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...

Problem: computer boots in safe mode, but nothing is there except the words "safe mode" in the 4 corners and the screen is gray. no task bar or desktop. anyone see this? or know how to fix it? Thanks. M

After reinstallation of winME cannot get active desktop feature or a quick launch toolbar. In folder options the "Enable Web content on my desktop" button is greyed out. Also "Enable Web content in folders" button is greyed out. Also cannot use single click feature as it is greyed out. Any help or...

My computer has EMM386 included in the software, but it is not operative. After reading several non-helpful books I learn that this is an installation option, but no "How To Install It" data is included. How do I activate the Expanded Memory Manager in Windows ME? Ross

Maybe this will attract someones attention! I reinstalled WINme. Then I went to Microsoft's Critical Updates. The first update found installed ok.The message said it had to reboot the machine. That went fine. I went back online to get next Microsoft Update. This update installed but gave me this...

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.

get the message "error on loading explorer.exe must reinstall windows" so far have reloaded explorer from CD problem persists any help much appreciated

My computer running windows ME will not boot up. I have tried in safe mode to create a boot up disk but will not let me do so. I am having a hard time finding someone who can create one for me.

I recently got a webcam and software prompted me to download latest version of Directx. I downloaded from Microsoft.com but for some reason the download failed so I tried again. This time the download seemed to work but the installation failed and now has failed every single time I try. I can...

I was trying to fix a problem and accidentally removed the file type definition for EXE (and DLL) extensions. Now, I can't double click on those file types and have them work. Can anyone tell me how to restore that file type entry. F.Y.I., when I was looking for ".EXE" file types int he first...

I just got off the phone with Dell to fix a problem and now each time I shut down the computer and re-boot I get a pop up box that says, "you are using the selective startup for troubleshooting your system". How do I eliminate this box from appearing on my desk top when I turn on the computet?????

I recently reformatted an 160 WD hard drive w/controller card, then put 98SE on it. When I tried to upgrade to Win ME, i received a message of not enough conventional memory. I shutdown all running programs, made sure it was not checked as a removable drive,and I have 128mb of memory installed...

My installation of ME is damaged, along with my original CD. However, I have the CAB files stored on my hard drive. What I'm wondering is if I can click "Setup.exe" and allow it to repair the damage to my registry and operation system files, or whether this will wipe all of my data...

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Hello, I have a 6 Gb hard drive and 2 Gb are assigned to C. 4 Gb are assigned to D I keep getting the "low memory" message and it's dragging my applications down. How do I reformat so I can put 1 or 2 more Gb into the C drive? Thanks DanB

I purchased a computer in Taiwan which is currently displaying chinese text for all systems. How do I convert all text to English? Thanx!

I recently needed to test some programming on Windows 2000 Server and I needed security options, etc. I therefore reformatted one of my computers, previously running Windows ME, and installed Windows 2000 Server (evaluation version) formatting the complete disk partition as NTFS. I now need to...

For those following this group, I solved the ownership problem by first installing Win98SE, but it never got past the status screen. But then I could establish ownership and installed WinME upgrade. It won't finish either. Status screen comes up, then ... "searching for boot record ...ok" "ez-bios...

I am currently communicating with my laptop trying to fix a problem with my DESKTOP, that uses Windows M.E. At startup, the Windows Welcome Screen appears, but then an error message appears: "Error loading Explorer.exe. You must reinstall windows." Clicking OK, another message appears: "A required...

it's a compaq 1700 laptop