Thank you for your help.  I tried this and it locks up on the first thing
it tries to load.
Load DoubleSpace driver?  Windows 98 CD is an upgrade as is Windows
95....

Jim Meagher wrote:

> Wanda,
>
> See below......
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wanda Irby" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > It was not 5 minutes or five days but several weeks.
>
> Great!  You had a successful upgrade and used it for
> quite a while, then something happened.
>
> > I get no messages at all.  When I try to boot from the harddrive,
> > it goes to the Windows 98 first  screen and hangs there,
>
> There is still hope.  When you FIRST turn on the computer,
> you will see several messages about video display, keyboards
> and a few other odds n ends.  Look for the single line stating:
>
> STARTING WINDOWS 95.....
>
> as soon as you see that, press the F8 function key
> (you only have 3-5 seconds to do this, so be alert!)
>
> You will now see a menu of options.
> Press the number for a STEP BY STEP start up..
>
> Now your computer will stop and tell you what
> it is about to do, and will ask permission to perform
> the next step.  Keep in mind what it is working on
> and press Y for each question.
>
> Let us know what the last question was before it "hangs".
>

> > also it is the same when I try to boot from the floppy.
>
> Try the above suggestion first.
>
> > The computer came with Windows 3.11, I upgraded to 95 then recently
> > to 98.
>
> I understand the progression, but the question is::::
> Is your Windows 98 CD a "full install" or an "upgrade" CD?
> There is a difference
>
>
>

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