I'd like to permanently remove the Links folder that keeps poping up under Favorites menu in IE version 6.0. Basically, I delete it - and every time I come back to open a new IE the operating system recreates it. How can I permanently remove this "Links" subfolder in Favorites menu from Internet...

Hi all, Will try to keep it brief. My comp,running Win ME was bought in Cyprus,brought it back to Uk 2003. Last year was first time online for over a year so updated antivirus.Then updated Windows.So much there this took all day and then froze.couldn't turn off even with the on/off button so had...

Ok i have tried about 4 times to install windows ME on a system that i will be using to run a Vent server, the system specs are, Hard Drive-8 gigs, processor- pentium-1 266mhz, 164mbs or ram, NIC Card. i am using an iso image for the cd, and a regular floppy for the floppy boot. basically i can get...

I'm about to upgrade a friend's PC from Windows 98 to ME. I will retain the existing setup in case something goes wrong. If it does, how can I restore Windows?

on start up i get a media test failure check cables I have changed all cables still the same

I was wondering if there was a way i could legaly obtane the setup floppy(s) that come with ME. i cant get into the bios to switch it to boot from cd and i want to install a clean copy of ME but cant without booting from floppy first. Thx Chuck

A friend of mine ask me to sell their computer on eBay and so the first thing I did was format the HD. I am now using the Dell Restore CD to reinstall WinME. The only problem is that the sticker on the side of the case is torn right at the last 2 digits of the Product Key!!! What can I do about...

Hi, I checked through other messages but cannot find one that relates to my situation. I was uninstalling NAV and was tinkering with the registry. I guess I thought I knew more than I really do because it screwed up the whole ME system. I backed up important files then booted from a floppy. I...

are you running ME or xP? Try turning off error controls in the bios. "Penang" wrote in message ... I need help. My system kept on rebooting in two stages: The first stage, it boots on the safe mode.

Hi, I have a PC that I wanted to do a full re-installation of ME. I did fdisk and format. Then I rebooted the PC with the ME disk and went to start windows with CD-ROM support. This did not get me the normal set up procedure screen, so I typed e:setup. It went into scandisk and reported nothing...

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...

These two controls suddenly stopped working - double click yielded nothing. Following instructions I found in the MS knowledge base, I renamed the netcpl.cpl and sysdm.cpl files. This caused the icons to disappear. So far, so good. I used the system config tool to extract these two files from the...

In contradiction to one of the other messages I would like my system to dual boot. But is there any way of changing which operating system comes up first? Thank you for any help, Matthew

Hello, I uninstalled I.E.6 successfully using A/R. With the 'restored' and older version of I.E., and having decided I wished to return to I.E.6, the following error message greets me on the Updates website: "lexplore has caused an error in MSHTML.DLL...". It also appears on the catalogue site...

I've had no trouble before, shut down normally the other day. Cold boot just now, after BIOS screen, after password screen, next phase, get the error screen "can't find Windows Loader Installer", it shows the path statement. The path statement is to a subfolder in my Download folder, this is not...

I recently cleaned up my hard drive etc. Now when I open up I receive the following: RUNDLL Error Loading C:\Windows|SYSTEM\SIPSP132.DLL The systen cannot find the file specified. What might the file have been? How do I stop the message appearing?

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...

Whenever I run Windows Millennium Edition Updates, I receive a "Recommended Update" of Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1. But, when I attempt the install, it FAILS. Repeatedly! I don't understand... Error message is: "The following items failed to install. To try installing them again, click...

Hello, I am trying to fix a computer with the following problems. It will not boot in normal or safe mode. What I have tried thus far is to reinstall Windows ME over top of what is there with the hopes that the user's files will not get deleted. In the process of trying to reinstall ME, I get the...

Elderly ( 2000 ) WinME box. New DVD writer, lots of new software. New printer, more new 'ware. Error on booting into Windows: "An exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C004C4E9 in VFAt (01) + 0000CC25. This was called from 0028:C1C2F510 in VxD Voltrack (04) + 00000430" MSoft KB has nothing helpful to...