As you have described ..the computer makes it through POST...starts the
Win98 boot throws up the splash screen...removes the splash screen and then
hangs at a blank screen. Are you sure it has hung and is not just
configuring itself? A Win98 boot on a old and slow PC may take a while and
a blank screen after the splash but before the desktop is normal. If it has
found new devices or is installing new things it may sit at a blank screen
for a while.

However if you are sure it is hanging because of a driver issue then upon
seeing the < Starting Windows 98 > immediately after POST hit F8 and a
screen will appear allowing you to choose to enter Safe Mode where you will
be able to sort out the driver problem.

Mark Rode
The NOSPIN Group

At 09:36 AM 1/13/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>I have an old 133 IBM Aptiva 2176-C33 with a IBM G40 monitor.The machine
>had 16MB of SIMMS running Win 95a.I put in 64MB of SIMMS
>memory,formatted the hard drive ,installed OS2 ,which worked fine.I then
>installed the Win98 upgrade.Everything worked fine after rebooting with
>the initial install.I then rebooted the computer and after the POST and
>the Win98
>splash screen the monitor went blank.
>  I am assuming this is a driver problem but how can I install drivers or
>anything else with a blank screen.The screen works during POST then goes
>completely blank after the Splash screen.
>Mike Bridges

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