Guest Adam Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I am still trying to find the cause of the following problem ... > Booting into Safe Mode really magnifies the shower of bad pixels problem. > Doesn't this eliminate the ATI AGP video card as the cause of the problem? I recall that there is a way to boot the system in verbose mode but can't remember exactly how. Anyone know? "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message news:... > > "Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message > news:DK2dnfULVaaTIUDbnZ2dnUVZ_rWtnZ2d@comcast.com... > > Adam wrote: > > > "Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message > > > news:D8qdncBrBfPOM0DbnZ2dnUVZ_vmlnZ2d@comcast.com... > > >> Adam wrote: > > >>>> Well, it's installed and working for now. I'll have to > > >>>> let it run overnight to see how it goes. > > >>>> > > >>>> The thing that isn't perfect is the VGA cooler is so high that > > >>>> it sticks out of the case and is not compatible with > > >>>> the case cover (if I ever need to put it on). > > >>>> > > >>>> Also, not sure why but, on bootup, the Windows logo bitmap has > > >>>> a bunch of bad pixels at random places. After that, all looks > > >>>> fine. Any ideas? > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> Well, the system has been running practically non-stop with > > >>> the VGA cooler installed since Friday evening. And, > > >>> all still looks fine with the exception of the shower of > > >>> bad pixels on the Windows "logo.sys" bitmap at startup. > > >>> Anyone know what's wrong? > > >> > > >> Happy to hear it's working well. > > >> Perhaps the bitmap for the Windows Logo is corrupted. > > >> You may be able to run SFC and replace it with one from your setup > > >> disk or install one of the many other logos available on the > > >> Internet. > > >> It is located: C:\Windows\Logos.sys and is around 130kb. > > >> > > > > > > It looks more like the "logo.sys" (not "logos.sys") bitmap. But, > > > "logo.sys" is NOT located in C:\Windows. It is located in > > > C:\BACKUP and C:\Windows\OPTIONS\CABS only. > > > > > > Also, the PCI video card did not show a light shower of bad pixels. > > > > You are correct about logo.sys and logos.sys. > > Perhaps you could try uninstalling your AGP video card drivers and > > installing the latest ones. > > I'm out of ideas. > > Hope your Radeon continues to work well otherwise. > > PS: Perhaps you should try uninstalling your PCI vid drivers, before > > installing the new AGP drivers. > > > > Booting into Safe Mode really magnifies the shower of bad pixels problem. > Doesn't this eliminate the ATI AGP video card as the cause of the problem? >
Guest . Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: how to boot in verbose mode - please help http://www.j-studio.ca/node/70 "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message news:JXSGj.436$Nc5.349@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... > I am still trying to find the cause of the following problem ... > > > Booting into Safe Mode really magnifies the shower of bad pixels problem. > > Doesn't this eliminate the ATI AGP video card as the cause of the problem? > > I recall that there is a way to boot the system in verbose mode but > can't remember exactly how. Anyone know? > > > "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message news:... > > > > "Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message > > news:DK2dnfULVaaTIUDbnZ2dnUVZ_rWtnZ2d@comcast.com... > > > Adam wrote: > > > > "Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message > > > > news:D8qdncBrBfPOM0DbnZ2dnUVZ_vmlnZ2d@comcast.com... > > > >> Adam wrote: > > > >>>> Well, it's installed and working for now. I'll have to > > > >>>> let it run overnight to see how it goes. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> The thing that isn't perfect is the VGA cooler is so high that > > > >>>> it sticks out of the case and is not compatible with > > > >>>> the case cover (if I ever need to put it on). > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Also, not sure why but, on bootup, the Windows logo bitmap has > > > >>>> a bunch of bad pixels at random places. After that, all looks > > > >>>> fine. Any ideas? > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >>> Well, the system has been running practically non-stop with > > > >>> the VGA cooler installed since Friday evening. And, > > > >>> all still looks fine with the exception of the shower of > > > >>> bad pixels on the Windows "logo.sys" bitmap at startup. > > > >>> Anyone know what's wrong? > > > >> > > > >> Happy to hear it's working well. > > > >> Perhaps the bitmap for the Windows Logo is corrupted. > > > >> You may be able to run SFC and replace it with one from your setup > > > >> disk or install one of the many other logos available on the > > > >> Internet. > > > >> It is located: C:\Windows\Logos.sys and is around 130kb. > > > >> > > > > > > > > It looks more like the "logo.sys" (not "logos.sys") bitmap. But, > > > > "logo.sys" is NOT located in C:\Windows. It is located in > > > > C:\BACKUP and C:\Windows\OPTIONS\CABS only. > > > > > > > > Also, the PCI video card did not show a light shower of bad pixels. > > > > > > You are correct about logo.sys and logos.sys. > > > Perhaps you could try uninstalling your AGP video card drivers and > > > installing the latest ones. > > > I'm out of ideas. > > > Hope your Radeon continues to work well otherwise. > > > PS: Perhaps you should try uninstalling your PCI vid drivers, before > > > installing the new AGP drivers. > > > > > > > Booting into Safe Mode really magnifies the shower of bad pixels problem. > > Doesn't this eliminate the ATI AGP video card as the cause of the problem? > > > >
Guest Adam Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: how to boot in verbose mode - please help I need it to work for Windows 98. Besides, I thought it was something simple like setting a flag in autoexec.bat (or config.sys). "." <.@dot.com> wrote in message news:CkTGj.50916$097.19700@newsfe21.lga... > http://www.j-studio.ca/node/70 > > > "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message > news:JXSGj.436$Nc5.349@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... > > I am still trying to find the cause of the following problem ... > > > > > Booting into Safe Mode really magnifies the shower of bad pixels > problem. > > > Doesn't this eliminate the ATI AGP video card as the cause of the > problem? > > > > I recall that there is a way to boot the system in verbose mode but > > can't remember exactly how. Anyone know? > > > > > > "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message news:... > > > > > > "Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message > > > news:DK2dnfULVaaTIUDbnZ2dnUVZ_rWtnZ2d@comcast.com... > > > > Adam wrote: > > > > > "Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message > > > > > news:D8qdncBrBfPOM0DbnZ2dnUVZ_vmlnZ2d@comcast.com... > > > > >> Adam wrote: > > > > >>>> Well, it's installed and working for now. I'll have to > > > > >>>> let it run overnight to see how it goes. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> The thing that isn't perfect is the VGA cooler is so high that > > > > >>>> it sticks out of the case and is not compatible with > > > > >>>> the case cover (if I ever need to put it on). > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Also, not sure why but, on bootup, the Windows logo bitmap has > > > > >>>> a bunch of bad pixels at random places. After that, all looks > > > > >>>> fine. Any ideas? > > > > >>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Well, the system has been running practically non-stop with > > > > >>> the VGA cooler installed since Friday evening. And, > > > > >>> all still looks fine with the exception of the shower of > > > > >>> bad pixels on the Windows "logo.sys" bitmap at startup. > > > > >>> Anyone know what's wrong? > > > > >> > > > > >> Happy to hear it's working well. > > > > >> Perhaps the bitmap for the Windows Logo is corrupted. > > > > >> You may be able to run SFC and replace it with one from your setup > > > > >> disk or install one of the many other logos available on the > > > > >> Internet. > > > > >> It is located: C:\Windows\Logos.sys and is around 130kb. > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > It looks more like the "logo.sys" (not "logos.sys") bitmap. But, > > > > > "logo.sys" is NOT located in C:\Windows. It is located in > > > > > C:\BACKUP and C:\Windows\OPTIONS\CABS only. > > > > > > > > > > Also, the PCI video card did not show a light shower of bad pixels. > > > > > > > > You are correct about logo.sys and logos.sys. > > > > Perhaps you could try uninstalling your AGP video card drivers and > > > > installing the latest ones. > > > > I'm out of ideas. > > > > Hope your Radeon continues to work well otherwise. > > > > PS: Perhaps you should try uninstalling your PCI vid drivers, before > > > > installing the new AGP drivers. > > > > > > > > > > Booting into Safe Mode really magnifies the shower of bad pixels > problem. > > > Doesn't this eliminate the ATI AGP video card as the cause of the > problem? > > > > > > > > >
Guest . Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: how to boot in verbose mode - please help Sorry, my mistake. The newsgroup name, and mentioned path C:\Windows\OPTIONS\CABS alone, should have provided me a clue :-( Other than the bootlog file (with these caveats http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=127970) and/or inducing step by step via F8 after POST, I surely don't know. "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message news:kYTGj.22762$0o7.8187@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net... > I need it to work for Windows 98. Besides, > I thought it was something simple like setting a flag in > autoexec.bat (or config.sys). > > > "." <.@dot.com> wrote in message news:CkTGj.50916$097.19700@newsfe21.lga... > > http://www.j-studio.ca/node/70 > > > > > > "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message > > news:JXSGj.436$Nc5.349@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... > > > I am still trying to find the cause of the following problem ... > > > > > > > Booting into Safe Mode really magnifies the shower of bad pixels > > problem. > > > > Doesn't this eliminate the ATI AGP video card as the cause of the > > problem? > > > > > > I recall that there is a way to boot the system in verbose mode but > > > can't remember exactly how. Anyone know? > > > > > > > > > "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message news:... > > > > > > > > "Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message > > > > news:DK2dnfULVaaTIUDbnZ2dnUVZ_rWtnZ2d@comcast.com... > > > > > Adam wrote: > > > > > > "Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in message > > > > > > news:D8qdncBrBfPOM0DbnZ2dnUVZ_vmlnZ2d@comcast.com... > > > > > >> Adam wrote: > > > > > >>>> Well, it's installed and working for now. I'll have to > > > > > >>>> let it run overnight to see how it goes. > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> The thing that isn't perfect is the VGA cooler is so high that > > > > > >>>> it sticks out of the case and is not compatible with > > > > > >>>> the case cover (if I ever need to put it on). > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> Also, not sure why but, on bootup, the Windows logo bitmap has > > > > > >>>> a bunch of bad pixels at random places. After that, all looks > > > > > >>>> fine. Any ideas? > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> Well, the system has been running practically non-stop with > > > > > >>> the VGA cooler installed since Friday evening. And, > > > > > >>> all still looks fine with the exception of the shower of > > > > > >>> bad pixels on the Windows "logo.sys" bitmap at startup. > > > > > >>> Anyone know what's wrong? > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Happy to hear it's working well. > > > > > >> Perhaps the bitmap for the Windows Logo is corrupted. > > > > > >> You may be able to run SFC and replace it with one from your setup > > > > > >> disk or install one of the many other logos available on the > > > > > >> Internet. > > > > > >> It is located: C:\Windows\Logos.sys and is around 130kb. > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks more like the "logo.sys" (not "logos.sys") bitmap. But, > > > > > > "logo.sys" is NOT located in C:\Windows. It is located in > > > > > > C:\BACKUP and C:\Windows\OPTIONS\CABS only. > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, the PCI video card did not show a light shower of bad pixels. > > > > > > > > > > You are correct about logo.sys and logos.sys. > > > > > Perhaps you could try uninstalling your AGP video card drivers and > > > > > installing the latest ones. > > > > > I'm out of ideas. > > > > > Hope your Radeon continues to work well otherwise. > > > > > PS: Perhaps you should try uninstalling your PCI vid drivers, before > > > > > installing the new AGP drivers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Booting into Safe Mode really magnifies the shower of bad pixels > > problem. > > > > Doesn't this eliminate the ATI AGP video card as the cause of the > > problem?
Guest Don Phillipson Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: how to boot in verbose mode - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message news:kYTGj.22762$0o7.8187@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net... > I need it to work for Windows 98. Besides, > I thought it was something simple like setting a flag in > autoexec.bat (or config.sys). Verbose Mode is a feature of WinXP not used in Win98 It is not clear what you want. AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS are DOS startup procedures (not needed by Win98, although Win95 used them.) If you mean you want to choose from a start menu, run MSCONFIG / General / Advanced and check the box beside Enable Startup Menu. If you want to boot into Safe Mode, hold down the Ctl key during reboot as soon as the BIOS display ends. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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