Plus! 98: Cannot Start Windows After You Run Disk Cleanup

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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.

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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.

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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
   ---------------------------------------------
   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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/129605/EN-US/ ) How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Plus! 98, version 1.0.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Plus! 98 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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kbprb KB188682

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