help startup blues

[klr08141987]

help when i start my computer it gives me six options which are 1.normal 2.logged(\BootLog.TXT) 3.safe mode 4.step-by-step comfirmation 5.command prompt only and 6.safe mode command prompt only. what does that mean is wrong with my computer?how do i get it to startup? oh-yeah it won't let me in normal. i have a windows 98. can i erase my whole computer and then install it back? i have heard of a thing called clean install what does that mean? sorry i don't know a thing about computers so please go step by step what i should do.

thanks,
kelly

[klr08141987]

i am having troubles starting up my computer.when i start my computer it says choose ethier normal,logged(bootlog.txt), safe mode,step-by-step comfirmation,command prompt only,and safe mode command prompt only. it won't let me in normal,so which other one should i pick to get my computer to work right.


kelly

[Spider]

Originally posted by klr08141987
...it won't let me in normal
Hi klr08141987, welcome to Cyber Tech Help.

What, exactly, happens when Normal is selected? Any
error reports that show up after selecting Normal are pretty
important, as well as the exact wording.

Do you remember what you were doing on the computer the last time
before you shutdown and began to have this problem?
Did you make any changes in programs within Control Panel?
Where there any changes made to anything that you can remember?

[klr08141987]

hen i try to go into normal it says::::::WARNING:Windows did not finish loading on the previous attempt.Choose safe mode,to start windows with a minimal set of drivers.
but no i got it from my uncle's house and since i plugged it in my room it don't seem to work. i have no idea about what all he did when he had it.i have no books. i only have a floppy disk i made off my parents windows 98 computer and a cd setup disk that came with it.



kelly

[Spider]

Select command prompt only and after it's finished booting into
that type
scanreg /fix

[b1kra]

Scanreg /fix from dos should do it

Good call Spider :D Beat me to it

Don't forget the space after scanreg:)