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If the computer can start successfully into Windows Safe mode, then the cause of the problem is likely the timing conflict.
If the computer cannot start Windows successfully, then the Vmm32.vxd or Wininit.exe file might be corrupt. To solve the problem, see the document: Windows 95/98 boots directly to "It is now safe to turn off your computer."
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Windows 95/98 boots directly to "It is now safe to turn off your computer"
Situation:
When you restart the computer after installing Norton SystemWorks or after running Speed Disk or Norton Disk Doctor you see "It is now safe to turn off your computer" or the computer shuts down completely.
Solution:
This can occur if the Vmm32.vxd or Wininit.exe file is missing or damaged. Refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com to resolve this problem. Refer to article number Q141898.
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here's the link to MS support on this subject too!
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... us;q141898
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The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Vmm32.vxd and Wininit.exe have both gave me problems before.
If that sounds like your problem, see what you can find on it.
As for me As I recall I did a seach for those two files useing find on a working computer with the same O/S then copied to floppy, then booted from a floppy start up disk on the non-working system and then copied the files to the same location they had been in on the working system, and that fixed my problem, about 5-10 minutes. Once I figured out what was wrong
Nothing else was wrong with the computer. I had another system with the same O/s in the house so it was easy. MS gives instructions on a harder way to do it, probably since not everyone has two or more systems.
If you have to you can install the drive as a slave into another system and copy the files there. Like if the system won't boot from a startup disk either for some reason.
I hope that is the answer for your problem!
