Win 98 se errors !!!!!!

[mol3000]

I have windows 98 se on one of my main computers and now its totally having errors...... first before it shuts down it comes up with the blue screen of death..... wits one min then shuts down..... WELL I COULD DEAL WITH THAT..... but now it wont let me open up internet explorer.... it always gives this error.... the thing is when i reinstall i.e. it still gives the same error.... the bad part about this is that when i want to go into just EXPLORER to see my files and stuff that dont work either.... THINK I.E. AND EXPLORER SAME THING..... i try to do a update but it keeps bringing up explorer and i cant get it to bring up the netscape i got installed.... CAN SOMEONE HELP??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[redwudz]

Try to start up in 'safe mode'. Usually you hold down F8 when you boot. If you can get into safe mode, the problem is usually software, especially drivers. If no safe mode, the most common hardware problems are bad memory modules (substitute), bad power supply, bad motherboard (hopefully not). If you backed up your important files, try reformating and reinstalling W98. When I used W98 it crashed regularly, that's why I like XP better. That should give you a start.

[mol3000]

yea i no and i got it on most of my computers..... its just to much shhh on this one to go thru and back up and then reformat..... GUESS IM LAZY AH but i ws really tryin to see if i can fix da problem

[gmatov]

What do you mean, too much shit on it to backup and reformat?

Too many programs, or too much data saved in other than the Windows folder.

If you have stuff you don't want to loser and it's not in Windows folder, i.e., saved to that drive, and you don't need tp use the programs, or can re-install the programs, pull the drive, slave it to another machine, delete the Windows folder, re-install.

None of the programs will work, except the ones that are a part of SE, but all your data will be there, and you can re-install the programs as you desire.

You can do this with a boot disk and a DOS command, del windows, as well, but it never removes the folder for me. I'm a little illiterate with DOS.

I normally do this when Win98 won't install correctly. The registry gets all full of turds, only way to really clean it is to delete it, along with the rest of Windows.

Cheers,

George