Any ideas on why my DVD drive (functionally my CD drive) isn't visible in Safe Mode? It appears in the BIOS setup screens, and is properly identified there. I'm trying to apply a firmware update to the drive, but the utility hangs under normal Windows, and won't run at all in DOS (boot floppy)...

Did you update via Windows Update? Was your anti-virus application running when you installed IE6-SP1? -- HTH - Please Reply to This Thread ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP AumHa Forums

I'm trying to reinstall ME on an old Gateway (233 Mhz). Would not boot in Normal Mode or Safe Mode... error message basically says reinstall Windows. So the cab files are on the drive in windows\options\install. Seyup runs fine until about 66% of the files are copied and then I get...

I ran my antivirus software AVG and it had listed 8 trojan horse type viruses that it said could not be removed. FileC:\_RESTORE\TEMP\A0004051.CPY Trojan horse PSW.Bispy.A " 4052.CPY " Downloader.Bho.A " 4053.CPY " " .Apropro.D " 4054.CPY ...

I hope this is the appropriate newsgroup for this issue. =20 If not, please direct me to the correct one. I have 2 home computers hooked-up to a wireless network=20 via a Linksys router. I use the network for Internet,=20 printer and file sharing. One computer is a desktop HP=20 with Win ME; the...

Ok, here is a new issue for me, but by far the most frustrating. I have run all 3 of my virus programs, all say I'm clean, yet when I go launch my home page (yahoo), it loads for a second, then switches to "about:blank" (some search page virus). What's worse, is when I go to MSN to check my...

i have just switched from one service to comcast which uses outlook express for e-mailing. i am unable to get my spell check to work. can anyone help me? thank you

ikeep getting error message that reads..lexplore has caused an error in ATOMPART.EXE. does anyone have any idea how to cure this problem

I currently have the Windows ME operating system on my Compaq computer. When I purchased this computer they did not provide the ME disc for me and now I am trying to install a 1394 - 4 port Firewire card so I can run a Zip 750 MB Firewire Drive, and I don't have the drive I need or the ME disc to...

An insteresting place for WinME users: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsme/default.asp

What is the right hand side of the Start Bar called? And how does one put an icon on the right hand side where the time, volume control etc are? I've done it several times before but my mind has gone completely blank now. Incidentally, I could just drag and put one on the LH side which is...

Everytime I type something into a field (like yahoo search or to save files) it stays. So everything I type comes up in a little box undernearth the field box. Anyway to get rid of it?

I enabled dma in device manager and after re boot have lost dvd drive - in device manager there is now nowhere to undo the dma setting. I had sys restore disabled oops! Does anyone know of a fix?

Paint has disappeared from my computer. I've searched and it cannot find. What happened and what can I do to fix it?

......after a few minutes. It's been fine for 3 years and now this. My Outlook Express totally closes without warning after a few minutes. I also get "Outlook Express did not shut down properly" just as if I shut the computer down from the CPU. I have rebooted several times, done a complete...

Had normal shutdown last nite, on start up this a.m., got a blue screen and,"while initializing device PERF windows protection error. restart computer" When I restart it takes me to Dos and I can select Safe mode which loads ok. ran scan disk, ok. Any thoughts what to do? Thanks Larry

Well, believe it or not, Google answered my question regarding Real Player and the Google bar: Hi Alias, Thank you for taking the time to report this problem. We recently released a new version of the Google Toolbar that resolves the problem you reported. Please try uninstalling and reinstalling...

Can someone help me? My outlook express is defaulting to the 'drafts' folder. If I click on the 'inbox' it stays for a moment and then switches back to 'drafts'. This is the same for all folders. Please help

I've lost the command to share a folder in the context menu when I right-click on a folder. Is there a registry setting to restore the command? I had recently lost the "New" command also but was able to restore it through the registry. My existing shares are still accessible, but I'm not able to...

Problem Description: We are running Window ME. Our internet provider is AOL. We have recently switched over to DSL service. The issues with the computer are many. The computer is used by several family members. Someone sometime has obvioulsy downloaded something that should not have been. Right...