Hello,   Does windows come up at all..   Can you access the accessories
and then systems tools.    If you can then it is possible to get to system
information program  and get to the tools options.....to the System
Configuration Utility, and do a selective startup...... This may allow you
to find the problem  it also allow you access to the  Win.ini  and other
things.

     It may be possible to repair the problem.by doing this..   If not  you
may have to perform   a fresh install of windows.    I had problems like
this and just
reloading windows does not fix the problem

   bob Johnson   [log in to unmask]



From: Gary Rood <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 2:04 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Win98 SE Problem


> I had submitted this to the Computer Lady and she suggested I contact your
site.
> When booting up I get a rectangular box with, Setup.ins in the blue header
and In
> the box below it says, "Cannot find the file 'setup.ins' (or one or more
of its components).
> Make sure path and file name are correct and all required libraries are
available.
>
> When I close that box the next box says,  Desktop in the blue header and
inside the
> rectangular box,  cannot load or run setup.ins specified in the WIN.INI
file".
> Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference to it
in the
> WIN.INI file.  After closing both boxes my computer boots up OK and seems
to work OK.
> These boxes come up every time I boot up.
>
> I cannot load  programs now.  Trying to load one program and it won't load
at all.
> Tried loading another program and it did load and I see it in add remove
programs
> but when I try and run it my screen goes black and I have to control, alt
delete to
> shut down.   Should I put in the WIN 98SE disk back in and re-run Windows,
if so how do
> I proceed after loading the disk.  Do I use the boot disk I created when I
first
> loaded Windows?
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
>
> Gary Rood
>
>                          PCBUILD's List Owners:
>                       Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]>
>                        Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>

                  Visit our website regularly for FAQs,
               articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more
                          http://freepctech.com