urgent cpu help!!!?

Question

i deleted several files that looked like common files, now my cpu loads and by the time it get to the ENTER PASSWORD window i click the password it won't load..it says IT HAS PERFORMED AN ILLEGAL SOMETHING and it will stay like that..it.s an old pentium 2, windows 98 cpu...here is the rest:

explorer caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at 0167:00401F31.
REGISTERS:
EAX=00000000 CS=0167 EIP=00401F31
EFLGS=00010246
EBX=00000001 S=016F ESP=0080Feec
EBP=0080FeF4
ECX=c15a4380 DS=016F ESI=00000000 FS=289F
EDX=008FeFc ES=016F EDI=00000000 GS=0000

BYTES AT CS:EIP:
8b 08 50 ff 11 86 45 08 50 86 08 ff 51 08 8b 45

Stack dump

00401ee0 0080FeFc 0080FF34 00405CaC 00000000
00000000 00000000 00000001 00404436 00000000
0059Fc0c 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000
00000000


10 points to the best answer that tells me how to fix it myself...thanx!!

Answer 1

System Restore.

But on a Win98 OS I don't think it's called that.



What you can do...

scanreg /restore

Reboot tap F8 choose command prompt.

Type scanreg /restore

Choose date prior to any problem..not the oldest.

There will be only 3 or 4 dates when a backup was made.

Best to only use when needed as you can lose recently d/loaded programs etc.



Also, click on this link and go to Item #4....

http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/technology/business_software/how_to_undo_a_big_mistake_in_windows.mspx

The ScanReg command in Windows 98 is more difficult to use than System Restore. But if you have your back to the wall, it could be a lifesaver. It is part of the Registry Checker. The Registry is the database that includes all of Windows' settings.

Answer 2

Your only real option with Win98 when it gets to this stage is to pull out your Windows 98 CD, boot from it and reinstall the software. I know its probably not the answer you want to hear, but its pretty much it if you've deleted system files...

Answer 3

knowing the content of registers or stack dump in windows does not really help like this. The best option which i can think of, is to reinstall windows - either repair it or totally re-install a new copy.

Answer 4

Microsoft has a Knowledge Base Article that addresses your exact issue.



http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293174