Hello Zee,

It worked for me. The only things I did wrong were 'old eyes/mind
mistakes in the changes to the system.ini and being threatened with "You
must re-install Windows three times!! And so on....

Hope you find this soon enough.

I just love DOS and what one can do in it. And the learning, apparently,
goes on.

Thanks, Zee.

I will post in my forum now.

Ben.

"Ben B" seafarer@hotmail,com wrote in message
...
| Hello Zee,
|
| I like to try things out on my computer before offering them as a
| possible remedy. It is time I told you that the :"individual I am
trying
| to help" is one step removed from me and that this attempt on my part
| has been conducted in the forum I have moved to after spending several
| years 'in' this one (MSNewsgroups). The thread concerned, should you
be
| interested, is he
|
|
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95...winme-any.html
|
| I am out of my depth when I read Mike's Step 4:
|
| 4. Edit the shell= line so that it looks like this:
|
| shell=C:\windows\system\restore\rstrui.exe
|
| I have no experienced with shell=line and but pressing enter on edit
| c:\windows\system.ini.presumably will open another DOS window. But is
| this shell=line seen as a prompt or shall I see just shell= and then
| must add C: etc.?
|
| I am taken to System Restore on booting-up (without Startup disk) but
| where will I be in - safe mode or in Windows? And if no restore point
is
| available and I am in one or the other what else can I do? Presumably
if
| I cannot do a restore and any reboot will see me back at square one -
| unable to get into SM or Windows?
|
| I am hoping you are OK with what I have revealed here, Zee.
|
| Now I am asking for the info which may give me the confidence to take
a
| step beyond and toy with my functioning system before making a further
| offering to the go between, valley by handle.
|
| My thanks whatever.
|
| Ben.
|
| .
|
|
| "oops!!" wrote in message
| ...
| |
| | Ben,
| |
| | Thanks for the feedback.
| |
| | Didn't work in what sense: scanreg didn't work or that didn't solve
| the
| | problem?
| |
| | There are other options as, to mention only one, trying to tun
System
| | Restore from a command prompt. I will quote Mike Maltby's solution
| which
| | IMHO is the best available:
| |
| | "Try restoring your system to a date PRIOR to the problem (you MUST
| have a
| | WinME Startup floppy disk!). If you don't have one, download the OEM
| version
| | from www.bootdisk.com as explained above.
| |
| | To start the System Restore tool when you cannot start your Windows
Me
| based
| | computer normally or in Safe mode, you can temporarily change the
| Windows
| | shell from Explorer.exe to rstrui.exe:
| |
| | 1. Start your computer by using the Windows Me Startup disk.
| |
| | 2. At the Startup menu, choose Minimum Boot.
| |
| | 3. At the command prompt, type edit c:\windows\system.ini, and then
| press
| | ENTER.
| |
| | 4. Edit the shell= line so that it looks like this:
| |
| | shell=C:\windows\system\restore\rstrui.exe
| |
| | 5. Press ALT+F, and then press S to save the changes to the
System.ini
| file.
| |
| | 6. Press ALT+F, and then press X.
| |
| | 7. Remove your Windows Me Startup disk, and then restart your
| computer. When
| | your computer restarts, it should take you directly to System
| Restore."
| |
| | Unquote.
| |
| | This will, of course, require a functional SR that many misinformed
| users
| | turned off, usually to regret it later.
| |
| | Good luck,
| |
| | Zee
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | "Ben B" seafarer@hotmail,com wrote in message
| | ...
| | Hello Zee,
| |
| | Regret that didn't work either.
| |
| | The owner is totally non-plussed by all and has decided to invest
| either
| | in a new computer or the services of a technician.
| |
| | Thanks for your input.
| |
| | Ben.
| | .
| | "Ben B" seafarer@hotmail,com wrote in message
| | ...
| | | Hello Zee,
| | |
| | | Many thanks for responding. I will try that fix at the first
| available
| | | opportunity and promise to post back whether or nay.
| | |
| | | Ben.
| | |
| | | "oops!!" wrote in message
| | | ...
| | | | Ben,
| | | |
| | | | Try it this way:
| | | |
| | | | Bootup with a startup floppy disk and at the A:\ prompt type
| | | |
| | | | C: (press enter)
| | | |
| | | | Now type:
| | | |
| | | | cd windows\command (press enter)
| | | |
| | | | Your prompt should read C:\Windows\Command, correct?
| | | |
| | | | Now type:
| | | |
| | | | scanreg /restore (space between g and /)
| | | |
| | | | Press enter, select a date PRIOR to the problem, press enter,
| wait
| | for the
| | | | process to finish and reboot WITHOUT the disk.
| | | |
| | | | See if you sort it out this way.
| | | |
| | | | Zee
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | | "Ben B" seafarer@hotmail,com wrote in message
| | | | ...
| | | | Hello,
| | | |
| | | | I am attempting to help an individual with a problem
described
| as
| | being
| | | "
| | | | that it will not boot into Windows whatsoever". This is what
| | happens on
| | | | boot
| | | | up.
| | | |
| | | | A screen appears with the following message " Windows has
| detected
| | a
| | | | registry/config error. Use scan reg/restore to correct the
| | errors". The
| | | | StartUp Option 'Normal' appears and is selected. The error
| "Reg
| | file not
| | | | found" appears followed by the new hardware wizard and upon
| | clicking
| | | next
| | | | "Hardware not found" and 'Finish' is clicked.
| | | |
| | | | This results in another error message
| "ENUM\HTREE\ROOT\O....SUREG
| | Create
| | | | Key
| | | | failed" followed by a blank gray screen.
| | | |
| | | | A reboot is done and "Logged" is selected. The error
"Windows
| has
| | | detected
| | | | a
| | | | registry/config error. Use scan reg/restore to correct the
| errors"
| | and
| | | | "Registry services may not be operative for this session."
| | | |
| | | | A reboot and the selection "Safe Mode" made, resulting in
| "Windows
| | has
| | | | detected a registry/config error. Use scan reg/restore to
| correct
| | the
| | | | errors"
| | | |
| | | | Another reboot and selection of "Step by Step Confirmation"
| | produces the
| | | | error "Windows has detected a registry/config error. Use
scan
| | | reg/restore
| | | | to
| | | | correct the errors"
| | | |
| | | | "Yes" was selected against the following prompts:
| | | |
| | | | Create a startup file? Bootlog text?
| | | | Enable SmartDrvdisk cache?
| | | | "Loaded & initialized TFSHLP.SYS drivers complete"
| | | | Load all Windows drivers?
| | | | "Registry file is not found. Registry services may be
| inoperable
| | for
| | | this
| | | | session"
| | | | Override?
| | | | Standard?
| | | | IFSMGR?
| | | | MSmouse.vxd?
| | | | "SUREG Create Key Failed"
| | | |
| | | | A reboot using the Recovery CD does nothing but produce the
| | "Options"
| | | | screen.
| | | |
| | | | A reboot with a StartUp disk into DOS A:\ C:\ scanreg
| /restore
| | | resulted
| | | | in
| | | | "checking system files" and then went back to the C: prompt.
| Same
| | with
| | | | scanreg /fix
| | | |
| | | | The command line CD C:\windows\options\install and :then
| | | | C:\\windows\options\install\setup produced "Too many
| Parameters".
| | | |
| | | | This computer has a long-standing problem with Shutdown. It
| isn't
| | | | available
| | | | from the Start menu in the sense that it doesn't work. The
| user
| | holds
| | | down
| | | | the start button until shutdown occurs. The monitor is
subject
| to
| | | problems
| | | | too but that is hopefully irrelevant.
| | | |
| | | | Any suggestions as to what might be ailing this computer or
| | further
| | | | exploratory steps which might be usefully taken much
| appreciated.
| | I have
| | | | only minimal DOS experience in terms of command lines. I am
| | comfortable
| | | | with
| | | | formats and installs/reinstalls-over but there is no OEM
WinME
| | | available.
| | | |
| | | | Thanks.
| | | |
| | | | Ben.
| | | |
| | | | PS This failure occurred after a day of successful usage
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