Another Way to Clean Boot


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  Step 1:  Press F8 on Startup

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When the display appears reporting that Windows 95 is being launched, press the F8 key.
  Step 2:  Startup Menu

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From the Startup Menu that appears, choose Command Prompt Only.
  Step 3:  Rename the WIN.INI

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At the command prompt, type the following: ren c:\windows\win.ini *.bak
  Step 4:  Load Windows

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Next, load Windows by typing this at the Command Prompt: Win If Windows loads properly, something in your original WIN.INI file, probably on the RUN= or LOAD= lines, is causing a problem and must be looked at. If Windows fails to load, move to Step 5.
  Step 5:  Rename the SYSTEM.INI file

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From the Command Prompt, type this: ren c:\windows\system.ini *.bak
  Step 6:  Reestablish a SYSTEM.INI

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Since Windows needs a SYSTEM.INI file to load properly, you need to reestablish a SYSTEM.INI (since in the previous step, you renamed it). At the Command Prompt, type: copy c:\windows\system.cb c:\windows\system.ini
  Step 7:  Edit New SYSTEM.INI

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One thing your new SYSTEM.INI won't have is support for the mouse. You need to edit it so that it does. At the Command Prompt, type EDIT to bring up the DOS editor. From the editor's File menu, point to Open, and then open the SYSTEM.INI file located in your Windows folder.
  Step 8:  Making Changes

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Locate the section labeled [386Enh] and add a line which reads: mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd. Locate the section labeled [boot] and add a line which reads: drivers=mmsystem.dll. mouse.drv=mouse.drv. From Edit's File menu, choose Save.
  Step 9:  Load Windows

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At the Command Prompt, type: Win. If Windows loads properly now, there is a problem with what loads in your original SYSTEM.INI file.