Win98 only starting in safe mode?

[capman21]

My pc is only starting in safe mode. It is Win98 , I ran scandisk and it said something about cross linked files. I read that I could use scanreg /restore and it may fix it, but it says I need to run it from dos and not a command window. I cant belive I am asking but how do I start in dos mode? Can I just use the restore disk? Also, if I need to try the restore disc I usually have two options 1. Restore Win98 will format and 2. Restore Win98 will not format. If I choose 2 I wont lose my stuff will I?

[CobraPilot]

Shift+F5 = Boot to DOS prompt in Safe Mode.

Or, hold down the CTRL key during POST and select DOS mode.

As to saying you "need to run it [scanreg/restore] from dos . . . ", are you sure it isn't telling you to run SCANDISK from DOS mode at the C:\> prompt?

[capman21]

Thanks, it solved the problem.