[wannabe1]

Remove the startup disk and see it it will boot into Windows...

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when i booted the pc, it stated it could not read drive or disk A (can't remember), It then gave me 3 options, Abort, Retrt or Fail, I hit retry but the same problem so i Aborted and it proceeded to log onto windows , however it came back with the orginal messages that I stated in my first post regatding to this problem

[ped106]

when i booted the pc, it stated it could not read drive or disk A (can't remember), It then gave me 3 options, Abort, Retrt or Fail, I hit retry but the same problem so i Aborted and it proceeded to log onto windows , however it came back with the orginal messages that I stated in my first post regatding to this problem

[wannabe1]

But it did boot to Windows...

Ok...the error you mention, is it the one involving MSVCRT.DCC?

[ped106]

yes it is

[wannabe1]

The good news is...there is no MSVCRT.DCC in Win98. The bad news is...that file is supposed to be MSVCRT.DLL. Because we don't know why this file has changed, we'll replace it.

Download the file from HERE. Extract the file to your desktop. Copy the extracted file to a floppy, put the floppy in the bad machine. Open the floppy drive using "My Computer" and right-click on the file...Choose "Copy".

Now Open C:Windows\System and "Paste" the file into the "System" folder. If it askes about replacing the current file, choose "Yes" or "Ok". Remove the floppy from the drive and reboot.

Still get the error?

wannabe1

Edited by wannabe1, 19 February 2006 - 03:14 PM.

[ped106]

ok just before i do that will I be able to get to, My computer on the bad pc as I have not been able to do anything once the error message of MSVCRT.DCC appears?

[wannabe1]

You get me a clean file...we'll find a way to get it where it belongs....

[ped106]

Ok, I am still getting this message first, Error Loading Explrer.EXE. You Must reinstall Windows -with an OK box when I hit Ok I get this message

-A Required . DLL File , C:\windows\system\MSVCRT.DLL,was not found"

Sorry I must have a made an typing error when I first did my first post its not DCC it is DLL!!!!

After I get this message I cannot do anything the screen freezes and it wont let me OK it, all I can do is Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reboot

[wannabe1]

Let's see if we can trick the machine into another copy...Copy the dll file you downloaded to a blank floppy

Start with the startup floppy disk and get to the command prompt (A:\)

Put the floppy with the dll file on it in the floppy drive in place of the startup disk.

Type copy *.* c:\windows\system and press "Enter".

Let me know if this copies.

[ped106]

Ok it copied successfully

And I was able boot windows without the error messages
However When I first turned on PC it still came up with the option 1 & 2 if I wanted to use CD ROM and after I selected 2 without CD ROM it styaed it could not read drive or Disk A and prompted me with options of Abort, Retrt and Fail, I aborted and it went into windows ok

[wannabe1]

Pull the floppy out of the floppy drive and reboot for me.

[ped106]

I tried that and the same thing happened

[wannabe1]

If you abort, it goes to windows though, right?

[ped106]

Yep, it will

[ped106]

Would you say this is the problem sorted ??