I had this problem installing WIN98 in a brand new computer....replaced the
CD-ROM and had no more problems.....I dont know if its faulty or just flaky,
but it solved it with no more headaches....It is a CD-ROM player hardware
problem, nothing else is the cause....

Dave Olds

-----Original Message-----
From: TONY LODGE <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, December 11, 1998 9:21 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] booting up


>This is a problem a friend of mine is having with his computer.WIt is an
>Acer p133.Each time he boots it up it hangs there befor e it completes
>booting up.His son ,by pressing the CD Rom button gets it to continue.I
>thought it might have too little RAM (16MB) so I installed another 64 for
>him.However,it didn't do the trick,as it still keeps happening.
>Any help would be appreciated,
>Thanks,
>Tony

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