I get the C:\ prompt when starting up the machine. Tried system restore, didn't work. Tried c:\windows\win it says "only runs on MS-DOS 8.00 and higher". autoexec.bat and config.sys are there and haven't been renamed. System.ini hasn't been changed, still has "Shell=explorer.exe" line in it. any suggestions, please? Trying to avoid $150 for tech support or $75 for local PC repair or re-install. I just know it's gotta be some tiny line mis-allocating some critical piece of data. Thank YOu

THis is the screen I get Microsoft (R) Windows 98 (c) Copywright Microsoft Corporation 1981-1998 c:>

Boot with an ME boot disk and: sys c: M2 If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

Did that already. That changed it from "invalid system disk" at start up to the C:\> at start up. Windows appears to be loading, but no GUI.

"Windows appears to be loading, but no GUI." What a curious statement Are you quite certain you used a WinME bootdisk, and not one for Win98? Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. -John Wayne

Finally just put in the same bootdisk again and did sys C: again and it got WinME to boot. Just Had to reinstall printer driver. Has anyone ever had to do the sys c: thing twice to get a system back?

Nope Should've seen 'system transferred' if successful - I suppose how the Win98 system files got on there will remain a mystery? Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. -John Wayne