Re: Adventures in near(?)-futility

I thought Windows always wanted to be at the front of the hdd?  Can't recall
specifically ...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:17 AM
Subject: [PCTECH] Adventures in near(?)-futility


> So anyway, the drive is partitioned and formatted.  I copy the Win98SE
> install CD to a partition I created on the end of the HD, do the setup
thing
> and let it do its thing.  Everything is going perfectly, but... (ya know,
I
> usually laugh at people who say "it's perfect except...")
>
> Through the course of installing drivers, I make sure that I reboot as
> required.  Even installing some stuff that doesn't request a reboot, I
> reboot anyway.  Unfortunately, Windows kept biting me with "Windows
registry
> is damaged. Windows will restart and try to fix the problem" as soon as
the
> Windows logo came up on the reboot.  This is a result of SCANREG /AUTORUN
> sensing some problem and issuing what I call an "idiot light" type of
> message.
>
> (BTW, I also got this on the first go-round with the Win98 install.
> Fortunately, I learned to use the Reg Checker in the System Information -
> Tools, and backup after I had successfully booted up; this saved me from
> having to reinstall drivers and re-change the settings I made.)
>
> Microsoft has several KB articles relating to this topic and one, KB
186909,
> talks about defective memory as a potential culprit.  Only problem I have
> with this is that I've been using this particular memory, 128MB EDO, for
> about ten months now, and had no reported problems using Win95.  Does it
> seem odd that Win95 had no problems running with it, and now Win98 is
> choking on it?  It appears that M$ built this in by design, as the
"status"
> on this KB article is "This behavior is by design."
>
> I have a few more tests that M$ suggests to help isolate, but if anyone
has
> comments or advice, I'm all ears.
>
> db
>
>
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