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At 08:59 AM 01/18/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm running Win98 on a Compaq Presario 5301 (AMD K6-2 380,
>192 MB RAM). The machine runs fine, but when I try to go
>into safe mode, the safe mode screen appears, but then the
>machine freezes, and I'm forced to power off, then power on
>again. Any ideas what might be wrong?

Hi...

   I have been seeing alot of this type of thing lately... 99% of the time,
it ends up being a memory problem. Try switching mem modules around,
eliminating each one in turn, until the problem disappears. When it works
again, the one in your hand needs replacing.

                                                        Harlen Linke

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