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Name: Tim
Date: June 16, 2002 at 12:40:26 Pacific
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HAd problems with windows registry ran scandisk/fix it corrected the problem prompted to restart so i restarted it, when reloading get an error boot disk failure insert system disk and press enter, once system disk has been enterd get an error cd101:not ready reading drive y (drive A:\) 3 options come up abort,retry and fail and second chance so i pressed second chance and then it said drive c: invalid drive
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I have a 1.1ghz proccessor,64mb of ram,30gb hard drive and im running windows me

i have a a dissetaion to do by thursday and if i dont do it i will fail my course please help
Tim



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Response Number 1
Name: Viking
Date: June 16, 2002 at 13:42:11 Pacific
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Tim, did you try "resting" the offending machine a full 24 hrs ?


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Response Number 2
Name: tim
Date: June 16, 2002 at 13:54:55 Pacific
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no i havent tryed resting it should i do this and what should i do after this?


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Response Number 3
Name: Viking
Date: June 16, 2002 at 14:12:18 Pacific
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If your the same Tim that posted yesterday I gave you a link to read through. If you re read response # 2 onwards and in particular response # 5. It could throw some light on the problems your having - and I stress "could". ...Click on link below.

http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/25246.html

If you have got the problems I describe in the above post (# 4), then I really do feel for you, as there is no sure fire way to fix it.
If you can think of anything else that you have seen it say or do, then post it here.


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Response Number 4
Name: Tim
Date: June 16, 2002 at 14:36:09 Pacific
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in the proces of tyring to fix the registy problem i ran several files of my restore disk one of which being ZAP_HDD.com a friend of mine seems to think that it has erased my hard rive could this be the problem?


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Response Number 5
Name: Viking
Date: June 16, 2002 at 14:49:39 Pacific
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I doubt it, the contents of your HDD should still be there. Do you have a full ME cd ? Does it let you boot up with the cd - ie, can you run setup.
As this will tell you if you have an operating system still there.
2 options should come up.
Exit (recommended) and carry on with install. Click Exit.


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Response Number 6
Name: tim
Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:00:22 Pacific
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i just have a tiny computers system restore cd. what else can i do?
i really need my pc now!
PLease help
Tim


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Response Number 7
Name: Viking
Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:09:33 Pacific
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What happens EXACTLY when you boot up from cold with your recovery cd ?


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Response Number 8
Name: Tim
Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:17:59 Pacific
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it says volume in drive y is RESTORE 21 welcome to the system restore pack this disk provides several methods of recoverring your system (1) second chance uses this to set your computer's software to a previously known good state (2) restore this will return the cotents of your hard drive to a basic set of the operating system and drivers you will need to reinstall applications and data files then it says to presss either 1 for second chance,press two for restore or 3 to return to command prompt

when trying to use second chance it says second chance not installed.


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Response Number 9
Name: Viking
Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:29:31 Pacific
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Get your ME Start disk and boot up with it. Choose the "with cd support" option. When you get to the A:\> prompt - type -

scandisk /all

There's a space after disk and before /

Report back EXACTLY what happens.

If it runs cleanly (which I doubt) at the end of the scan it will ask you if you want to do a surface scan. Choose yes. Be prepared for a long(ish) wait.

Report back again with all the details.


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Response Number 10
Name: Tim
Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:36:31 Pacific
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i do not have a me start disk, i have a 3 1/2 system restore floppy disk and a cd-rom system restore disk


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Response Number 11
Name: Viking
Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:45:08 Pacific
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If you are on an ME machine Now.
Get a new floppy disk, put it in the slot. Click, Start >> Settings >> Control panel >> Double Click "Add and Remove Programs" >> Click "Startup Disk" tab >> Click, "Create Disk"


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Response Number 12
Name: Tim
Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:48:47 Pacific
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Sorry i should of metioned it before its not my pc it is my older brothers and i am running windows 98 se what should he do now?
we are communicationg by phone please help


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Response Number 13
Name: Viking
Date: June 16, 2002 at 16:15:06 Pacific
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Scroll down to the bottom of this page and download an ME bootdisk -

http://dos.li5.org/


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Response Number 14
Name: Burbble
Date: June 16, 2002 at 17:55:28 Pacific
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If you ran ZAP_HDD.com, and successfully completed all of the steps, then you have erased your hard drive. I believe that this file is distributed by Dell for when you want to reset to factory settings.

-Burbble


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