Win98 registry loop

[Ygor]

When I try to boot up normally to Win98 I get a notice of an error in the registry. If I allow Win98 to try to fix it, I get a loop that it's fixing it, then it has fixed it, restart. Same with using scanreg /fix in Command prompt only. Hit enter to restart and it happens all over again.
I can bypass that with F8 and get into win where I again get that message which I bypass using ctrl/alt/del. However.... when I get online, I cannot access the web on that machine.

<hanging head> I used the Win98 Update feature before, wanted to go to IE5. After a couple days of "crucial updates" this took me to IE5, which I downloaded & installed. Having problems with the registry & the web ever since. Trying to reach SysOpt gives me the automatic download window, same with Microsoft on that machine.

Do I have to reformat my C drive & start over, or is there an easier fix for this?

One more detail. When I use dos to look at this, I get: LDID is ffff Failed ChGetLdd
(followed by)
No volume name for LDID ffff, local cod4- path absolute.

[This message has been edited by Ygor (edited 06-09-99).]

[Ygor]

Thanks, but that gets me the following:
Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module Explorer.exe at 015f:00401f31.
I'm also getting no EMM memory manager.



[This message has been edited by Ygor (edited 06-09-99).]

[Jin Vitas]

no boot to the boot menu screen.. by hitting CTRL key when say starting win98.. and then hit command prompt only.. then type that.. dont do it in windows.. dos.

[cobain1crt]

I reformat every 2 moths anyways, it keeps windoze clean like there is no other way to do it, back of your favorits, "My Documents" folder, any download dirrectories, your ICQ #/password, and any DOS software on a second drive(if you do not have a second HD, then just back up favorits and documents on diskets, and back them up twice in case you get a disk error. Also, if you have a coustome home page on your HD, or anything else costome, back it up.

[Ygor]

I appreciate the help, but I finally gave up & tried reinstalling Win98 w/o reformatting. I still get a registry error at boot, but I can get out on the web again!

If I can get a better handle on just what the error is, I will post again.

[BBA]

Well, if you can get on the web it means windows is up right?

Just type 'sfc' at the run line and press enter.

This brings up system file checker. Run it and see what happens.

BBA

[Jin Vitas]

Use scanreg /restore in dos.. and go back a couple days to the registry that was working.

if that dont work tell me.. there is another way.

[This message has been edited by Jin Vitas (edited 06-09-99).]

[Jin Vitas]

LDID is ffff failed CtlGetLdd
CAB-No volume name for LDID ffff, local copy - path Absolute

This error right?

check your autoexec.bat and config.sys.. for reference to logical directory identifier (LDID)