Startpage Problems

Do you have your windows 98 cd?

I've got my Windows 98 CD. Am I gonna have to re-install windows?

You can use windows sfc (system file checker) You'd need your Windows CD to make this work. This will fix any corrupt files
Click Start> Run> type sfc /scannow Note the space.

Error message reads: The command line parameters are not valid. The following parameters were not recognized: "scannow"

sfc /scannow
did you add the space? SFC(space)/scannow

Yep, I added the space. That's the message I got.

double click My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> "uncheck" Hide protected operating system files. now try it again.

There is no "Tools" listed in the My Computer folder. The only "folder options" thing I see is under Start->Settings->Folder Options, and "hide protected operating system files" isn't listed under it.

OK. Lets try it this way. 1. 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. 2. Click one of the following options: Scan For Altered Files 3. Click Settings, choose the configuration you want to use in System File Checker Settings, click OK, and then click Start.

Okay, it found a corrupted file (setupx.dll) in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder and restored it. There were two options under settings, to check for changed files and deleted files, but I didn't select them. Should I have? And should I restart the machine and see what happens?

Yes, reboot and see if it fixed the problem first. If not fixed, then run again and
Check for changed files and Check for deleted files, as well as selecting to Always back up before restoring.


Here's a link to give you some info:
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/windows98/start-142.html

Nope, the problem wasn't fixed after either try. And I just connected to the internet with that machine, and got another warning: StartPage-DU.dll.dr infected another file (DCCLDA.DLL), and VirusScan cleaned and deleted it.

Click the link, Save, install, update and run this anti-virus program.
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup…ree_308a468.exe


If this doesn't fix it there are some other things we can try tomorrow.

Hey, sorry, the download took over an hour (stupid dial-up connection), and the scan took another half hour after that. The results were the same: no viruses were found. Thanks again for all of your help tonight. Looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow.

Download FindIt from this link.


Download FindIt 9x/ME
http://www.thatcomputerguy.us/downloads/findit9xme.zip

Unzip the contents to a folder, then open the folder and double-click on Find.bat. It will run for a minute, then produce a log. Copy and paste the log here.