1st I get this Message: Windows has detected registry/configuration Use ScanReg to correct this error. And then it goes to blue screen and shows this error: While initializing device IFSMGR The Microsoft Installable File System Manager cannot find the helper driver. Please ensure that IFSHLP.SYS has been installed. System halted. I don't know what to do I don't have a Disk Drive, so I can't use a boot disk :(. Someone please help me!!

Ok - well, considering that you are running an OS that has no native DOS mode, the lack of a floppy drive can be sorely felt when problems arise Presumably you have a DOS bootable CD? If you are able to start in Safe Mode via the F8 menu at system startup, try that, as Scanreg can be employed that way in WinME (unlike Win98) A Description of Scanreg You would want to enter into the 'run' field: scanreg /restore ... and select a recent but known good backup to restore There may be other issues If you cannot start in Safe Mode, then you will require a DOS bootable CD, as mentioned - - possibly your ME installation disc will work Despite claims to the contrary, posts are not routinely removed from Computing.Net

.. poster doesn't appear to be too Anxious. Or was this a test? DerekW

Sorry took so long to respond, got caught up in other things i have not had time to come back to this site. Umm, so I feel totally hopeless, I can't get into DOS or Safemode and I tried to go in the BIOS and tell it to boot from the CD drive which had my Windows installation CD in it but it didn't seem to do anything.

What happens when you tap F8, do you get as far as the start menu list? There is often an alternative key you can use for BIOS to change the boot order for "one time only". Otherwise you will need to permanently change the order to CD first. Often registry errors get reported when the problem is really faulty RAM. It could be worth cleaning the RAM edge connectors with a pencil eraser because even slight tarnish can sometimes cause RAM to play up. If that doesn't help try one stick at a time in first position (assuming it has more than one) which will pinpoint a faulty stick. There are free memory testers you can download on another machine but these are usually run from a floppy. DerekW

It goes to the start menu list when I press the F8 key and thats it, i'll try to clean the RAM and see what happens. Thanks.