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After loading RegAnalizer I deleted something under software and now Windows 98 is messed up and will not respond or load. Display messed up it wants to check for new hardware but then it stops working. Help me please.

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Good outcome: ’s advice to use the registry backups did exactly what it should for — Windows 98’s Registry Checker makes daily backups (keeps up to a few copies) and stores them as compressed RB0## cabinet files, so restoring a clean copy is the fastest, least-destructive fix for a bad registry edit. (support.microsoft.com)

If the built-in restore won’t run or you need to pull a specific file out of a backup, the safe manual path is to extract the RB0##.CAB that contains the registry files and replace the active files from their recent snapshots. Do this from a pure MS‑DOS prompt (startup menu or boot floppy), back up the originals first, then remove hidden/read‑only attributes and copy the known-good snapshot files over the damaged ones. Example (run in C:\WINDOWS): 

attrib -h -r -s system.dat
attrib -h -r -s system.da0
attrib -h -r -s user.dat
attrib -h -r -s user.da0
ren system.dat system.bak
ren user.dat user.bak
copy system.da0 system.dat
copy user.da0 user.dat

Follow that by a reboot. These steps are the documented recovery alternatives when the automatic restore is not usable; extracting individual files from the RB0##.CABs is supported by the Windows tools. (registry-first-aid.com)

After a successful restore, check Device Manager and reinstall any drivers or applications that vanish — rolling back the registry can remove device registrations and driver settings, so some drivers (especially video) may need reinstallation. If the system still fails to start, the usual fallback is to repair the installation from the Win98 media (reinstall into the same Windows folder to replace damaged system files). For future safety, export any registry branches before editing, keep a current startup/repair floppy or image (as discussed above by others), and avoid “one‑click” cleaners without a verified backup. (registry-first-aid.com)

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Member Avatar for Catweazle

Boot your PC from a Windows 98 Startup diskette, pop your Windows CD in the drive and run Setup WITHOUT formatting first.

With a bit of luck (depending on what form your Windows CD is) that will overwrite your system files and get things working again.


Utilities which make regid=stry changes shouldn't be used without first working out a bit about what it is they do. They're really for 'advanced' users.

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Before reloading ,when you boot computer with the bootdisk at the a: prompt type in SCANREG /FIX to see if it will repair your registry .or SCANREG /RESTORe and try to restore back to a earlier date ,you should get a choice of 5 different ones.

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-145.shtml

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Before reloading ,when you boot computer with the bootdisk at the a: prompt type in SCANREG /FIX to see if it will repair your registry .or SCANREG /RESTORe and try to restore back to a earlier date ,you should get a choice of 5 different ones.

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-145.shtml

I don't have a boot disk how can I get one.
Thanks for your time. :o

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get a blank floppy disk ,put in the a: drive and go to Start,settings control panel,add and remove programs ,and click on create bootdisk. or download one ,and copy it to the floppy.
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get a blank floppy disk ,put in the a: drive and go to Start,settings control panel,add and remove programs ,and click on create bootdisk. or download one ,and copy it to the floppy.
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Umm... but da computer she'a no boot; how'sa catladi gonna do dat? :mrgreen:

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get a blank floppy disk ,put in the a: drive and go to Start,settings control panel,add and remove programs ,and click on create bootdisk. or download one ,and copy it to the floppy.
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THanks for the site to create a bootdisk but the site is not responding any other sites you know of let me know.Thanks for your help. :p

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Umm... but da computer she'a no boot; how'sa catladi gonna do dat? :mrgreen:

You know, I think I got a big empty floppy for you to use .Its on top of me head !!

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You know, I think I got a big empty floppy for you to use .Its on top of me head !!

Yeah... I know it wasn't the most helpful of posts, but hey- even we mods need moments or two of silliness. Couldn't really be in this business woithout a bit of that, now could we? :p

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www.bootdisk.com
OR
http://ephemeral-designs.com/downloads/boot98se.exe

I just wanted to send this and thank you for telling me to type scanreg/restore it worked wonderfully but I had to load it on c: not a: like you thought, but it worked and I restored it to the register before the messed up one.
Thank you so very much. :cheesy:

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I just wanted to send this and thank you for telling me to type scanreg/restore it worked wonderfully but I had to load it on c: not a: like you thought, but it worked and I restored it to the register before the messed up one.
Thank you so very much. :cheesy:

You are very welcome ,glad to have helped

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Yeah... I know it wasn't the most helpful of posts, but hey- even we mods need moments or two of silliness. Couldn't really be in this business woithout a bit of that, now could we? :p

Thats fur Sure ! Oh I didn't mean You, as in You! when I said I had a big empty floppy for You ! Or what ever! LOL

Member Avatar for thepom11

THanks for the site to create a bootdisk but the site is not responding any other sites you know of let me know.Thanks for your help. :p

try www.allbootdisks.com it's a good site and has everything. enjoy.

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