Win 98SE-- Safe OK/Normal won't boot?

[Krome]

I updated my cousins older IBM Aptiva [P 200/128 MB] from Windows 95 to windows 98SE, everything went fine... it booted up normal. I then brought her machine to my house so I can clean it up, and install a NIC card. Problem is that it won't boot up in normal mode, it locks up in the Windows 98 screen. I try safe mode, and it works, then I try "normal" and it locks up everytime... what can it be? I already removed the modem, NIC card, and CD ROM, and tried it that way... same results. Any suggestions?

 

[Breadfan]

Did you remove the drivers for the NIC while under safe mode?

Most likely its hanging from the NIC...when Win98 is connected to an active network it boots ok, but when you have a NIC thats not connected to newtork, Win98 sits for quite a while at that splash screen...most likely trying to figure out why it can't figure its DHCP self out

Just physically removing the card isn't telling windows not to look for a network, its just making harder becuase it can't just find a connection, but now it can't find the NIC.

Boot to safe mode and remove the NIC and network drivers. All you need are the dialup adapter if you have a modem and TCP-IP.. I'd go ahead and take off the Windows Client too, you don't need it if your not on a network. It will be resintalled when you reinstall/install the NIC anyway. Set it to the windows family logon.

Let us know if this helps.
Mike

 

[Krome]

Thanks Bread, I'm going to look for the adpter to remove on safe mode, I will report my findings...

 

[Breadfan]

I usually take em off through "System - Device Manager" in control panel for the adapter itself and "Network" in control panel for the client/protocols...don't let it restart until you've taken everything off.

Mike

 

[Krome]

worked like a charm... now I need to figure out how to fix the "gateway" on the stupid cable modem [Motorola SB4100], says IP is okay problem with the Gateway?

 

[Breadfan]

I'm not to up on cable modems (unfortunately, wish I had cable...lol), so I didn't realize they had IP's to them...but regardless thats like having a DSL router anyway...

Basically your default gateway is the IP address for your firewall/router. So if you have a few computers sharing a cable modem, you'll want to set the default gateway to the IP of your internet gateway, the firwall/router or whatever your gateway is. That'll have your systems all look in the right place to access the internet.

Mike

 

[drunkmonkey]

disable config.sys and autoexec.bat with msconfig(start->run, type: msconfig, uncheck autoexec and config.sys then restart.)
That can't do any permanent damage cause you can recheck it later.