I have just removed a faulty hard drive (D:) and 3 of the 4 partitions on the primary hard drive (C:) which were E: F: and G: have all moved down one! I did know, but have forgetten, how to reassign these partitions their original letters. Please could someone clue me in? I have looked in Control...

A used Dell computer, no system disks, no ME install disk. It is running ME, IMO it originally came from Dell with W98SE installed. ME does not appear in Add/Remove programs. How to cleanly uninstall ME?

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). ...

I am unable to access an internal CD-ROM on my machine. This has worked fine until someone went on and did something! The CD_ROM has power (door opens / closes) but unable to see it. Is there an utility I can use to re-map it? The control panel - hardware function does not find the CD_ROM...

What specific message are you seeing in MSConfig saying that system restore is not enabled? I ask since I have never heard of MSConfig posting any such message. What exactly do you see when you attempt to use system restore? Either to create a checkpoint or to perform a restore. I need...

My old laptop will crash a couple of times a year. With my 32K modem (on a good day) it takes several hours to reinstall ME and all the updates. All my data is safe on USB Flash Drives. Is there a CD available with all the Fixes and Updates ?? Alaska Art.

I've come across the following dilema. After installing, from purchased CD, Borderbund Click Arts I see a few disturbing things. 1. Free AOL is added to desktop (ok, it's bundled software and I can remove this). 2. Review of Belarc shows two critical updates disabled. UPD323255 UPD811630

Hi, How do you convert a Chinese Windows operating system back to English? I have tried many things but just can't get English to appear - other than when I use IE. Everthing is in Chinese. When I selec regional settings (I think) icon is a globe. Then select Languages, again I think that is...

Starting a new thread, hope to solve this: PCI Ethernet Controller, does not appear in Add/remove. In Device Manager, I saw PCI Ethernet Controller, question mark, no driver installed, so I removed it. When I rebooted, now I see a screen " New Hardware Found", windows wants to find the driver for...

Some questions came up to do with ME on this used Dell computer. Several relate to my earlier thread. 1. Password screen- as suggested, deleted all *.pwl files, next reboot, entered only username, close, rebooted again, password screen back, just as in W98SE. 2. Accessories folder was there,...

Thanks to Mart and Jack for the help. This is in answer to both your post and Jack's. In the section below, I copied text from the MS app note. Was this a 'fresh' wizard, requesting a 'new user'? see #5 below, I entered a new password. Is this what you mean? So how are you getting past the logon...

Have a problem!!! just installed win me again The computer wont shut down, get a errormessage Windows Oe 0028 FFFF4C5C and the computer freezes and nothing happens.

I am trying to install a printer driver, but keep getting the message"rundll has caused an error in setupx.dll". I run a 1Mhz 4 years old Fujitsu. Any assistance would be appreciated. I have recently purchased and run Registry Mechanic with a view to this helping me solve this problem, but to no...

I want to relocate my EBD folder to c:\windows\command\ and need to know what file/registry entry(s) (if any) need to be edited. TIA -- Keyboard not detected Press F1 to continue

Hi, I am working on an elderly persons computer and have a question. I formated a Win 98 SE machine and did a clean install of Windows Me per the owners request. My question is this: What DOS command can I enter to change the video color setting from 16 bit to 32 bit. For some reason I can't change...

Help got a hp- that will not boot , total blank screen, nokey board or monitor . any ideas other than a book of matches ??

At the end of the power-on boot-up I have started getting the error message: "AIM_XMLP.DLL was not found." I click "OK" and everything seems to work as normal. What is the DLL? What program does it go with? Any help appreciated. OT

Hi.. Have a Hewlett Packard Omnibook XE2.(second hand)... the desktop has a large black border round and is also stuck in 16 bit colour mode. (no option to change in settings)... does anybody Know how to fix please? Kim Windows ME Pentium 3 128mb ram

Re-formatted an HP box tonite, but the default video drivers result in the radio buttons I must click (to agree to the MS licenses) behind a blue rectangle on the left of the screen (in which the Assistant resides). I cannot select the "I accept" buttons to activate the NEXT button. Tried this with...

I have been having umpteen zillion problems and now can't update the OS. I Did use my restore disks, but now future updates are causing problems too - won't accept them. My OS came pre-loaded on the computer, can you obtain the OS disks for ME? Why are the computers being sold without the OS...