XP and "Partition Magic" clean up a 98SE problem

My guess is your registry is fouled up and you need to do a reformat of C:
and reinstall everything. PITA, I know. If it isn't this then perhaps you
have a hardware problem like memory or a motherboard problem. Since it
seemed to happen after you did a registry cleanup I tend to think it is not
likely HW.

Win98SE is a great stable OS so changing it to XP with the hope of more
stability curing the problem is unlikely. Going to a new install of XP will
probably fix it since you will do the equivalent of a reformat and reinstall
of apps. Upgrading XP ontop of the flakey 98SE is not IMO recommended since
you may just carry over the problems.

Billh

"Cheers" wrote in message
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Rick and The Group:

I am considering going to XP 'only' 'cause of a series of crashes I am
experiencing with 98SE. (The fact that I am getting this msg out via OE
is
reason to tip a tall one.) All has been fine for a couple of years. One
day I dwnld'd Norton's Virus Def updates (NSW2001). Then did a routine
registry check/cleanup. Boom! It, 98SE, has never been the same since.
The 'blue' screens drive this user nuts, simple things like closing a
window
cause an explorer error msg. Rebooting forces, sometimes, a registry
check.

I reinstalled 98SE - normally seems fine - saved a copy of the registry.
Boom! Strange things happen. Click to print. Blue screen. Nothing seems
to point to a common thread, common problem.

Have considered Fdisking my 'C' and reinstalling 98SE all over again, from
scratch. Apps are on D and E. However, I suspect I will have to
reinstall
them also simply because the normal apps, like Office '97, have their
hooks
in 'C'. Do I understand this correctly? The reinstalls are keeping me
from
starting from scratch and trying to find a way to save what I have. Is
this
fruitless?

Cannot Defrag (w/MS's utility - ALWAYS, always crashes). Cannot execute
an
anti-virus (via Norton On-Line always crashes blue screens.) At a
loss as to what to do next. Fdisk and reinstall 98SE or let an upgrade,
like XP, clean up whatever mess there is. Does this make any sense at
all??

Best Regards,
Wayne G. Dengel
Sarasota, FL



"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
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Hi,

WinXP's partitioning software (diskmgmt.msc) is not a whole lot more
functional than fdisk - basically the only difference is that it works
with
NTFS as well. Stick with a third-party program for more functional
partitioning capabilities. PM will require an upgrade to support WinXP's
NTFS file system if you are using an older version.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Cheers" wrote in message
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Before I consider upgrading from 98 SE:

Pls, do any of the XP versions include means to partition a drive as
does
Partition Magic?
How about something like Boot Magic?

Thank You!