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Old January 7th 06, 01:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Problems with start-up, shutdown, restore... Should I reinsta

Thank you for your response. The first troubleshooting step was to "disable
fast shutdown" via the MSCONFIG advanced tab. When I tried, however, I
discovered there is no such option in the advanced menu of my MSCONFIG
program. However, I did notice an option to "disable scandisk after bad
shutdown" which should eliminate one annoyance!

I also noticed an option (checked) to "Enable DeepSleep". One problem of my
OS was that when it turned my display off due to a period of inactivity, it
was impossible to turn the display back on. Therefore, I set the power
management settings to prevent my computer from shutting down the display.
Might an alternative solution be to uncheck the "enable DeepSleep" option?

In Step 3 of the troubleshooter, it mentions that some shutdown problems
have been solved by adding an exit sound when none was previously present.
Since I had no exit sound, I added one and then successfully shut my computer
down! It is too soon to tell whether this problem is resolved since my
shutdown problem is not as consistent as my start-up problem. When I have
been using my computer for just a short time (without opening many programs),
it usually shuts down properly.

Any ideas about restoring my System Restore?

Regards,

Mike

"Joan Archer" wrote:

Have a look here for help.
Joan
"Windows Shutdown & Restart Centre - Troubleshooting In 15 Steps"
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm



Michael J. Sykes wrote:
I would like to try to solve a few annoying problems with my OS. For
a long time, my computer would appear to shut down properly, but when
restarted, it would say "improper shutdown detected" and would run
scandisk. Recently, however, my computer has begun restarting
itself when I try to shut it down, making it necessary to turn it off
with the power button. Another problem is that the system restore
function does not function. Whenever I try to create a restore
point, I get the message that the computer was unable to create a
restore point. I have also noticed that after downloading and
installing security updates, I get error messages upon rebooting
something like "unable to upgrade file %1 from %2."

When I run Norton WinDoctor (2001 version), it reports two missing
program files. One missing file is reportedly "mscoree.dll" which is
used by "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\Run
Time\0701\Intel32\DotNetInstaller.exe" The other missing file is
reportedly "mhputilu.dll" which is used by the Microsoft Picture It!
application. Could my Win-ME problems be related to these two
missing files?

I suspect that upgrading to Win-XP would probably be the best
solution, but I am planning to give my current computer away and
purchase a new one with XP. Therefore, I would like to try to get my
current OS operating properly. Would reinstalling Win-ME be a good
idea? My Dell computer came with a CD labeled "OPERATING SYSTEM
Reinstallation CD WMe." Is there anything I should do first (other
than back-up data) or know about using this CD?

Regards,

Mike