Any reason why you're using the first edition instead of SE? => -----Original Message----- => From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx => [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Murray Reid => Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 10:54 AM => To: Comp => Subject: [CTS] W98 hanging problem => => => Hi, I am having a problem with W98 first edition on my other computer. => => I did a virus scan this morning and it seemed to go on forever => (about an hour) mostly on temp internet files, so I stopped it => and it reported no infected files. => I am using McAfee Virus Scan. => After that I did a drive C: disk cleanup to delete the temp int. files. => I then rebooted to recapture resources and the computer at the => Windows "splash screen". I tried this a couple of times, same result. => I then booted using W98 startup disk and reinstalled W98. It => installed all the files and then restarted the computer. It is => now hung at the "splash screen" that has the message "GETTING => READY TO RUN WINDOWS FOR THE FIRST TIME" => => Does anyone have any suggestions on what my problem might be. => => I hate to think that I might have to reformat => => thanks => => Murray Reid => => ----------------------------------------------------------------- => ---------- => ----- => Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com => Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://questforcertification.com/cts/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://questforcertification.com/cts/faq To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://questforcertification.com/cts/other_cts_lists.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://questforcertification.com/cts/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://questforcertification.com/cts/faq To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://questforcertification.com/cts/other_cts_lists.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------