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Old June 20th 04, 06:23 PM
RN
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Default ME Reinstallation (Clean Install) Problems

I had a processor die a few weeks ago, so I decided to install a new processor
and motherboard. Of course this played havoc with the operating system and
made it very unstable. It'us useable, but not stable at all.

So, I decided to try a clean install on a new drive. Problem is the system
does not recorgnize the ME installation CD (it's an upgrade from 95). For the
heck of it I tried the old Windows95 installation CD. However the
system will happily let me try to install XP. So the issue is not the CD
drive.

So does Microsoft rig it's CD's to not work after a certain date? Anyone have
any other suggestions?

Thanks In advance.

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Old June 20th 04, 06:28 PM
RN
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Default ME Reinstallation (Clean Install) Problems

Sorry, but I left a few words off the original. The additions are in CAPS to be recognizable.

I had a processor die a few weeks ago, so I decided to install a new processor
and motherboard. Of course this played havoc with the operating system and
made it very unstable. It'us useable, but not stable at all.

So, I decided to try a clean install on a new drive. Problem is the system
does not recorgnize the ME installation CD (it's an upgrade from 95). For the
heck of it I tried the old Windows95 installation CD -- SAME THING, IT IS NOT RECOGNIZED. THE
DISKS ARE CLEAN. However the system will happily let me try to install XP. So the issue is not

the CD drive.

So does Microsoft rig it's CD's to not work after a certain date? Anyone have
any other suggestions?

Thanks In advance.


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Old June 20th 04, 06:35 PM
Noel Paton
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Default ME Reinstallation (Clean Install) Problems

ME and previous CD's are NOT bootable - use a floppy!

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"RN" wrote in message
. ..
Sorry, but I left a few words off the original. The additions are in CAPS

to be recognizable.

I had a processor die a few weeks ago, so I decided to install a new

processor
and motherboard. Of course this played havoc with the operating system

and
made it very unstable. It'us useable, but not stable at all.

So, I decided to try a clean install on a new drive. Problem is the

system
does not recorgnize the ME installation CD (it's an upgrade from 95). For

the
heck of it I tried the old Windows95 installation CD -- SAME THING, IT IS

NOT RECOGNIZED. THE
DISKS ARE CLEAN. However the system will happily let me try to install

XP. So the issue is not
the CD drive.

So does Microsoft rig it's CD's to not work after a certain date? Anyone

have
any other suggestions?

Thanks In advance.




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Old June 20th 04, 06:46 PM
RN
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Default ME Reinstallation (Clean Install) Problems


ME and previous CD's are NOT bootable - use a floppy!


Since I'm doing a clean install on a new drive, I shouldn't need to boot with
a floppy should I? There is no operating system anywhere. There is no data
anywhere on the DD -- only a feshly formatted DD. The CD should read as a an
installation disk.

At least that's what happened when I originally built the system. It's also
what's happening when I try an XP installation CD.


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Old June 20th 04, 06:53 PM
Noel Paton
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That's the precise reason that you need the floppy!
There are two types of CD - Bootable, and non-Bootable. (same as floppies)

Until Win2K and Win XP MS did NOT manufacture Bootable CD's at all.

Either your system already had a boostrap OS on the HD. or your memory is at
fault. (or your original CD was not from MS)

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"RN" wrote in message
. ..
Since I'm doing a clean install on a new drive, I shouldn't need to boot

with
a floppy should I? There is no operating system anywhere. There is no data
anywhere on the DD -- only a feshly formatted DD. The CD should read as a

an
installation disk.



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Old June 20th 04, 07:09 PM
RN
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Default ME Reinstallation (Clean Install) Problems

Thanks for being persistent with me. I'll dig out the old ME boot disk that I
created years ago.

Hope that no one that has moved to one of the new boxes sans diskette runs
into the problem. I guess they'd be SOL!




That's the precise reason that you need the floppy!
There are two types of CD - Bootable, and non-Bootable. (same as floppies)

Until Win2K and Win XP MS did NOT manufacture Bootable CD's at all.

Either your system already had a boostrap OS on the HD. or your memory is at
fault. (or your original CD was not from MS)

--
No



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Old June 20th 04, 07:17 PM
Noel Paton
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If you don't find it - go to www.bootdisk.com and download the OEM ME
diskmaker, and use that to create an ME boot disk on another machine

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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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"RN" wrote in message
. ..
Thanks for being persistent with me. I'll dig out the old ME boot disk

that I
created years ago.

Hope that no one that has moved to one of the new boxes sans diskette runs
into the problem. I guess they'd be SOL!




That's the precise reason that you need the floppy!
There are two types of CD - Bootable, and non-Bootable. (same as

floppies)

Until Win2K and Win XP MS did NOT manufacture Bootable CD's at all.

Either your system already had a boostrap OS on the HD. or your memory is

at
fault. (or your original CD was not from MS)

--
No





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Old June 20th 04, 07:21 PM
Mike M
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I guess they'd be SOL!

Why? Such a user can use a bootable CD which could then be removed and then
setup launched from the Win Me CD.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



RN wrote:

Thanks for being persistent with me. I'll dig out the old ME boot disk
that I created years ago.

Hope that no one that has moved to one of the new boxes sans diskette runs
into the problem. I guess they'd be SOL!



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Old June 20th 04, 11:44 PM
RN
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Default ME Reinstallation (Clean Install) Problems

That is true, and I suspect that most people getting new boxes (sans diskette)
probably aren't
playing with ME anyway.

In article ,
says...

I guess they'd be SOL!


Why? Such a user can use a bootable CD which could then be removed and then
setup launched from the Win Me CD.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



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Old June 20th 04, 11:47 PM
Mike M
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RN wrote:

That is true, and I suspect that most people getting new boxes (sans
diskette) probably aren't
playing with ME anyway.


Too true, or any other 9x operating system come to that. Microsoft currently
only market XP Home and Pro (and their variants such as MCE and Tablet)
although Win2K is also still available in some circumstances.
--
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