Start-up quits once wallpaper appears

[Jeff C]

I'm unable to get my computer working.

Every time I start the computer, everythings goes without
error, but once the wallpaper comes up for the desktop,
the computer halts. The taskbar comes up for a quick
second then dissapears.

The mouse works, but I do not have access to the task bar
and all icons are missing?

I tried to boot into the "SAFE MODE" but I get the same
outcome. Can anyone help

[The TweakOholic]

If you get the same problem in safe mode, Windows is corrupt. Unless you
have a backup copy of Windows or the registry files ( from before you
started having problems ), you'll most likely need to reinstall Windows.

"Jeff C" <jc...@mitre.org> wrote in message
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[glee]

Explorer is not loading, or is aborting.
Have a look here -
Recovering From a Failed Internet Explorer Upgrade in Windows 98:
http://www.cs.bsu.edu/~gjjones/administrivia/stories/2003/03/21/recoveringFromAFailedInternetExplorerUpgradeInWindows98.html

Especially this section at the end:
"If you still have boot problems after you reboot, you should use the command prompt to edit the c:\windows\system.ini file. On the command line type edit c:\windows\system.ini.

"Once it is open, change the line shell=explorer.exe to shell=progman.exe. What you are doing here is changing the default shell (that is having problems) from the Windows Explorer to the old Windows Program Manager shell.

"Reboot Windows. It should now successfully boot with no errors into an empty Program Manager shell. Use the File | Run | Browse drop down menu selection to browse to c:\program files\internet explorer and launch ie5setup.exe or ie6setup.exe (depending on what is there). Do a custom install and check all the Bold faced options. When the setup program alerts you that these files are already installed, tell it to reinstall all of the files.

"When the Internet Explorer Setup program is done and reboots, hit the F8 key to bring up a Boot Menu. Choose Command Prompt and boot to the command prompt. Once there, type edit c:\windows\system.ini and, once it is open, change the line shell=progman.exe back to shell=explorer.exe. Save and exit the file. You have now set the shell back to the original value."

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

"Jeff C" <jc...@mitre.org> wrote in message news:0f8301c38dae$7dc5d950$a401...@phx.gbl...