First, see if you can start in "Safe Mode".

How To Start In 'Safe Mode'

If you CAN restart in Safe Mode, then follow the instructions at the links below. You'll probably want to print them out so you can follow the steps provided.

How To Shut Down Unnecessary Start Up Programs

How To Clean Unwanted Files From The Hard Drive

After doing this, then attempt to restart the computer and see if it boots normally. If it does not boot normally or you CAN'T boot into Safe Mode, then attempt to run "Scanreg /restore" using the instructions below:

To restore a registry backup from MS-DOS mode:

1. Restart the system in MS-DOS mode.
If the system does not automatically start in MS-DOS mode when attempting to boot into Windows 98, hold down Ctrl key during system startup until the Startup Menu displays, and choose "Safe Mode Command Prompt Only" from the Startup Menu.

2. At the C: prompt, type scanreg /restore and press Enter. You do not have to be in the C:\Windows\Command folder to run the command.

3. Choose which backup to restore. You should have a choice of registry backups from the last five days the system successfully booted. You can also restore other backups from either the hard drive or floppy disk. The backups from the last five days will be in the format RB00x.*, where RB stands for Registry Backup, and x is the sequence number of the backup. RB000.cab is the most recent backup.

Hope this helps.

Grif