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Windows
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98 Second Edition Operating System Information
Windows ® 98 Second Edition Troubleshooting
You or a qualified expert can use this log file to check the loading
and initializing of device drivers.
DEFINITION: A device driver is a file that contains
information to help the computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output
System) control the operation of devices connected to the
system.
Safe mode
Selecting Safe mode bypasses basic startup files and starts the
operating system, enabling only the mouse, keyboard, and
standard VGA display drivers.
Running Safe mode allows you to undo any changes you made to
the system configuration that may have caused the Windows
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98
Second Edition operating system or a device to fail. For example,
if you choose a resolution that is not supported by the display, the
operating system will have a problem starting correctly. Safe mode
bypasses the setting and allows you to change the resolution to one
supported by the display. Once you have done this, the Windows
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98 Second Edition operating system will start correctly.
TECHNICAL NOTE: The Windows
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98 Second Edition
operating system automatically starts in Safe mode if it
detects that system startup failed or the Registry (the file that
defines how the Windows
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98 Second Edition operating
system is set up) is corrupted.
Step-by-step confirmation
When you turn on your computer, the Windows® 98 Second
Edition operating system processes the startup files. With Step-by-
step confirmation, the system asks you to confirm each line of the
startup process once it appears.
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