Microsoft KB Archive/188682

= Plus! 98: Cannot Start Windows After You Run Disk Cleanup =

Article ID: 188682

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Plus! 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q188682



SYMPTOMS
After you run the Disk Cleanup utility included in Plus! 98, you may be unable to start Microsoft Windows 98 or you may receive the following error message:

Error loading GDI.EXE. You must reinstall windows.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if you use the Non-Critical File Cleaner to delete one or more of the following files:


 * Vgaoem.fon
 * Vgasys.fon
 * Vga850.fon

These files are system fonts required to start Windows 98 in either Normal or Safe mode.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, extract the following files from their cabinet files on the original Microsoft Windows 98 CD-ROM to the folders listed in the table below.   File         Cabinet File   Folder -  Vgasys.fon   Win98_43.CAB   C:\Windows\Fonts Vgaoem.fon  Win98_43.CAB   C:\Windows\Fonts Vga850.fon  Win98_43.CAB   C:\Windows\Fonts For information about how to extract files, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Plus! 98, version 1.0.

Additional query words: plus98 ncf disc win98

Keywords: kbprb KB188682

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