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Solve : My Windows 98 wont start right?

Answer» <html><body><p>My Windows 98 wont go to the main desktop when I start it, it doesnt even go through the loading window. Earlier I copied a startup diskette because when i started it before that it just said insert system disk but I got that fixed. But now when I start it, it will say starting Windows 98 but than it will just take me to a command screen (which is black with white letters). I don't know how to get past that and get into my main desktop. If any body could please help me I would appreciate it, thanks.<br/><br/>If I didn't explain enough just ask me what else you need to know and ill reply to you.1. Command Screen. This "command screen"; do you get it by booting from a system floppy or attempting normal boot from hard <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/drive-959713" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DRIVE">DRIVE</a>?<br/><br/>If normal boot from hard drive, type "win.com" without quotes at a command prompt and hit the Enter key. Does Windows 98 continue into the normal graphical user interface mode?<br/><br/>2. Safe Mode. Tap the F8 function key about once per second or faster as you power the system up (or <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/perhaps-7377675" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PERHAPS">PERHAPS</a> restart it). You should see a menu for different operating system boot modes. Use up/down arrow keys to select Safe Mode and hit the Enter key.<br/><br/>Does the system boot into Safe Mode (with a Graphical User Interface (GUI))?When starting your computer up normally,<br/>You get this problem? Like it just brings you<br/>to the MS-DOS shell.. no graphics..?<br/><br/>If you haven't touched your CONFIG.SYS<br/>and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, you may try this..<br/>Type: C:\WINDOWS\Win.com<br/><br/>If it says that you are running Windows over<br/>an incorrect MS-DOS version.. (under MS-DOS 7.0)<br/>make sure you run C:\WINDOWS\Setver.exe in<br/>your AUTOEXEC.BAT..<br/><br/>I believe that (based on what I saw on my own<br/>notebook) would set the MS-DOS version to 7.00+<br/>I may not be correct.. but try it.i typed C:\WINDOWS\Win.com but than this message came up in white text and a blue back ground:<br/><br/> VFAT Device Initialization Failed<br/><br/>A device or resource required by VFAT is not present or is unavailable. VFAT cannot continue loading.<br/><br/>System halted.i used a floppy diskOh.. you are <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/lucky-545438" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LUCKY">LUCKY</a> then.<br/>I just had this problem on my<br/>old 486 notebook the other day..<br/><br/>I accidently removed the ifshlp.sys<br/>from my WINDOWS directory..<br/><br/>If you trashed the file.. (moved it<br/>into the recycle bin) from the command<br/>line, type "cd C:\recycled" and type <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/dir-431995" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIR">DIR</a>.<br/>there should be a few DC<br/>files.. If you have too much.. type DIR *.sys<br/>and it will limit the possibilities..<br/><br/>Find the file that that is around 3.708 KB<br/>and has a .sys extension.. if that doesn't<br/>help.. Post what your CONFIG.SYS says<br/>in it.<br/><br/>(Open it with 'edit')<br/>"edit CONFIG.SYS"sounds like your HD(or system file data) is on the fritz- your first problem was a "Non-system disk or disk error, replace and strike any key when ready" error, or thereabouts. So you made a system disk (floppy) and boot the computer. a floppy disk boot will NOT contain any GUI <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/elements-238662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ELEMENTS">ELEMENTS</a>, and in general would be used to diagnose and fix problems with a windows installation.<br/><br/><br/>after booting with the floppy, try SYS C:, this should at least solve the "non-system disk" error. Of course it appears that your Hard drive is having more problems then that, given the Device initialization failure of the Win98 Filesystem driver....<br/><br/><br/>Also, try fdisk /MBR<br/><br/><br/>good luck to you.</p></body></html>


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