?


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Stanislav Rabinovich

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