When I boot up the computer I receive an 0E FATAL exception error messasge. I am able to start up in safe mode and found that both drive A and drive C are using MS/DOS compatilbility mode file system. From what I've researched it sounds like a driver problem. How do I repair this. Neither the FLOPPY drive ,CD , or internet are working in safe mode. Could this be some sort of virus? No software or hardware has been added recently.Have a read:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q130179/

What happened just prior to all of this? Is this the original Windows install? Tell us about the machine and spyware/adware/virus removal programs you are using on a regular basis.I've been going thru the microsoft  data base including the article you mentioned. No luck yet. The system is a used unit I purchased from dell P4 1.8 without any software. I installed WIN98 which has been working fine  for 18 months. The machine is on a network with 2 other machines. There was no security etc. installed on the unit because it was not to be used on the internet. Apparently it has been on the net.  


What is the error message exactly? Quote

There was no security etc. installed on the unit because it was not to be used on the internet. Apparently it has been on the net.  

What is the error message exactly?

Try these options.
Reboot and bring up the boot menu (hold down the ctrl key while booting)
Select step by step and answer yes to each item. You will normally get a boot failure when the faulty item loads. If doesn't work,
Reboot and bring up the boot menu again
Select the logged option
You will likely get the failure, but reboot to safe mode. Use Notepad to open c:\bootlog.txt and look at the last driver that attempted to load. That is your most likely problem.