"Gill, Manpreet" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Can u help????
>
> Im installing Windows98 on my machine, my previous hard disk got corrupted,
> so I lost everythinhg.  Anyway, I manage to install win98 (although it never
> asks me for any codes in setup), and when I restart it gets to the Win98
> screen and freezes.  I then re-install win98 and when restarting I get a msg
> "Device VDMAD windows protection error failed, restart computer". I restart
> and the same msg appears.  I then re-install windows again and this time get
> the msg "user.exe failed. restart computer" it then goes to the shutdown
> screen.  Before I begin installation, I used fdisk and made 1 primary
> partition with FAT32 system.  I then format the drive and install windows.
> What could be wrong with my machine???? Ive used win95 cd and get the same
> problems, although I did manage to get into windows where I got the msg
> "Windows registry problem, click to restart computer & fix registry". I
> clicked restart, but the same msg appears.

It definitely sounds like you have a hardware problem, probably bad memory. If
you can, try swapping for known good memory. If that doesn't do it, try removing
everything except the bare essentials, leaving just video, memory, disk and CPU.

The fact that you have the same problem with different OS's points to something
in the hardware.


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