I recently purchased a used system with Windows ME. Every time it begins the boot process, it asks for a password. Without the password, the bootup process fails. I know the password, but I would like to get rid of this annoying opening request for a password and have it boot right up into...

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.

Hi, all. I have a friend who just got a computer from another. The last owner had a net card in it. New owner has dial-up. She put in a brand new modem, tried to get back to her old server with her new computer and can’t get online. The "window" that pops up say the computer has no dial-up...

Windows Update cannot install KB896358 . Do you know there is any problem about it ? Many thanks.

I bought a software package; installed it under Windows ME. Vendor insists it is compatible. But when I open the application, it crashes with the above error and closes. Any ideas please? I've applied all the relevant ME updates. Thanks for the help.

Is there a place to DL Remote Control for ME? I use ME but want to practice with someone who has XP. To learn more about Remote Assistance, click Start in Windows XP, click Help and Support, and then type Remote Assistance in the Search box.

I installed windows me on my laptop. I need to uninstall windows me and reinstall '98. I don't have the option through the control panel add/remove programs. I remember having done this on my pc some months ago, but can't remember how! I can't get the c: prompt to format the HDD. I've got...

..tmp search on Win Me shows more than 12000 pav temporary files with different numerical and alphanumerical suffixes, unable to delete with 'select all' and 'delete'. Even if some files are deleted with right click and delete, it seems other pav files with different suffixes are added ...

Dear Internet Friend, I have test this system and i make 1 Million dollars/ YEAR If you are at all serious about making money online, this will be the most important letter you've ever lucked onto. Here's why: I made over $1600 my very first month marketing Online. I generated over 137,000 Hits to...

Besides .tmp, which other file extensions are safe to delete? TIA.

I am a ex ME user I now know what it is like to have NO PROBLEMS with my computer!!!! in April I installed XP Pro edition and I have not had not even 1 problem,not even 1 error on my computer(SINCE APRIL!!!!!) XP Pro IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO!!

I received a CD from a friend, put it in the drive, and windows ME tells me cannot find autorun.exe. I tried renaming autorun.inf like someone suggested but Windows told me it is not valid. Is there any program I can download to take care of this problem? Any suggestions? Thanks, Jim.

I have been using Windows ME.I was foolish enough to download and open a crack for zonealarm.When I tried to open the zip file,the computer froze.It started working after reboot but is very slow and locks up of&on.I checked for virus infection but there was none.What do I do now?I even reinstalled...

Space Usage 34% Windows 35% _Restore 21% Program Files 7% (C: Free Space) Getting messages where Im running out of disk space. Is there a way to clean out this _restore? or any suggestions please.

HELP! I restarted my computer in selective startup mode and now when I restart, it's still in safe mode. How do I get out of this?

My Dear Noel, I have downloaded and installed all security updates&patches. IE 6,SP1 installed.OE version does not show SP1.Is it ok?Should I download ActiveX9.0C?We don't have good speed on the net here in India.It will take ages to download. jvc

I recently downloaded and installed TuneUp Utilities2006 I have a question and a problem. Are these softwares really effective?Do they really speed up computer performance by 300% as they claim? When I ran the software,it found that my registry is highly fragmented,however it could not rectify this...

My Dear Noel and all other MVPs, I don't have any problems as such but I just found out that there are no restore points in my system restore calender. I do not use Macafee Safe&Sound.I did not disable-enable system restore.State Mgr version is ok(downloaded the patch&installed)Start up list shows...

My Dear Mike, I did create a restore point at 11.30pm Indian time.It appeared on the calender.I run AVG free antivirus,ZoneAlarm Pro&Spy watcher.Can any of these be responsible?I would like to reiterate that I don't need to restore at present but want to keep the option handy for future need. BTW...

Sorry Mike, I have Zone Alarm pro5.5.I missed that part in your reply. Restore point can be created.Will it disappear?I'll give you the feedback. jvc ----- Original Message ----- From: "jvc" Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsme.new-user