W98 is restarting...always?

go to start | find | files or folders

search for logo.sys on the C:

if you find it, delete it and restart

logo.sys is the bitmap file which is shown at boot.  Windows98 does not use this but can if you have one.  

I have already the line:
Logo=0
in MSDOS.SYS,
but i´ll try deleting the file.

Peter, are you getting this message in a small window or is it a splash screen of some sort?
Dennis

No, it´s the normal black
command prompt screen,
and the text is what you normally
get after for ex. installing some
big apps, ' Windows is now restarting...'

Okay, that's kind of what I thought. Let's walk through this a bit so I can see where this might be coming from. Are you restarting your machine or does this happen from a cold start after the machine has been completely shut down? Instead of shutting down, is the PC maybe going into some form of suspend mode?

It happens always,
from cold start,
and when I restart the computer.
It´s a normal desktop comp,
and I don´t think it goes to
any kind of suspend mode.

Okay, just understand that I'm trying to visualize both what you see happening as well as what your computer is doing.

As I understand it, your system boot as follows:

You see the memory count (unless you use fast boot)

Then you see the bios data from the motherboard,

Then you see the devices initialize, like the drives etc,

then instead of seeing "Starting Windows",

you see "Windows is restarting" correct?

This is well before windows actually starts, right?

excactly :)

Okay, this could be one of two things, either file corruption or a virus/trojan. I want you to virus check that system very carefully with the latest virus dat files you can find.

if you're interested, what I consider to be the best virus softwre alive can be downloaded for free at

ftp://ftp.datafellows.com/anti-virus/free

get the latest version's zip file and install it

this not only checks for viruses but also maliscious files, trojans, etc not recognized on the virus list.

I have norton av 2000 installed,
i´m gonna update it now,
(and download the new f-prot too :) )
****

Peter, just use one, use the Norton for now. Don't add something new to this equation.

no, no virus ?!

Well that's a start (maybe). Okay, Peter when did you first notice this? What was going on, any downloads, new software, hardware etc?

Hard question, I fdisked my hd and have
installed about 4gb progs since then.
Only new hardware is 3dfx voodoo3 2000.
Everything works perfectly,
except for the irritating message.

Okay, let's see if ther are any problems other than this. Hold the shift key down and then click Start, Shutdown, Restart. This should cause windows to start without a full reboot. Just hold the shift key down long to get the message.

i don´t get any message, but
the comp reboots, and it takes
a longer time, than when i reboot
without SHIFT.

I went with the second alternative,
deleted msdos.sys & win.com
and reinstalled windows after that,
and the 'restarting' message
was gone!
thanks a lot again Dennis :)
regards
peter
and thank you 1cell for your tips too.