I bought a pc from church and the win98 dosn't boot up. I have win95 but lost the code # Microsoft says to go to registry editor (where do I go from here) my pc only boots up to the win98 screen and stays idal.I have the 98 upgrade with my prod.# Please I need advice on just getting to the registry. thank you Ed

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Hi Ed.

Ed France wrote:
|I have win95 but lost the 
|code # Microsoft says to go to registry editor (where do I go from here) my pc only 
|boots up to the win98 screen and stays idal.I have the 98 upgrade with my prod.# 

You need Windows to start before you can access the registry. Have you tried to startup 
in Safe Made?

As your computer starts up hold down the Ctrl key until you see the DOS boot 
menu and select Safe Mode. 

If Win98 has been on ther before then I would suggest you get a Win98SE of eBay.

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Hi Ed:

Try this:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win95/1064795951

You don't need to start windows -- you can do this in DOS.

Jerry

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Jerry wrote:

>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win95/1064795951

|You don't need to start windows -- you can do this in DOS.

Invalid link Jerry.

I know you can edit the registry in DOS but I don't think its easy to use.

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Where, please tell, would I find a registry editor that works in DOS??

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Jacob6601 wrote:
|Where, please tell, would I find a registry editor that works in DOS??

Google it

Learn to 
rebuild the Windows registry from DOS

Using Registry Editor in Real Mode

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Whoops.  Sorry about the bad link.
Try this one:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win95/1064795951

Jerry

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Okay, thanks. Those are the commands for converting the registry into an ASCII text 
file.

When I saw the words "registry editor" together, I was thinking of something that 
would work like a "tree" program. And I could have spent hours looking for something 
that does not exist, which is why I asked in the thread.

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It's 2008, Ed. Windows 95 went out years ago.


On Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 6:55 pm, Ed France wrote:
>I bought a pc from church and the win98 dosn't boot up. I have win95 but lost the
>code # Microsoft says to go to registry editor (where do I go from here) my pc only
>boots up to the win98 screen and stays idal.I have the 98 upgrade with my prod.#
>Please I need advice on just getting to the registry.
> thank you
> Ed

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So John, why are you even READING the Windows 95 forum?

Jerry

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