i just moved and when i hooked my computer back up i get this message and can not get the computer to responde message reads if you can read this message windows has succesfully initialized this display adapter second message to use this adapter as part of your widows destop open the dispaly...

Hello, In msconfig my startup group is pared to: ScanRegistry SystemTray AVG7_CC AVG7_EMC AVG7_AMSVR Run StartupMonitor

My Dell Dimension L733r computer froze up on me. Friends determined it would be best to reinstall WinME. Did that. First thing installed was MSN (since I pay for this IP). Second thing I did was go to Windows Updates. Many critical updates were listed and the first installed fine. I had to reboot...

I had a multi-boot machine - I installed Win2K on a seperate HD (which died) now I have one drive with Windows ME on it. I don't want the "Please select which version of windows you want to boot into screen" to appear any more because the default option is win2k and I like to start the machine...

when my hard disk went out I took the slave disk (40gb) wiped it formatted it and tried to reinstall the os from my install disk. I keep getting the set ver error message. there should not be a set version on the disk after formatting and nothing in the kb seems to apply. Is it possible for the...

Recently I updated my ME based computer with SP1 and since doing so I cannot access my Control Panel, I can't scan for updates through Windows Update and when Internet Explorer starts I get an error 30 that says that Internet Explorer needs to restart and then it continues to restart only to give...

I cannot start up my Windows ME computer and am getting "Primary master hard disk fail" message. I have not had any luck using a startup disk or getting into Safe Mode. Is this possible to correct, or is it "terminal"?

I am trying to install Windows ME on a new hard drive that was just purchased. After partitioning and setting up the installation is stuck on the final step in the process called "Setting up Hardware and Finalizing Settings". The error that comes up is titled "Network" and says "You must...

I recently re-installed windows me on an old computer. When I tried to install anti-virus and the service packs available for me, I keep getting error messages saying that I need a newer version of windows installer. I can't seem to get much of anything accomplished....feel like I'm going around...

Hello, I have a windows Me and I went to the microsoft updates site and it suggested I download IE6 service pack, after downloading it will not fully instal and the control panel is blank and the help menu will not work, it claims there is an error accessing the registry, and the system...

When I try to use Scandisk it says that there is another application controlling the Hard Drive and to wait till it stops and try again. I have waited for three days and it still has the message. Also I cannot get the PC to boot in Safe Mode. F8, delete, escape and using the control key won't start...

Hi, I have just reinstalled the OS on my older pentium. The CD-Rom worked to install the OS, but now that I am in the OS (Windows ME) it can see the CD Rom drive, but cannot read any CD. Sometimes it recognizes data CDs to see the name (IE it shows the Windows ME name when that disc is in). ...

My computer stopped loading up due to who knows what. I went to reinstall my windows me, and, it reinstalls it to about fifteen minutes when it is recongizing hardware and then i get an error that reads... COMCTL32.DLL can not start. any suggestions. now i cant even get nothing to come...

Dilemna, working out a bug I am attempting to reinstall Win ME and have misplaced the key....I do have a legitimate OS, I do not recall where the key is located for this software. The last time it was installed was likely over a year ago. Can anyone give suggestions.

Hi, sorry if this question is in the wrong section. About two days ago I have found I am unable to create any new folders. When I right click to create one there is no "New" set of options. The only method I have found to create folders is to copy and paste an existing folder, then rename it. I...

What are my options if I've lost the packaging that my "original" disk came in?

I currently have a Windows ME disc that I thought was a regular ME disc, but, since I have formatted, I have come to realize that it is an UPGRADE for WINDOWS 98. Now that I have tried to install ME and have formatted the computer, it will not install. Does anyone know how to install this upgrade...

How do I get rid of a "System Config utility" box that appears when I start up my computer? It says I'm using the selective startup for trouble shooting my system.

Thursday Morn ME was working on this computer. F-disked the drive and installed XP. No installation errors. Would not boot. Thought the board may be too old. (Shuttle Spacewalker HOT-591p, via chipset, newest bios)

I have a 1.8GHz Pentium Dual-Core machine with 2GB RAM and two hard drives (each 320GB). The partitions (created with Acronis Disk Director 10) are configured as follows: Drive 0 C: 240GB NTFS, Vista installed J: 80GB FAT32, empty but reserved for WinME (this partition was set to active before...