Windows 98 Registry Problem! - Page 2

CCiCA · 10-18-2002, 05:52 PM

Thanks, MaxVal,

Your diagnostics make sense, will buy a new memory stick to fix the problem.
Will et you know how it goes.

Doot · 10-18-2002, 06:01 PM

I had the same problem, but mine turned out to be a failing hard disk.

CCiCA · 10-18-2002, 08:17 PM

My drive is relatively new, so I willtry the memory option first.

darrelld · 10-18-2002, 10:03 PM

I was having the same problem with Win98, and to cure it I disabled scanreg. just as Heavy Equipment is suggesting. I ran the system trouble free for years. To keep the registry clean I used RegClean from MS and regcleaner.

PresterJohn · 10-18-2002, 10:10 PM

>At the same time, I recommend a clean install at least three times a year

i dunno...3x per year is a bit excessive.

when i was still running win98 i didn't have to reinstall much. i think it was only once in ~3 years. and the only reason why i had to do that was because my system got hosed when i upgraded my aol v3 to version 4.

BFlurie · 10-19-2002, 05:48 PM

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In the classic bad high memory case windows will report an error again, and the whole process repeats.

Yup -- had the exact same thing in W9X before. Running a mem tester from DOS confirmed it.

lynchmob · 10-19-2002, 06:11 PM

Before you buy more ram(unless you want to increase it anyway

) download and check your existing ram with Memtest .I use this on Linux systems but it works on any PC regardless of what OS you run.
lynch

CCiCA · 10-19-2002, 07:17 PM

Thanks friend,
I will download the memtest.

CCiCA · 10-20-2002, 05:33 PM

This morning I installed a new memory module, and evrything is working A_OK!. Thanks for all the help. It is an awesome forum.