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If that doesnot help , even this can be run<br />
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How about logging into safe mode. Does it show the entire desktop ?<br />
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System file checker<br />
<a href="http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-142.shtml" rel="ugc">http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-142.shtml</a><br />
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&gt;&gt;This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. &nbsp;If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.<br />
When does this error come up ?<br />
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SR
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If that doesnot help , even this can be run

How about logging into safe mode. Does it show the entire desktop ?

System file checker
http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-142.shtml [http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-142.shtml]

>>This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.  If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
When does this error come up ?

SR

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If all fails, you can run an over install of windows<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q250928" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q250928</a>
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If all fails, you can run an over install of windows

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q250928 [http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q250928]

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Thanks Sunray, &nbsp;I spent hours wading through some of Microsofts support white pages and nothing worked. &nbsp;Your first suggestion had the system up again in minutes!!!!
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Thanks Sunray,  I spent hours wading through some of Microsofts support white pages and nothing worked.  Your first suggestion had the system up again in minutes!!!!

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A client of mine was deleting some thing on his Windows 98 OS and now the system only boots to a blank desktop, well, the wallpaper is there. &nbsp;The system also gives the following error: &nbsp;&quot;This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. &nbsp;If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.&quot; &nbsp;When I click Details, I get the following message: &quot;Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module Explorer.exe&quot;
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A client of mine was deleting some thing on his Windows 98 OS and now the system only boots to a blank desktop, well, the wallpaper is there.  The system also gives the following error:  "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.  If the problem persists, contact the program vendor."  When I click Details, I get the following message: "Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module Explorer.exe"

Windows 98 boots to a Blank Desktop

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