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Clean istall of Win ME
Name: jfmcd Date: December 17, 2003 at 20:37:56 Pacific OS: Win ME CPU/Ram: 400/256
Comment:
I'm sure I've done this before but I've been in XP for so long I've forgotten.
Youngster in my house has managed to completely corrupt her machine with downloaded crap. It seems that the only solution is to re-format the system drive and re-install Win ME (an over-install didn't help. I know that you can't boot from the Win ME CD so I need to know how to boot to a place on a clean drive that I can install Win ME.
Name: Dave02 Date: December 17, 2003 at 22:19:53 Pacific
Reply:
Download a file that will create a windows ME bootdisk from www.bootdisk.com. Download the file to your desktop. Put a clean floppy disk into the floppy dive and double click the file. That will create the bootdisk for you.
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Response Number 2
Name: JackG Date: December 17, 2003 at 22:40:56 Pacific
Reply:
Create a Windows ME Startup Diskette in Windows ME's Add/Remove Programs, Startup Disk tab. Use it to boot the system and run Format C: then run D:\SETUP.
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Response Number 3
Name: jfmcd Date: December 18, 2003 at 19:45:15 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for the help, worked like a charm through the re-format and ME install until the third restart in the install (right at the end) and just past the password screen everything stoped. The Blue Screen of Death. I'm going to try the whole process again in the morning. Thought I was home free.
Jim
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Response Number 4
Name: jfmcd Date: December 20, 2003 at 11:35:12 Pacific
Reply:
The second try worked like a charm and now this kid's computer is back where it should be.
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