[charles__]

What are you showing in device manager in safe mode? Is there any problem devices showing? If it is something like the sound card or other device that is not needed to get windows to boot disable it for latter install. Check your startup folder for any programs that is not needed for windows to boot. If it is a video card problem set it to vga mode and disable it in the device manager then see if it will boot to windows. You need to find out if it is a hardware problem or software.

[pcalvert]

dhruba.bandopadhyay, on Aug 7 2006, 04:52 AM, said:

What is 98lite? and how would that help? Does it have updated drivers? If so then that could help..... is it possible to boot/run 98lite of CD-ROM? I do not have a floppy disk drive....

98lite is a kind of removal/customization utility. See http://litepc.com/ for more info. Don't worry about it now, though, since it probably won't help. I would download IE6SP1 (the whole thing, not the net installer) and the unofficial service pack and burn them onto a CD using another computer. Then boot the problem PC into Safe Mode and try to install them.

Phil

[dhruba.bandopadhyay]

pcalvert, on Aug 8 2006, 06:30 AM, said:

dhruba.bandopadhyay, on Aug 7 2006, 04:52 AM, said:

What is 98lite? and how would that help? Does it have updated drivers? If so then that could help..... is it possible to boot/run 98lite of CD-ROM? I do not have a floppy disk drive....

98lite is a kind of removal/customization utility. See http://litepc.com/ for more info. Don't worry about it now, though, since it probably won't help. I would download IE6SP1 (the whole thing, not the net installer) and the unofficial service pack and burn them onto a CD using another computer. Then boot the problem PC into Safe Mode and try to install them.

Phil

Hmm, am confused by that order of installation thread.

does IE6SP1 contain the entire IE6 or just SP1 for IE6?

[Petr]

dhruba.bandopadhyay, on Aug 9 2006, 10:23 AM, said:

does IE6SP1 contain the entire IE6 or just SP1 for IE6?

Although it sounds confusing there was never just SP1 for IE6 alone, IE6.0SP1 is always full install and can be downloaded here: Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1.

This is active install, if you want to download all installation files to your computer, you can use the procedure described in http://support.micro...om/?kbid=257249

Petr

This post has been edited by Petr: 09 August 2006 - 05:30 AM

[pcalvert]

I just thought of something that could be important. In addition to installing IE6.0SP1 and the unofficial service pack, make sure that you also install the latest version of DirectX. Since it's mentioned in the order of installation thread, you probably already realized that you should get and install it as well. But in case you didn't...

Phil

[dhruba.bandopadhyay]

pcalvert, on Aug 11 2006, 04:23 PM, said:

I just thought of something that could be important. In addition to installing IE6.0SP1 and the unofficial service pack, make sure that you also install the latest version of DirectX. Since it's mentioned in the order of installation thread, you probably already realized that you should get and install it as well. But in case you didn't...

Phil

Assuming I can install DirectX in safe-mode......

[RainyShadow]

Looking at the logs you provided, your PC seems to hang while initialising esdi_506.pdr. Try starting Windows from DOS prompt with each of these commands:
WIN /D:F
WIN /D:V
If none of these work, boot in safe mode, uninstall (or disable) all HDD Controller drivers and see if it boots in normal mode at least once.
Also you could try looking for a replacement IDE driver, but i doubt you'll find any suitable for your system.
Provide some more bootlogs for booting in normal mode.

[dhruba.bandopadhyay]

RainyShadow, on Aug 12 2006, 12:33 AM, said:

Looking at the logs you provided, your PC seems to hang while initialising esdi_506.pdr. Try starting Windows from DOS prompt with each of these commands:
WIN /D:F
WIN /D:V
If none of these work, boot in safe mode, uninstall (or disable) all HDD Controller drivers and see if it boots in normal mode at least once.
Also you could try looking for a replacement IDE driver, but i doubt you'll find any suitable for your system.
Provide some more bootlogs for booting in normal mode.

Heh, I tried both win /d:f and win /d:v and they fail to start. Then I tried safe-mode and disabled all my HDD controllers. Rebooted in normal mode. Got blue-screen of death, VFAT not detected? However I did get further into the setting up clock/date during the final parts of the installation. And I forgot to provide you with bootlogs...

Nevermind, am going to get a motherboard replacement with Intel 865 chipset (which is definitely going to compatible with W98SE. No, wait, am not really bothered with W98SE anymore, since am hoping to get hold of Sound Blaster 16 off eBay. That way I'll get sound in native DOS mode.. yay \o.