I am using laptop with Windows ME. The computer boots up and the mouse pointer (touch pad) responds as expected. However, when trying to activate either an icon, or a command, the primary mouse button does not respond. After several reboots, if I manage to get defrag to run, the mouse buttons...

I recently installed drivers for a usb modem to use with my Motorola cellphone. I'm able to connect to the internet with no problem (I'm using it now) but after I dissconnect and try to shut down my laptop computer it locks up and I have to cut the power to turn it off. I've tried everything I...

Recently purchased 256MB USB Flashdrive Sandisk brand. I plug it into the USB port. Nothing. I try it on WinXP, it works like a charm. I plug my lexar jumpdrive in the WinME, it works fine. After some screwing around I get the drivers from Sandisk website. Win98 SE drivers because of course WinME...

When it is first booting up it will freeze. After using any program for more that an hour, it will freeze. Help!

Hello this is Rahul Ghosh from Kolkata(India). since last few weeks i.e. ever since i've installed another harddisk-40GB with the existing previous 20GB, my system has become a bit slower(taking more time to boot).. I also have got 2 CD dirves installed in that system & I'm running win-ME with...

I have a Dell Dimension 4100 PC. It crashed the other day and I have just been able to get it to come back on line. I had a second hardrive that was empty so I installed win ME on it to and set it as my #1 HD to get the PC up and running. I was hoping to have a look (via explorer) at the...

when trying to install hardware/softwear on WIN ME I get message "Corrupt instalation file".Drivers show as installed on device manager but no hand shake with progs I have the latest drivers installed.any help would be appreciated .

I have a FUJIFILM camera FINEPIX 2600Zoom. I had it installed in my computer but I had to uninstall and reinstall WINDOWSME and when I did, \USBDRV\WINME\UFLT04CB.INF did niot get reinstalled. How do I do this without unstall and reinstall WINDOWSME again? My email address is...

"If" I remember correctly, this happened to me years ago and I was told not to open pictures from the graphics program, to use explorer then copy and paste them to the program I wanted to use. something like this.. That was years ago though.. so I guess it would depend now on what program your...

Looking for instructions/pdf brochure from Microsoft on how to set up Windows ME; specifically, how to connect the wires into the back of the hard drive. I just moved and set up my computer again - everything is working except for the sound. I even took a picture of the back of the hard drive...

A driver for new hardware I am trying to install fails to install completely. After finding the correct driver and clicking install I get 2 error messages: CMDNINST an error has occured in your program. I close that message and get 2nd error. CMDNINST has caused an error in COMMCTRL.DLL CMDNINST...

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toddler was pushing keys (this has happened before, but we can't remember how it was resolved), certain keys do not now work (backspace, h, windows start). any ideas how to fix? - the keyboard itself seems to be in tact, so not a hw problem.

Hi, I always connect my HP Scanner using the USB port. Everytime, I used to connect it a Hotplug icon used to appear on the bottom of my screen which enabled me to eject the device after I was done. For some reason, I cannot find it now and when I put another device on the same port, the computer...

I have two operating systems, Windows ME and Windows XP, my speakers work on XP, but no audio/multimedia icons show up on the device manager, therefore making them not work. What can I do to fix this? Thank you for any help, Matthew

When I try to adjust the volumn from my keyboard, the calculator pops up with no effect on the volumn. I have an IBM Netvista. The problem has only been with me for 3 months but never used to happen. email please!

I have problems when I boot up my hard drive only recognises C drive not D drive. Being an amateur I need to know how to get the hard drive to recognise my secondary drive (D drive) I have succeeded in going into to Cmos to save and exit C drive as it was not recognising C drive at the time, but...

I have a Hard drive with Win 98 OS and I want to install it into an existing system running Win ME. Would it cause problems? Thanks

Hi Lisa, I was going through reading messages, waiting for someone to answer my post, but guess not. So since I have had this problem I will share what I learned by reading some of the other posts in Multimedia. First they repeat over and over here to uninstall all of your sound devices. So go to...

Hi I have a compaq and I need to re set to fact. settings and cant locate my disk. Does anyone know where I can get one? Thanks