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jorge022276@yahoo.com - 17 Nov 2006 15:50 GMT

I do have and old hp with Win 98.
I was trying to defragment and somebody toll my to turn off virtual
memory for better defragment.
Now I can not start my computer.
Any sugestions.
I do not have start up disk.

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Gary S. Terhune - 17 Nov 2006 17:07 GMT

Try starting your computer while repeatedly pressing the F8 key. With any
luck, a Startup Menu will appear that allows you to choose Safe Mode. You
should be able to start the system in Safe Mode and fix the problem
(re-enable Virtual Memory.)

NEVER disable Virtual Memory.

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>I do have and old hp with Win 98.
> I was trying to defragment and somebody toll my to turn off virtual
> memory for better defragment.
> Now I can not start my computer.
> Any sugestions.
> I do not have start up disk.

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