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If Something Goes Wrong
Windows 98 Second Edition is not working
Other problems may involve a device driver. See Windows 98
Second Edition can help you on page 186 to fix the problem.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows 98 Second Edition
automatically starts in Safe mode if it detects that system
startup failed or the Registry (the file that defines how
Windows 98 Second Edition is set up) is corrupted.
Step-by-step confirmation
When you turn on your computer, Windows 98 Second Edition
processes the startup files. With Step-by-step confirmation, the
system asks you to confirm each line of the startup process once it
appears.
Use this option when:
❖ The startup process fails while loading the startup files
❖ You need to verify all drivers are being loaded
❖ You need to temporarily disable one or more specific driver(s)
❖ You need to check for errors in the startup files
Windows 98 Second Edition uses a file called IO.SYS, which
contains all the information needed to start the computer.
Although your computer does not need the Config.Sys and
Autoexec.Bat files to start, it does process these files to support
backward compatibility with some programs and device drivers.
The same holds true for the System.Ini and Win.Ini files.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Programs and devices that are backward
compatible are designed to work with older operating
systems and other programs. For example, many features of
Windows 98 Second Edition are backward compatible with
earlier versions of Windows. This lets you use older
programs with Windows 98 Second Edition.