Microsoft KB Archive/149713

= Windows Boots to Command Prompt or States Files Are Missing =

Article ID: 149713

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q149713





SYMPTOMS
When you start your computer, you may experience one of the following symptoms:


 * The computer boots to a command prompt instead of the Windows 95 graphical user interface (GUI). If you type "win" at the command prompt, Windows 95 starts.
 * When you try to start Windows 95 normally or in Safe mode, you receive an error message stating that there are files missing.



CAUSE
This behavior is commonly caused by an incomplete installation of Windows 95.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, run Windows 95 Setup again and choose the Verify option when you are prompted. The Verify option causes Windows 95 to check all files and replace any that are missing or damaged.



MORE INFORMATION
Windows 95 may also boot to a command prompt if the Msdos.Sys file contains the line BootGUI=0. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Article ID: 141721

Title : How to Boot to a Command Prompt by Default

Keywords: kbfaq kbprb KB149713

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