"Ralph" wrote in message ...
Thanks Ben, I'll try it if I can find someone with a working floppy. I'm
guessing that I could buy a usb version to attach to my XP laptop. the floppy
that I have is on the lame computer that I'm trying to revive. Think I could
install the me boot files to a cd or flash drive and boot to it?
LASTLY THANK YOU ALL David, Corday, Pogle, John, & Ben,,[YOUSE as we say in chilly Wisconsin] for your insight. I understand so much more because of the
thinking you have shared.

If you are using a Windows ME CD, start the problem computer, go into the
BIOS setup and change the boot sequence so that the CD drive is first. Be
sure to save the new setting when exiting. Then try the Windows ME CD.
You may have to let Windows ME setup reformat the drive. If you are using
floppies, make sure the boot sequence is "A:, C:". If none of this is helpful,
see http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...d+&btnG=Search

Ben