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Old January 7th 06, 02:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Problems with start-up, shutdown, restore... Should I reinsta

I uninstalled the Norton AntiVirus program a while ago, but I still have
their Utilities installed.

I can see my WININIT.INI file (1 kb) in the C:\Windows directory (though I
have not booted to DOS). Would renaming the file while in Windows (without
booting to DOS) interefere with the shutdown of my computer?

Your suggestion of renaming this file differs from the actions suggested by
the Microsoft page you referenced (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=283069).
Should I try following Microsoft's suggestions first?

Regarding having to repeat my last security update, I think I will need to
repeat several updates!

Thanks for the help,

Mike

"Mike M" wrote:

Oh dear, this looks like another example of Symantec products trashing a
PC running Win Me. I'll confine this reply to system restore and your %1
%2 problem which are related. I'll start with the %1 %2 problem and we
can move on once that is fixed.

First boot to DOS using a floppy and check whether you have a WININIT.INI
file in your C:\WINDOWS folder. If present rename it to something like
wininit.old and try booting again. It is also probable that you will have
to repeat the last software install or update that you made. See MS
KB283069 - "Error Message: Windows Could Not Upgrade the File %1 from %2
%1: %2 (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=283069).

If you can't find a wininit.ini file then I suspect your problem is due to
the C:\_RESTORE\TEMP folder having around 64K files in it which is the
limit (2**16) for the number of files that can be located in a folder
using the FAT32 filing system. This then results in the "Cannot upgrade
file %1 from %2.." message when booting. I suggest you try deleting the
_RESTORE folder with the loss of any system restore checkpoints you might
have (not that I think they are now usable) and see if that solves the
problem. Delete the folder as follows:
a) Boot to DOS using a floppy. Do NOT choose "Minimal Boot" from the menu
when booting from a floppy but rather choose "Start computer with (or
without) CD-ROM support" otherwise the ATTRIB command will not be
available.
b) At the DOS A:\ prompt, type:

ATTRIB -H -S -R C:\_RESTORE
and then
REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

c) Remove the floppy
d) Reboot your PC

Another problem is that the install/update you were doing will not have
been completely installed so your system may still be unusable and the
install/update will need to be repeated.

e) Delete the folder C:\OLDREST
f) Check that an automatic system restore checkpoint was created.
g) Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder: System |
Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider to
your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is normally more than adequate
for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of checkpoints to be available
although increasing this to perhaps 400MB for a few days during periods of
large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable.
--
Mike Maltby



Michael J. Sykes Michael J.
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