OldDosGuy

A PII isn't worth much, even if it had a lot of RAM. I have a PII with Win 98SE and 512MB RAM, and have already "retired" it. Put the old PII on eBay "as is" and take whatever you can get, or just toss it. Just my humble onpinon.

I thought this might be useful for others encountering a similar problem that I encountered yesterday. A friend called and said their computer wouldn't start (Windows XP & SP2). I went over and it was in a continuous loop. It always went to the optional startup screen. It wouldn't start …

Bruceb's suggestions should fix your problem. However, if they don't, I suggest DO NOT do a system restore. The problem you're encountering has a 99% chance of being "simple fix," albeit I can't give you a specific answer. It would be money well spent to have someone else fix it …