Windows 98 Problem!!! plz help!?

Question

i have a toshiba satellite 2590CDT from 1997.
Everytime i start it up there is an error that says
"Error loading explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\netdc.exe
You must reinstall windows."
The problem is...i have no installation CD!
is there any way to fix this???

More info on computer:
64mb Ram
8gb Hard Drive
Intel Celeron processor

Answer 1

Look into a folder under

C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS

if you see a bunch of files there and they total around 160MB

Thats your Windows installation files, make a copy of that onto a CD if possible, then



Restart computer

Press F8

Choose MS-DOS mode

Type in :

CD C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS

and type SETUP

it should start the 98 installation and hopefully solve your problem



* ADDED NOTES *

'what' just gave me an idea, try this first

Start the PC

Press F8 and choose MS-DOS from the menu

Once in DOS

Type in

SCANREG /RESTORE (space between G and / )

This should bring up an menu

Pick a date to roll back the registry

if you can get on say few days or even few weeks, try it

Restart after its restored

Hopefully you may get into Windows





the error of MSVCRT is a common error from memory, as at the time, many applications utilize this to run their software, so sometime is impossible to work out which is causing it unless it pinpoints the module its linked to

Answer 2

This is an infection, one that is difficult to remove. It has affected a Windows system file, thus Windows' request to be reinstalled. However, it can be disinfected although it is a bit tedious. Step by step instructions are here: http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.nibu.e.html


Good luck.

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Saw your updated notes (can't even get to desktop). Turn your pc on, and as it is trying to load, press the F8 key on the keyboard once every 3 or 4 seconds. A startup menu should appear. When it does, choose the option "Safe Mode with Networking". It should load your desktop, although the icons may all look very large and out of line. Ignore that, and try to remove the virus using the steps in the link I gave previously. (Print them out using a different pc so you can mark off each step as you go.) Post back if you need more help.

Answer 3

You can't really do anything except use another OS. Something like Linux. If you ever have old computers use Desktop Light Linux (DeLi). Or any other light OS for an old computer.



I'm sure you didn't use that computer for games. So give linux a try. If you don't like it. You could switch back to Windows 98 if you could get a hold of the CD.

Answer 4

I had that problem once I bought a new I kept the old one to play with just to see if I could fix it, it was fixed the problem was that some of the registry files was bad try downloading a registry fix program and scan the computer and you will probably have to buy a licenses for it the one I bought was $30.

Good luck with it if nothing else you can buy a new computer and play with that one until you fix it.

Answer 5

Not that I know of. Check out this link. You can buy Win98 for $34. With your amount of RAM and hard drive that's all you can handle. I hope you can afford the $34.



http://software.pricegrabber.com/windows-family/p/186/form_keyword=buy+window+98/rd=1/skd=1