A7N8X Deluxe won't restart

[mrdancer]

I figured it would start getting tough to get drivers for it. I have a
free copy of Win2k3 (enterprise! Legit copy too - no timeout) so I'm
using that on the new machine currently under construction (A7N8X DX
Rev2 2500+). It might get bored as a workstation but hey, it's just
CPU cycles.

I think there is still more third-party support out there for Win98 than for
XP. XP support has made tremendous strides this past year, but if you have
any old peripherals, good luck getting drivers for them!

I have a copy of Win2k laying around if I ever need it; however, some of the
software I use isn't fully supported on Win2k.

I have three machines currently. Two are running 98 and one 2000. Oh,
and the laptop is XP pro. But one program I use a bunch (Newsbin Pro)
has some features that won't work on 98 (like recalling the download
directory) so I was thinking it was time to move them up a notch.

I use NewsbinPro on Win98SE. I'm not sure what you mean by the download
directory, but mine downloads automatically to the download folder under the
nbpro folder... I've never tried setting it to anything else, just made a
shortcut to that folder.

I still have one old 16 bit program that I use and it runs fine on 98
but the old Access database doesn't like 2000 and won't run. I wrote
it years ago and am getting ready to rewrite it using DotNet but
forget getting those custom controls in DotNet or even as OCXs.

Yup. Getting so that you need 3 or 4 OS's to run all the programs you want
to run.... there are still some things I can do in DOS that I can't do with
a GUI.

Maybe compatibility is better with XP and 2003. So I've heard. Maybe
I'll just move the thing to SQL Server. Talk about overkill. But good
programming practice...

I've been thinking about building a Linux box just to brush up on my
programming skills. ;-)

 

[Jim]

I did install the win98se shutdown patch but that didn't help. I
tried every combination of disabling and enabling bios settings to no
avail. Tried disabling the virus detection for the floppy on bootup
also. The next thing is to download the latest Radeon drivers. I
think they call them the "catalyst" for all the radeon products.

 

[Jim]

I did up the memory voltage one notch but it didn't help. I will
download the new Radeon drivers when I get to my friends dsl line.

 

[Jim]

I have Windows XP but installed Win98se because I thought I was more
familiar with that OS. Guess it may be time to upgrade but this has
become a challenge to fix.

 

[Craig]

Turn off you Windows exit sound

 

[Coco]

Could it be that simple?

 

[Jim]

Actually a damaged exit sound file can cause this problem according to MS.
But its not a very high probability.

 

[Jim]

When I get stuck on one I pull out Ghost and make a backup then reinstall
from scratch taking notes as to when the problem reappears. Its kind of
time consuming but almost always works. When you get done Ghost the drive
and save it for next time and then copy the original image back on and try
to fix it.