Windows® 98 Unleashed

Chapter 3. Start Me Up: Controlling Windows 98 Startup

IN THIS CHAPTER

• The Boot Process, from Powerup to Startup

• Custom Startups with the Windows 98 Startup Menu

• Custom Startups with MSDOS.SYS

• Creating Your Own Startup Logo

• Command-Line Switches for Starting Windows 98

• Troubleshooting Windows 98 Startup

• Understanding the Windows 98 Shutdown Process

The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. “Where shall I begin, your Majesty?” he asked.

“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”

—Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Assuming Windows 98 is now safely installed, you can begin your journey, appropriately enough, at the beginning: the startup process. At first blush, this might seem ...