I was on my computer recently, and I was told to restart my computer, which I did, but when I rebooted the PC a message appeared asking me to enter the Certificate of Authenticity Product shown on the front of the Windows 98 User Manual.

I then proceeded to enter the Product Key into the fields and then I was prompted to agree to the terms and conditions - Blah Blah, which I agreed to and then clicked finish.

My PC then rebooted for a second time, but this time it came up with an Invalid Page Fault in Explorer.exe, and no Desktop Icons or Start/Toolbar appeared, only a minimized version of my Wallpaper, so I can't click on anything on the screen as nothing appears.

I have Windows 98 Second Edition, and I have my original Windows 98 CD and Boot Disk.

I have a lot of information on my PC that I am concerned I may lose, so is it a simple thing to resolve, and will my information be secure if I need to reboot the operating system.

Many Thanks

Gazza

Hi yes use the floppy disk..your photos etc will be safe.

Sorry that should read, when do I press F8?

Hi,

So I don't actually use the boot disk?

When do I press F*