Hi hM, - I hadn't abandoned you, it's just that it was bed time here in the
UK g

The sizes of your bootlog.xxx files sound about right and, well done for
confirming your RAM. That's one less thing to worry about.

However, your last post concerning the "Microsoft Streaming Tee/Sink-to-Sink
Converter" *may* be the clue. I guess that one of your 'cards' is a TV card?
And, if so, was it fitted after the brand new PC? It *may* require a
separate installation after WinMe is installed.

Again, as before, I suggest that you pull 'extra' cards - especially the TV
card as I suspect a driver issue - until you can isolate the offender. A
quick Google for "Microsoft Streaming Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter" reveals
"issues" g

See how it goes and good luck

Mart


"helpMe" wrote in message
...
Hi Mart, some additional info. There is a bootlog.prv file. Its size is
82,641.
The last 4 entries a
[000CB602] Enumerating Microsoft Streaming Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter
(SW\{CFD669F1-9BC2-11D0-8299-0000F822FE8A}\{CF1DDA2C-9743-11D0-A3EE-00A0C9223196})
[000CB602] Enumerated Microsoft Streaming Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter
(SW\{CFD669F1-9BC2-11D0-8299-0000F822FE8A}\{CF1DDA2C-9743-11D0-A3EE-00A0C9223196})
[000CB602] Enumerating Microsoft Streaming Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter
(SW\{CFD669F1-9BC2-11D0-8299-0000F822FE8A}\{0A4252A0-7E70-11D0-A506-28DB04C9223196})
[000CB602] Enumerated Microsoft Streaming Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter
(SW\{CFD669F1-9BC2-11D0-8299-0000F822FE8A}\{0A4252A0-7E70-11D0-A506-28DB04C9223196})
Thanks!

"helpMe" wrote:

Hi Mart, I did try a few things. I did test my memory chips using
Simmtester's DocMemory and everything checked out fine. Also, the size of
my
bootlog.txt file is 65,377. The last 2 entries are
[0016FFFB] Enumerating Standard Floppy Disk Controller (ACPI\PNP0700\0)
[0016FFFC] Enumerating Standard Floppy Disk Controller (ACPI\PNP0700\0)

I will try a few more things tomorrow. Thanks

"helpMe" wrote:

Hi Mart, thanks for all your good advice and information. I will try
some of
these and get back to you. Thanks again.

"Mart" wrote:

As a matter of interest, what sort of size is the bootlog.txt file?
Mine is about 90 Kb Is there a bootlog.prv there too - and if so,
what
size?
What are their last entries (assuming both files)? If they concern
hardware
then that *may* be a clue.

In the meantime try "Windows Millennium Edition Setup.txt File
Contents"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271240/en-us

Eliminate possible BIOS AV settings etc.

In your first post, you mentioned :-

I only have physically installed the monitor (E74), mouse,
keyboard,
and the cards that came with the original system.

Cards! What cards?

Might be worth removing one or two, e.g. your modem and perhaps your
sound
card - at least until you can get beyond the current 'barrier'.

Also confirm that all is OK in Real Mode DOS (Startup floppy) and
confirm
that all is well in the Help option - might even be worth confirming
that
your RAM is good. Check your RAM and confirm that it's
all OK. Test your memory chips using Simmtester's DocMemory (free)
from
http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/docinfo.asp and create
the boot
disk from that - run it overnight if necessary, to check the RAM.

Your symptoms certainly suggest a hardware/driver issue.

Mart



"helpMe" wrote in message
...
Hi Mart, thanks for your quick reply. I unfortunately can't get
into safe
mode (it also freezes after the desktop is loaded). Also, I did
create and
look at the bootlog.txt. and didn't find anything unusual (no
errors,
failures, etc.). I will try Boot Log Analyser. Can you run this
without
having a working Me system? Also, Me setup installs ATI Multimedia
Center.
Anyway to disable that? Thanks again for your help

"Mart" wrote:

helpMe wrote :-

Any
tools I can use to see what is locking up/freezing Me?

Maybe .. a couple of possible options

1) You could try inspecting Device Manager (in Safe Mode) to see
if there
are any conflicts in loading hardware - assuming you can boot into
Safe
Mode!

And/or

2) Either boot into Safe Mode or even Real Mode DOS (using the
WinMe EBD
or
Startup Floppy) and inspect the bootlog.txt file in the root
folder,
(N.B.
You may have to use your startup menu to 'create' a fresh
bootlog.txt
file).
The final entries *might* give you a clue as to what's causing the
failure.
A further tool is 'Boot Log Analyser' (Freeware) utility from :-
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/pk29/
which *may* help you make more sense of the bootlog.txt file - but
you'll
probably have to adapt it to work on your 'working' pc having
copied
bootlog.txt to a floppy disk. BTW - In spite of what it says, BLA
also
works
on WinMe!! (And XP, if you are using it just to inspect the file)

Mart


"helpMe" wrote in message
...
I've recently done a clean reinstall of Windows ME on an IBM
NetVista
desktop
(2251-TAU) using the product recovery CDs that came with the
system.
The
clean install finishes without any problems/errors and then goes
into
the
final bootup of Me. It gets to the desktop window, loads the
icons on
the
desktop and the system tray and then freezes always at the same
place
every
time. I've tried just about everything including scandisk /all
(comes
up
clean) scanreg /fix (fixes registry), memory test (clean), ran
diagnostics
on
all hardware (clean). I only have physically installed the
monitor
(E74),
mouse, keyboard, and the cards that came with the original
system.
During
setup I chose not to set up internet access (will do that
later). Any
ideas
of why I'm getting the freeze at the desktop always at the same
place.
Any
tools I can use to see what is locking up/freezing Me? Thanks so
much
for
any
help you may be able to provide. This is driving me nuts!