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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2001 9:23 pm Post subject:

can anyone helpme I have just installed windows 98 and on booting into windows at the desk top I get this message saying cannot find install log and pc keeps hanging
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Big Dog Joined: 18 Oct 2000 Posts: 4410

Was this a fresh install? (Clean Harddrive) or did you upgrade from 95?

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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2001 10:42 am Post subject:

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Was this a fresh install? (Clean Harddrive) or did you upgrade from 95?

Fido@littlewhitedog.com

I reinstalled win98 on the existing and since then I have had this problem

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Format.....Reload....Well, that's what our computer teacher in H.S. used to say would fix "EVERYthing" LOL [:8}

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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2001 11:05 am Post subject:

I have reinstalled many many times but I still get the samemessage ????

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2001 1:01 pm Post subject:

Look to see what applications are in your startup folder. Also look in the registry under Run and Run services to see what is loading.

From the applications that are in those 3 places, you should be able to determine what apps are trying to be loaded when Windows starts. try running each of those apps separately by hand and see which one gives the error.

that should determine where it's coming from and then you can either fix or remove that app from being started.

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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2001 2:16 pm Post subject:

If you click start, then click run and type
MSCONFIG and press enter, then go to the startup tab it will show you everything that starts with windows. From there you can uncheck any programs that you do not want to run at windows boot-up.

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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2001 3:16 pm Post subject:

Start windows in safe mode - If you still get the error it means it's not a program based error since there shouldn't be any programs running on safe mode... Very Happy

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2001 12:58 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone.
I am new to this forum business and I do not know where to reply to I hope I am doing the right thing by clicking to reply topic and go from there Ok.
Any way I have still got the same problem I am lucky to have another Pc to go online and thrash it out with the help of u guys,
I wou like ato fix the problem than just fformat the drive and start all over again.

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2001 1:51 pm Post subject:

Is this on the initial restart after installing the OS?? If it is, maybe you have a bad Windows CD? Can you find the install.log yourself?? Boot into dos and see if there is an install.log anywhere. If you can't find it, try borrowing someone elses install disk and see if that helps.

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