Windows win98 problems repair reinstall

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I did not do this. Now, I can boot to Safe Mode, but cannot load Windows. I ran Scandisk. Restart, same error message. No help. I again, searched around and found the best fix is to reinstall Windows. Multiple sites including Microsoft discuss this error and advise a reinstall.

All of the places say to first: insert Startup disk and restart to command prompt. At command, type c: and then enter. Type ren iosubsys iosubold, and then enter. Then re-install. I did not read very closely.

I inserted the Windows Boot disk, not the Startup disk. I came right to a c: command prompt. I did not hit Shift F5 and come to an a: command prompt where I had to type c: I followed the directions from there to rename the IOsubsys folder. I re-installed Windows. Same error message. See the procedure here. If that does not work, you can install Windows 98 over itself.

While this normally results in an unstable system, it may provide sufficient operability to allow you to back up your perishable data to removable media prior to doing a clean reintallation including formatting of Windows. Thanks so much for the information. I would like to reinstall Windows 98 over itself now that you've mentioned it's an option. Is there a way to do this and be sure that it won't format the hard drive? When I used the floppy boot disk it basically only gave me the option to do a full install.

It sounded like that erased the hard drive and so I didn't proceed with it. The online files listed in the forum FAQ also seem to say that the full install erases everything.

Let me know if I should use a special procedure or if I just if if reinstalling Windows 98 over the old version is self-explanatory. Post Reply. Top Contributor. Dell Support Resources. Latest Solutions.