Plus! 98: Cannot Start Windows After You Run Disk Cleanup (188682)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Plus! 98
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
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
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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.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/18/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB188682 |
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