A couple of weeks ago my computer froze so I pressed ALT+CTRL+DEL twice to reboot and it didn't work. So I used the reset button on the tower. When I booted it back up it came to a black screen after the Windows ME screen and said: Cannot find SYSTEM.INI Boot with Emergency Boot Disk and type SCANREG /RESTORE - I do not have a restore disk. So what do I do without having to get one. Is it possible to do it any other way like through the setup or something?Also, what did I do to cause this and is there a way to prevent it from happening again? Reapah

Should've made one 'just in case' - but there are online sources - execute (not copy) the file to create the actual disk I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

Yeah I should of but I don't know how to make one. Don't I need a computer? Only thing I can access on my computer is the Setup. Any idea on how to make one? Reapah

I'm not sure that I understand - download the self-extracting file and run it on a Windows computer to create the floppy. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

I can't log on to the computer. When you press the tower button to turn it on it does the scan and stuff for the memory then a logo Windows ME comes up before the log in screen, instead of it going to the log in screen it takes you to a black screen with the message: Cannot find SYSTEM.INI Boot with emergency boot disk and type SCANREG /RESTORE - so I can't get on to download anything. Is there a way I can get a EBD sent to me, or can I make it from a different computer with Windows ME. And, I don't really understand what the EBD is or the system.ini is my Windows ME still installed or do I need to re install it again? Reapah

Also, I'm using a WebTV box instead of a computer. So I can't download anything or make floppy's. - So if I get on a different computer and goto the site you told me to goto and download one of them files onto a floppy disk, then insert it into my computer and turn it and follow what is sais to do? And is the EBD a disk or floppy or does it not matter? Reapah

(!) - yes, I 'get' that your machine isn't able to start Windows - - yes, d/l onto another Windows computer and run the file to create the startup disk. "And, I don't really understand what the EBD is or the system.ini is my Windows ME still installed or do I need to re install it again?" A bootdisk allows you to start your computer to a DOS prompt in the event that there's a problem with Windows - this lets you attempt a repair. Although WinME runs on DOS, M$ has gone to great pains to make the DOS prompt inaccessible, but includes a feature for creating the 'Emergency Boot Disk' System.ini is a configuration file for Windows, containing various settings, and is required for a normal Windows start. Yours seems to be missing for whatever reason - fortunately, that file and a few others are automatically backed up to a CAB (compressed) file - 'scanreg /restore' is the simplest way to restore. At this point there's no reason to believe that your entire ME installation has gone missing - just the system.ini file " and download one of them files onto a floppy disk, then insert it into my computer" No, no - as stated (response #1) - don't copy the WinME file, run it to create the bootdisk. With that disk, boot your computer to DOS and enter the command scanreg /restore or c:\windows\command\scanreg /restore ... and select a recent backup. Remove disk and reboot I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?