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Old March 8th 09, 09:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Mart
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Default Repair Reinstall

Milt asked :-

Is it possible to do a repair reinstll of ME?


Yes - BUT!!! - not recommended without some major proviso's, however, see
next bit.

I'm having a problem with functions such
as Defrag. and Scandisk hanging up and
freezing the computer.


Try running them in Safe Mode and see if they run OK there. If so, then
there are issues with 'things running in the background' which can be
overcome.

How to boot into Safe Mode? Press and hold the Shift key or Ctrl key (or
the F8 key) during power-up sequence).

Also - if necessary - try running scandisk in Real Mode DOS by booting from
your WinMe Startup floppy disk.

Mart


"Milt" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to do a repair reinstll of ME? I've read that it is and
I've
read that it isn't. I'm having a problem with functions such as Defrag.
and
Scandisk hanging up and freezing the computer.

Milt