My computer boots up to a blank desktop with no icons and no bar, how can i fix this without formating, any help much appreciated, safe mode does the same. i have reinstalled winME with the same outcome, i really dont want to do a full format, anyone know a shortcut to fix this problem.

How about trying a regestry backup ! How to Manually Restore the Windows 98/Me Registry The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition This article was previously published under Q221512 SUMMARY This article describes how to restore a backup copy of the Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) registry. MORE INFORMATION Under normal circumstances, Windows is capable of detecting and recovering from registry errors automatically. If Windows is incapable of this, a previous copy of the registry can be restored manually. Windows makes and stores a backup of the registry when you start your computer successfully each day. By default, five previous copies or the registry are stored. To restore one of these previous copies: Start your computer, press and hold CTRL, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Windows 98 Startup menu. If you are running Windows Me, start your computer with the startup disk. At the MS-DOS prompt, type cd\windows\command, and then press ENTER. Where windows is the name of the folder in which Windows is installed. At the C: prompt, type scanreg /restore, and then press ENTER. Select the previous registry you want to restore, and then press ENTER.NOTE: A properly working registry has the word "Started" next to the date. When you receive notification that you restored a properly working registry, press ENTER to restart your computer. Good Luck ,Nick

If you decide to try this ,dont forget the space between the g / or the command wont be reconized ! Nick

hello try this link m.e wont start http://computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/30687.html

thank you so much, regards keefa