w95 boot death

MiCr0

when i booted another machine...

loaded windows fine up to when it shows the w95 picture
then i get the blue screen of death

any ideas?
cuz it won't load

WhiteWashMan

load up doing a step by step confirmation
if it happens when it starts to load the drivers for windows you are boloxed... reload, coz youre virtual drivers are corrupted.

stripe down the system to see if htere is interference from some device thats installed on the system

when did it start happening?
did you install anything?
d/l anything from net?
when did it last work and what were you doing?

format and install win 98

SantaHoe

Woah Woah Woah!
Slow down there!

[1]. Figure out what module is screwing up on you... (blah.vxd or whatever)
Start windows logged (bootlog.txt), after the system crashes, boot into DOS and have a look through bootlog.txt using the MSDOS-Editor, once you find out what file it is...

[2]. While in DOS, go to your Windows CD, go to the Win95 or Win98 folder and use the extract.exe command line proggie to replace the screwy file with the original file, located in the original 'cab's...

For help on how to use extract.exe, type...
"extract /?"

To extract the file (blah.vxd) type...
"extract /a /e /l C:\windows\system base4.cab blah.vxd"
Just replace blah.vxd with the file that you want to restore.
Just make sure you know where the file is supposed to be (eg. C:\windows\system\iosubsys)

Ok, that's may seem a bit complicated if you don't know DOS, but it's far quicker than reinstalling your whole operating system!

WhiteWashMan

it is, but tonight is abusive customer night tonight and im in a bad mood.

everyone is gonna get a reload if i can convince them
stupid kuntz

MiCr0

i got called in because the machine would boot but didn't load windows at all.
it looked as though the MBR was gone and it would only boot from a floppy when it was told that the floppy was the primary drive...
ne way i did a reinstall of windows and the install went fine
i'll try again and make sure to over write all the files this time

MiCr0

TwoShedsJackson

The public are scum.

SantaHoe

Yeah, those pr!cks...
The only thing that gets me by is taking the pi$$ out of them.
Asking them stupid questions like, "...so did you try turning it on?".
I always get a kick out of their response!

See what ya' do is...
Put them on hold for about 5-mins, then press the release botton.
This will work fine, as by the time you've cut them off, they've probably gone off for a pi$$ or something.

Just put everyone on hold for a few minutes at a time... don't give a reason, just put 'em on hold, now sit back and think up 10 disturbing ways to kill them.

---

Copyright(c) Dildo Corp.(TM) 1999
www.gibworld.com/grotto


[This message has been edited by Dead{o}Santa (edited 07-11-99).]

jd

ha
i remember once I was trying to be as polite as possible to one (abusive) clueless customer who had made a dogs bollix of an nt network-in the end i told them I would need to talk to their sys admin---reply--I am the the syatem admin..--
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
jd

SantaHoe

Was it some tossbag trying to set up a network in his house?
"I....am......a......system.......administrator....hmmmm?"
Duuh, TokenRing?

WhiteWashMan

shouldnt tolkein and the lord of the rings be in the books section?

why ph why oh why is ibm about the only company who uses token ring?
i mean seriously........

theres masochism and then theres plain stupidity

mind you, the bus driver reversed into some birds car this morning and cheered me up no end

SantaHoe

Hmmm they also use OS2, Lena and those crappy mice without mousemats.

Just trying to be original or something...?

Who was driving the bus thismorning?, was it that 'oul lad who looks like he'll drop dead at any minute?
ROFL, hope they get sued!

Canaboid

Format c:\ /s/q ensures a clean boot every time. Be ready with "YOU DON'T HAVE A BACKUP ?" when they realise what you have just told them to do.
The great thing about tech support is the ppl you deal with don't have a clue so you can tell them anything and they have no choice but to take it.

Token Ring ???????? Ha, ha, ha, ha,ha.
ha.
"Inserting into ring..." I near pi$$ed meself the first time I saw this on a DOS boot.


Admins: consult your nearest dictionary to confirm that pi$$ is a valid non-swear word.

[This message has been edited by Canaboid (edited 08-11-99).]

amp

Don't even get me started......

---

[Insert cool quote here]
Play GLminesweeper!
http://www.iol.ie/~adamj/dl/mineswp.jpg