Using Automatic Skip Driver

[tramtwo]

While playing around in Windows Help http://www.cybertechhelp.com/ubb/smile.gifI came across this

Automatic Skip Driver (ASD) identifies failures that have caused Windows 98 to stop responding on previous startups and marks them so they are bypassed on subsequent startups.

Note

All devices or operations that have failed to start are listed by ASD. You can use ASD to enable any device previously disabled by ASD, and Windows 98 will attempt to use the device on the next startup attempt. If it fails, your computer will stop responding. When you restart your computer again, ASD will prevent the operation from running allowing you to start your computer. Click Details to identify the failing device and display a suggested course of action.


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Clicking on Details showed this

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I have no idea what any of this means. Does any one use this tool and should I place a check in the boxs?

[mike]

Hi,
Try HERE (http://www.windowstrouble.com/asd.shtml) for a little info.
And Q186588 (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q186/5/88.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=q186588&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=IE) .
Cheers

[tramtwo]

Thanks Mike.

[Dullo]

Trantwo - Excellent thread.

Mike - Excellent Reply

I now have two pages of hard copy with a nice tutorial on Auto Skip Driver that I never knew existed.

But I don't know where Florida is either. Did I vote?

[tramtwo]

Florida is Northern Cuba or Southern Alabama take your pick. Don't go fidlin with the dials too much. http://www.cybertechhelp.com/ubb/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by tramtwo (edited 22 November 2000).]