[pchelpers] Re: Unable to boot into Windows
- From: Gil <wgilmore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:26:05 -0500
Scott kindly responded to my inability to get my laptop to
successfully boot into windows, writing:=20
> =20
> G> I'm currently unable to boot up my laptop into Windows 98 SE. =20
> G> When I power on the laptop it freezes and gets hung up at the=20
> G> Windows splash screen. The only way to proceed is for me to cut the=20
> G> power supply, power it up again and then wait as it automatically=20
> G> goes into safe mode. From "Safe" mode I'm able to restart back in=20
> G> "normal" mode.=20
> =20
> Are you able to get into Windows in normal mode at all, or what? =20
Yes but only if I first go into Safe mode from there restart the
computer after which it will boot into "normal" windoze. =20
> You might try pressing F8 *BEFORE* the splash screen appears=20
I did this and then and then proceeded to select the "Step-by-Step"
procedure. Using this procedure I approved each step until i got
down to the =20
=3D=3D> launch MsMouse.vxd driver <=3D=3D. =20
where the computer promptly hung.=20
I then rebooted the computer and again used the F8 key to select the
"Step-by-Step" procedure. This time, however, I didn't approve the
launch of the MsMouse.vxd driver. Lo and behold the laptop
successfully launched into windows.=20
So what does this mean? I searched for that driver and found it in my
Windows/system=20
It would seem the problem is related to this driver but how can I
correct it?=20
Thanks for any suggestions you might offer.=20
gil=20
gil
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