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Old May 8th 06, 05:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.setup
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Hello,

I am unable to start windows normally. When I turn on PC it gets past the
windows ME screen then a black screen with a message - Cannot find
System.ini. And says please insert emergency diskette or something like
that. I have tried to start in safe mode and it goes to the "it is now safe
to shut off computer". I don't have any emergency diskette but do however
have a recovery cd. If i have to do a factory restore(which i hope not)
will that mean all my
infomation will be deleted? Any help to solve this prob will be appreciated.


Thank You!

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Old May 8th 06, 09:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.setup
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Rachel wrote:

Hello,

I am unable to start windows normally. When I turn on PC it gets past the
windows ME screen then a black screen with a message - Cannot find
System.ini. And says please insert emergency diskette or something like
that. I have tried to start in safe mode and it goes to the "it is now safe
to shut off computer". I don't have any emergency diskette but do however
have a recovery cd. If i have to do a factory restore(which i hope not)
will that mean all my
infomation will be deleted? Any help to solve this prob will be appreciated.


Thank You!


Go to www.bootdisk.com and download a boot disk image for Windows ME.
Boot your WindowsMe machine with that diskette and when it stops at
the A:\ prompt enter the following commands:

C:
CD\Windows\Command
scanreg /restore

Choose the most recent of the 5 backup registries to restore from.
Note: The backup registries should be from the 5 most recent
sucessful startups of Windows. If they are older than that then do
not do the restore as this will likely cause more problems.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 




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