System Halted after installing software for Netgear Router

System Halted after installing software for Netgear Router

Hi DJKen,

Your problem regarding windows 98 "Windows Protection Error. System Halted". You may restart the computer in a Safe Mode. Below are steps: I hope this will help.

    1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.

    2. Click Selective Startup.

   3. Try different boot options. The following table lists several startup options. The options are labeled Boot A, Boot B, Boot C. To use a boot option, click the appropriate check boxes to select or clear them. Follow the instructions below the table to determine the cause of your problem.

                                                                                    Boot A   Boot B   Boot C
      ————————————————————
      Process Config.sys file                                         Yes      No       Yes
      Process Autoexec.bat file                                      Yes      No       Yes
      Process Winstart.bat (if available)                       Yes      Yes      No
      Process System.ini file                                           No       Yes      Yes
      Process Win.ini file                                                  No       Yes      Yes
      Load Startup Group items                                      Yes      Yes      No

NOTE: The Msconfig tool cannot disable a file that has the read-only attribute, although it behaves as though it can. To determine if the Msconfig tool has replaced the file you are attempting to disable with a copy of the file, text similar to the following text should appear at the beginning of the file:

      rem
      rem   *** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! ***
      rem
      rem   This file was created by the System Configuration Utility as
      rem   a placeholder for your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Your actual
      rem   AUTOEXEC.BAT file has been saved under the name AUTOEXEC.TSH.
      rem
 
NOTE: If Windows 98 does not start normally under any of the following scenarios, see the "Troubleshooting Protected-Mode Driver Problems" section later in this article.

First, try the Boot A option. If Windows 98 does not start normally under these conditions, try the Boot B option. If Windows 98 does start normally using the Boot A option, there is a problem in the System.ini or Win.ini file.

To find which line in the System.ini or Win.ini file is causing the problem:

    A. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box type, and then click OK.
    B. Click the Win.ini tab.
    C. Double-click the Windows folder.
    D. Click to clear the load= and run= check boxes.
    E. Click OK.
    F. When you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

If Windows 98 starts normally using the Boot B option, there is a problem with a driver or terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program being loaded from the Config.sys or Autoexec.bat file. See the "Troubleshooting TSR Problems" section later in this article.

If Windows 98 does not start normally with the Boot A or Boot B options, try the Boot C option. If Windows 98 starts normally using the Boot C option, there is a problem with a program that is run during startup. See the "Troubleshooting StartUp Folder Problems" section later in this article.

If you are still unable to start Windows 98 normally, use the System File Checker tool to check for damaged or replaced system files.

To start System File Checker, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, click System Information, and then click System File Checker on the Tools menu.

For information about how to use System File Checker to extract a file, please see the "System File Checker Tool" section of the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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