EBD Creation Problems.

No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's well past bed time in
the UK!

See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up tomorrow.

Mart



"Ben B" wrote in message
...
Oh boy, what it is to be all alone.
-----Original Message-----
Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B.

I thought I recognised the signature g

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote in
message
...
Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I
can remember! - I
got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by
publishing that pageg


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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2
7pmvp.asp
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late
Koldbear's advice on Noel's
pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re-
install. If you need
to
do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's
site (aumha) at the
top
of Noel's page.

Mart


"Ben B" wrote
in message
...
Hello Mart,

I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest.

So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that
I am
somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first
aappeared, however since I had come across that
particular
file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall
thinking
that was the root of the problem. I may have used
the
28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and
then if
that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one
and,
in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware
to do.
Will post back when the hair has settled on the
floor.

Thanks, Mart.

Ben.


-Original Message-----
It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore
in
either Windows or DOS
although there are times when, if you can't get
into
Windows - even in Safe
Mode - then the DOS method may be the only
solution.

Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about
the order
of rb00X suffix,
they just update until rb005 then start over
again. I was
more concerned
about the dates themselves. The fact that they are
reasonably recent shows
that 'something' is working OK g. Although it
is odd
that you still have
one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one)

You didn't say when the windows.sys error started -
again, if only recently
then choose the last one BEFORE that date.

If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe
(but
note Rick's comment
regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just
forget about it until it
comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest
you take
a look at Noel's
site:
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
and think through your strategy.

Re-installing will automatically ask if you want
to make
a boot disk and
should also reset the path statements.

It's up to you to decide whether the effort will
be worth
it g

Good luck

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

That is very clear. I think? I may have used a
too
recent
date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with
Windows
running! Will give it another go your way - and
post
back.
(Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly
sure that
was the case.)
I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five
but the
dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th.
(later
on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th
May!
And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait
for your
response as to which one I might best use. And I
have
just
begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This
compacts
(amongst many other features) the Registry using
the
command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem?

Thanks, Mart.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben, for the moment please keep to the one
thread, it's
getting complicated
enough g. Your other (later) topic is related
and is
best continued in
this one.

From what you are reporting, you not only have
lost the
path settings but
you also 'appear' to have a corrupted
windows.sys file
(and others too
perhaps!)

Under the circumstances - and assuming this
issue (the
windows.sys report)
is only recent - try the following with
your 'new' boot
disk (from
bootdisk.com).

Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk
and
choose
4) Minimal Boot.

At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no
quotes
and note the space
between the g and /) then press Enter.

Follow the screen prompts and when asked,
select the
LAST 'good' date before
you had problems, continuing with the
instructions.

Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE
you tell
the machine to
reboot.

See if that helps to get rid of
the 'windows.sys' error
report.

BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent
were
they? -
They *should* be
five, consecutive (very) recent dates.

If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged
(registry)
files,
then you *may* well
have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!!

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
...
Hello Rick,

Good to hear from you. I took that hike and
got the
EBD
program. Easy yes. And from what else you
say 'my'
condition will remain more or less the same
until I
do
that format and install. Time is passing,
Rick, that
might
just be the challenge too far!

Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word
was update
your
EBD from time to time. Why?

And see my post above for a real snooker!

Cheers,
Ben.





-----Original Message-----
Ben B wrote:

Hello Mart,

Thanks for responding. In the beginning
making an
EBD
was
simple. These days, after I have 'messed
about'
with
my
computer for some years, it is not.

heheh I know that tune.


I am using the same disk each time I try
for the
EBD.
And
each time different files cannot be found.
I find
them
in
BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in
WIN19_.CAB,
and
the EBD is created, I repeat the making
and still
have
to
look for and point at paths. I have all of
the
CABS
involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and
still
the
required files cannot all be found.

I have had to copy these four CAB files
from
Win9x on
my F
drive. They and others like them! were and
are
not,
on
C.
Any thoughts about my recovering the
innocence of
the
total newbie in this particular regard?
Thanks.
Ben.

well the easy way in this case would be to
hike
over to
www.bootdisk.com
and download an EBD-making program (pick
their
WinME-
OEM
version). Then
you can just forget about it until it comes
time to
reinstall the OS.


Rick



-----Original Message-----
Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive
and make a
note

of its location.

(Probably in the
C:\Windows\Options\Install or
\Cabs

folder)

Then try and create the EBD again, but
this time
when
the

error message

appears, navigate to the location of the
BASE2.CAB
file.

The process should

now continue and complete the WinMe
Startup Disk.

HTH

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote
in

message

news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0
...

Hello,

I encounter this message when attempting
to make
an
EBD: "Error Details. The following error
occurred: "The
file was not found(error #2). Setup could
not
finish
opening a file on the source disk.
Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd
Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400
\EBD\autoexec.bat=
BASE2.CAB"
All the EBD files are subject to the same
error
message.

What are the implications behind the
message?

Help appreciated.


.

.



.



.







.

Hello Mart,

Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air
is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of
important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean install!

I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two
physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I
may continue thinking about a clean install, with
partitions - just in case!

So I have backed-up my precious junk (including freeware).
Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What else
needs backing-up?
1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my
important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...?
3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take
care of them?
4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can run
it from DOS?
5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video,
Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all.
6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD.
7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network.
Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ?
8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers?
9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that it
is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It
was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic
8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of
things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I
haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D into
DOS on C.

That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will
mull over your other post and Koldbear's article.

I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other.
If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another
computer nearby.
Thanks.
Ben.







-----Original Message-----
No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's
well past bed time in
the UK!

See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up
tomorrow.

Mart



"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Oh boy, what it is to be all alone.
-----Original Message-----
Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B.

I thought I recognised the signature g

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote in
message
...
Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long
as I
can remember! - I
got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by
publishing that pageg


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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2
7pmvp.asp
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late
Koldbear's advice on Noel's
pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re-
install. If you need
to
do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim
Eshelman's
site (aumha) at the
top
of Noel's page.

Mart


"Ben B" wrote
in message
...
Hello Mart,

I note the info on scanreg /restore with
interest.

So much was happening with the EBD difficulty
that
I am
somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS
first
aappeared, however since I had come across that
particular
file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall
thinking
that was the root of the problem. I may have used
the
28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and
then if
that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May
one
and,
in consequence, have some re-installing of
freeware
to do.
Will post back when the hair has settled on the
floor.

Thanks, Mart.

Ben.


-Original Message-----
It doesn't matter whether you run
scanreg /restore
in
either Windows or DOS
although there are times when, if you can't get
into
Windows - even in Safe
Mode - then the DOS method may be the only
solution.

Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about
the order
of rb00X suffix,
they just update until rb005 then start over
again. I was
more concerned
about the dates themselves. The fact that they
are
reasonably recent shows
that 'something' is working OK g. Although it
is odd
that you still have
one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one)

You didn't say when the windows.sys error
started -
again, if only recently
then choose the last one BEFORE that date.

If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe
(but
note Rick's comment
regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can
just
forget about it until it
comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest
you take
a look at Noel's
site:
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
and think through your strategy.

Re-installing will automatically ask if you want
to make
a boot disk and
should also reset the path statements.

It's up to you to decide whether the effort will
be worth
it g

Good luck

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

That is very clear. I think? I may have used a
too
recent
date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with
Windows
running! Will give it another go your way -
and
post
back.
(Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly
sure that
was the case.)
I just had a look at the rb* and I have the
five
but the
dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the
29th.
(later
on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the
12th
May!
And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait
for your
response as to which one I might best use.
And I
have
just
begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This
compacts
(amongst many other features) the Registry
using
the
command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem?

Thanks, Mart.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben, for the moment please keep to the one
thread, it's
getting complicated
enough g. Your other (later) topic is
related
and is
best continued in
this one.

From what you are reporting, you not only
have
lost the
path settings but
you also 'appear' to have a corrupted
windows.sys file
(and others too
perhaps!)

Under the circumstances - and assuming this
issue (the
windows.sys report)
is only recent - try the following with
your 'new' boot
disk (from
bootdisk.com).

Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy)
Disk
and
choose
4) Minimal Boot.

At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore"
(no
quotes
and note the space
between the g and /) then press Enter.

Follow the screen prompts and when asked,
select the
LAST 'good' date before
you had problems, continuing with the
instructions.

Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE
you tell
the machine to
reboot.

See if that helps to get rid of
the 'windows.sys' error
report.

BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent
were
they? -
They *should* be
five, consecutive (very) recent dates.

If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged
(registry)
files,
then you *may* well
have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!!

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0
...
Hello Rick,

Good to hear from you. I took that hike and
got the
EBD
program. Easy yes. And from what else you
say 'my'
condition will remain more or less the same
until I
do
that format and install. Time is passing,
Rick, that
might
just be the challenge too far!

Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word
was update
your
EBD from time to time. Why?

And see my post above for a real snooker!

Cheers,
Ben.





-----Original Message-----
Ben B wrote:

Hello Mart,

Thanks for responding. In the beginning
making an
EBD
was
simple. These days, after I have 'messed
about'
with
my
computer for some years, it is not.

heheh I know that tune.


I am using the same disk each time I try
for the
EBD.
And
each time different files cannot be
found.
I find
them
in
BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or
in
WIN19_.CAB,
and
the EBD is created, I repeat the making
and still
have
to
look for and point at paths. I have all
of
the
CABS
involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL
and
still
the
required files cannot all be found.

I have had to copy these four CAB files
from
Win9x on
my F
drive. They and others like them! were
and
are
not,
on
C.
Any thoughts about my recovering the
innocence of
the
total newbie in this particular regard?
Thanks.
Ben.

well the easy way in this case would be to
hike
over to
www.bootdisk.com
and download an EBD-making program (pick
their
WinME-
OEM
version). Then
you can just forget about it until it
comes
time to
reinstall the OS.


Rick



-----Original Message-----
Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive
and make a
note

of its location.

(Probably in the
C:\Windows\Options\Install or
\Cabs

folder)

Then try and create the EBD again, but
this time
when
the

error message

appears, navigate to the location of the
BASE2.CAB
file.

The process should

now continue and complete the WinMe
Startup Disk.

HTH

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote
in

message

news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0
...

Hello,

I encounter this message when
attempting
to make
an
EBD: "Error Details. The following
error
occurred: "The
file was not found(error #2). Setup
could
not
finish
opening a file on the source disk.
Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd
Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400
\EBD\autoexec.bat=
BASE2.CAB"
All the EBD files are subject to the
same
error
message.

What are the implications behind the
message?

Help appreciated.


.

.



.



.







.



.

Ben B wrote:
And you too, Rick? Shame on you. "smart partitioning"?
Software? Or tricky F Disking?

fdisking, yes; tricky? not really. Mostly just saving the disk alot of
head-travel and keeping little-accessed files away from the melee.


Format and Install is, for me anyway, like taking my
faithful partner by the scruff and saying, "I got plans
for you, Baby, you may be improved - then again you may
not".

There's a simile you don't want to drag around too far. Though perhaps
think of it as a second honeymoon... start from scratch and don't kneel
on her hair this time.


Rick


Where is Matt?

Cheers to you too, Rick. vbg
Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Noel Paton wrote:


Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I

can remember! - I

got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by

publishing that pageg


Bah, humbug, if you've been putting off a refresh that

long, may as well

go whole hog and Install onto a freshly formatted

partition. That, btw

is where smart partitioning comes in.

g

Rick
.

Thanks, Ben - corrected for the next iteration.

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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Ben B" wrote in message
...
snip BTW Noel there is a typo on your/Koldbear's page:
"for instructions on how to used".
Cheers,
Ben.

Oh Brother! we could write a doctoral thesis on the best way to set that
system up!g

So - let's just check the facts/hardware first.....

Your current C: drive is one of three partitions on a 40GB HD
The D: drive is presumably the original one (10GB??)- formatted as a
bootable drive? (what does FDISK /STATUS have to say??)
My first inclination would be to get you to wipe both disks, and FDISK them
in the following manner (assuming you've no plans to upgrade to XP in the
near future!)

Drive1 (40GB)
stick to three partitions
Primary
C: - bootable/active - 4GB max ( for the OS and unavoidables)
Extended
D: 10GB - for programs/applications
E: the rest - for Data

Drive 2 (10??GB)
make this one completely a single Extended partition - you can then use it
for compressed backups of your data files

No need to use Partition Magic at all, unless you find that you're running
short of space on one of the partitions, and want to resize them a bit.



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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Ben B" wrote in message
...
Hello Mart,

Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air
is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of
important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean install!

I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two
physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I
may continue thinking about a clean install, with
partitions - just in case!

So I have backed-up my precious junk (including freeware).
Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What else
needs backing-up?
1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my
important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...?
3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take
care of them?
4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can run
it from DOS?
5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video,
Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all.
6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD.
7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network.
Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ?
8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers?
9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that it
is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It
was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic
8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of
things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I
haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D into
DOS on C.

That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will
mull over your other post and Koldbear's article.

I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other.
If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another
computer nearby.
Thanks.
Ben.







-----Original Message-----
No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's
well past bed time in
the UK!

See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up
tomorrow.

Mart



"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Oh boy, what it is to be all alone.
-----Original Message-----
Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B.

I thought I recognised the signature g

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote in
message
...
Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long
as I
can remember! - I
got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by
publishing that pageg


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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2
7pmvp.asp
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late
Koldbear's advice on Noel's
pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re-
install. If you need
to
do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim
Eshelman's
site (aumha) at the
top
of Noel's page.

Mart


"Ben B" wrote
in message
...
Hello Mart,

I note the info on scanreg /restore with
interest.

So much was happening with the EBD difficulty
that
I am
somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS
first
aappeared, however since I had come across that
particular
file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall
thinking
that was the root of the problem. I may have used
the
28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and
then if
that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May
one
and,
in consequence, have some re-installing of
freeware
to do.
Will post back when the hair has settled on the
floor.

Thanks, Mart.

Ben.


-Original Message-----
It doesn't matter whether you run
scanreg /restore
in
either Windows or DOS
although there are times when, if you can't get
into
Windows - even in Safe
Mode - then the DOS method may be the only
solution.

Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about
the order
of rb00X suffix,
they just update until rb005 then start over
again. I was
more concerned
about the dates themselves. The fact that they
are
reasonably recent shows
that 'something' is working OK g. Although it
is odd
that you still have
one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one)

You didn't say when the windows.sys error
started -
again, if only recently
then choose the last one BEFORE that date.

If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe
(but
note Rick's comment
regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can
just
forget about it until it
comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest
you take
a look at Noel's
site:
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
and think through your strategy.

Re-installing will automatically ask if you want
to make
a boot disk and
should also reset the path statements.

It's up to you to decide whether the effort will
be worth
it g

Good luck

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

That is very clear. I think? I may have used a
too
recent
date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with
Windows
running! Will give it another go your way -
and
post
back.
(Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly
sure that
was the case.)
I just had a look at the rb* and I have the
five
but the
dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the
29th.
(later
on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the
12th
May!
And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait
for your
response as to which one I might best use.
And I
have
just
begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This
compacts
(amongst many other features) the Registry
using
the
command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem?

Thanks, Mart.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben, for the moment please keep to the one
thread, it's
getting complicated
enough g. Your other (later) topic is
related
and is
best continued in
this one.

From what you are reporting, you not only
have
lost the
path settings but
you also 'appear' to have a corrupted
windows.sys file
(and others too
perhaps!)

Under the circumstances - and assuming this
issue (the
windows.sys report)
is only recent - try the following with
your 'new' boot
disk (from
bootdisk.com).

Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy)
Disk
and
choose
4) Minimal Boot.

At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore"
(no
quotes
and note the space
between the g and /) then press Enter.

Follow the screen prompts and when asked,
select the
LAST 'good' date before
you had problems, continuing with the
instructions.

Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE
you tell
the machine to
reboot.

See if that helps to get rid of
the 'windows.sys' error
report.

BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent
were
they? -
They *should* be
five, consecutive (very) recent dates.

If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged
(registry)
files,
then you *may* well
have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!!

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0
...
Hello Rick,

Good to hear from you. I took that hike and
got the
EBD
program. Easy yes. And from what else you
say 'my'
condition will remain more or less the same
until I
do
that format and install. Time is passing,
Rick, that
might
just be the challenge too far!

Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word
was update
your
EBD from time to time. Why?

And see my post above for a real snooker!

Cheers,
Ben.





-----Original Message-----
Ben B wrote:

Hello Mart,

Thanks for responding. In the beginning
making an
EBD
was
simple. These days, after I have 'messed
about'
with
my
computer for some years, it is not.

heheh I know that tune.


I am using the same disk each time I try
for the
EBD.
And
each time different files cannot be
found.
I find
them
in
BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or
in
WIN19_.CAB,
and
the EBD is created, I repeat the making
and still
have
to
look for and point at paths. I have all
of
the
CABS
involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL
and
still
the
required files cannot all be found.

I have had to copy these four CAB files
from
Win9x on
my F
drive. They and others like them! were
and
are
not,
on
C.
Any thoughts about my recovering the
innocence of
the
total newbie in this particular regard?
Thanks.
Ben.

well the easy way in this case would be to
hike
over to
www.bootdisk.com
and download an EBD-making program (pick
their
WinME-
OEM
version). Then
you can just forget about it until it
comes
time to
reinstall the OS.


Rick



-----Original Message-----
Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive
and make a
note

of its location.

(Probably in the
C:\Windows\Options\Install or
\Cabs

folder)

Then try and create the EBD again, but
this time
when
the

error message

appears, navigate to the location of the
BASE2.CAB
file.

The process should

now continue and complete the WinMe
Startup Disk.

HTH

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote
in

message

news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0
...

Hello,

I encounter this message when
attempting
to make
an
EBD: "Error Details. The following
error
occurred: "The
file was not found(error #2). Setup
could
not
finish
opening a file on the source disk.
Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd
Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400
\EBD\autoexec.bat=
BASE2.CAB"
All the EBD files are subject to the
same
error
message.

What are the implications behind the
message?

Help appreciated.


.

.



.



.







.



.

(sounds good to me, Mart/Ben.)

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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Unless Noel has beaten me to it, here's my take on your 'new' situation.

My *guess* is that you've lost some of the setup files during the transfer
to and from your F: drive. In fact I suspect you've lost, or got a number
of
corrupted (system) files on your drive, which is why I think you need to
re-install (not 'clean' install - Yet!).

In Safe Mode, you WON'T see your CD-ROM drives!! (The drivers won't be
loaded) therefore the WinMe CD won't autorun.

However, you could either re-install using your WinMe CD in Real Mode DOS
using the Startup (floppy) Disk (which IMHO is as good as, if not better
than Safe Mode) or copy the win9x folder to either of your hard disks -
see
the 'setup.txt' file in the win9x folder on the WinMe CD, especially the
section "Installing Windows Me Edition from Your Hard Disk"

Then continue with Noel's/Koldbear's instructions.

Mart


"Ben B" wrote in message
...
Hello Mart,

No luck so far on account I have not the SETUP.EXE
referred to in Koldbear's article - this being, I think,
the one contained in the WinMe folder which I have on my F
drive. I copied it back to C:\Options\Install and in Safe
Mode clicked on it. No response. Still in Safe Mode I went
to Computer and looked for my CDROM drives. Nothing there.
I put the WinMe disk in but again nothing. I have Nero
installed and remembered that my autoruncd in the Registry
is set to off:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Cdrom
"Autorun"=dword:00000000.

I wonder if this is why my WinMe disk will not start in
Safe Mode? If you think/know so please advise me of the
value change to be made to that Key.

I then copied the WinMe folder from F to C
(Options\Install) and tried again without the disk.
Microsoft are obviously up to such deviousness!! And with
disk in too. "Insufficient Memory" and "Anomalies in Video
Display if DOS command run in Safe Mode".

As I wish to follow the 'Safe Mode' advice, and having
reset the properties for my G drive (CDROM) in Device
Manager|CDROM|Properties|Settings tab to Auto insert
notification (I had lots of problems using Nero), do you
think changing the Key Value will let me do this? i.e run
the Winme disk in Safe Mode?

BTW I know which was the software, that, an over-
enthusiasm on my part in the usage of it, got me here.

Thanks for any response, Mart.
Ben.



-----Original Message-----
Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's
advice on Noel's
pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re-
install. If you need to
do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site
(aumha) at the top
of Noel's page.

Mart


"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest.

So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am
somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first
aappeared, however since I had come across that
particular
file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking
that was the root of the problem. I may have used the
28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then
if
that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and,
in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to
do.
Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor.

Thanks, Mart.

Ben.


-Original Message-----
It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in
either Windows or DOS
although there are times when, if you can't get into
Windows - even in Safe
Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution.

Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the
order
of rb00X suffix,
they just update until rb005 then start over again. I
was
more concerned
about the dates themselves. The fact that they are
reasonably recent shows
that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd
that you still have
one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one)

You didn't say when the windows.sys error started -
again, if only recently
then choose the last one BEFORE that date.

If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but
note Rick's comment
regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just
forget about it until it
comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you
take
a look at Noel's
site:
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
and think through your strategy.

Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to
make
a boot disk and
should also reset the path statements.

It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be
worth
it g

Good luck

Mart


"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too
recent
date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows
running! Will give it another go your way - and post
back.
(Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure
that
was the case.)
I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but
the
dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th.(later
on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May!
And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for
your
response as to which one I might best use. And I have
just
begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts
(amongst many other features) the Registry using the
command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem?

Thanks, Mart.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread,
it's
getting complicated
enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and
is
best continued in
this one.

From what you are reporting, you not only have lost
the
path settings but
you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys
file
(and others too
perhaps!)

Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue
(the
windows.sys report)
is only recent - try the following with your 'new'
boot
disk (from
bootdisk.com).

Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and
choose
4) Minimal Boot.

At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no
quotes
and note the space
between the g and /) then press Enter.

Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the
LAST 'good' date before
you had problems, continuing with the instructions.

Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you
tell
the machine to
reboot.

See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys'
error
report.

BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were
they? -
They *should* be
five, consecutive (very) recent dates.

If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry)
files,
then you *may* well
have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!!

Mart


"Ben B" wrote
in
message
...
Hello Rick,

Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got
the
EBD
program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my'
condition will remain more or less the same until
I
do
that format and install. Time is passing, Rick,
that
might
just be the challenge too far!

Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was
update
your
EBD from time to time. Why?

And see my post above for a real snooker!

Cheers,
Ben.





-----Original Message-----
Ben B wrote:

Hello Mart,

Thanks for responding. In the beginning making
an
EBD
was
simple. These days, after I have 'messed about'
with
my
computer for some years, it is not.

heheh I know that tune.


I am using the same disk each time I try for
the
EBD.
And
each time different files cannot be found. I
find
them
in
BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in
WIN19_.CAB,
and
the EBD is created, I repeat the making and
still
have
to
look for and point at paths. I have all of the
CABS
involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and
still
the
required files cannot all be found.

I have had to copy these four CAB files from
Win9x on
my F
drive. They and others like them! were and are
not,
on
C.
Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence
of
the
total newbie in this particular regard?
Thanks.
Ben.

well the easy way in this case would be to hike
over to
www.bootdisk.com
and download an EBD-making program (pick their
WinME-
OEM
version). Then
you can just forget about it until it comes time
to
reinstall the OS.


Rick



-----Original Message-----
Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and
make a
note

of its location.

(Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or
\Cabs

folder)

Then try and create the EBD again, but this
time
when
the

error message

appears, navigate to the location of the
BASE2.CAB
file.

The process should

now continue and complete the WinMe Startup
Disk.

HTH

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote
in

message

. ..

Hello,

I encounter this message when attempting to
make
an
EBD: "Error Details. The following error
occurred: "The
file was not found(error #2). Setup could not
finish
opening a file on the source disk.
Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd
Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400
\EBD\autoexec.bat=
BASE2.CAB"
All the EBD files are subject to the same
error
message.

What are the implications behind the message?

Help appreciated.


.

.



.



.



.

Hello Noel,

I thought the cat had got your tongue. Welcome to the
arena.

You have obviously had a good sleep. I have yet to have
one. However I thought it politic to at least be brief
before bed. Or courteous.

The news is:

I could not get any action going at all in DOS. Too much
corruption? A poor OEM CD?

So for the 20th.+ time I ran the CD in Windows. It just
loves being run in Windows. The result? Very very good.
Code page error gone. Increased space remaining on C and
less files in total (all unhidden). My settings in place.
Speed no less. Sysem Restore patch put in place - I keep
it on hand! Belarc looks different. Less updates. Here I
must compare my installation record with Belarc. The
Update site scan was unchanged though - in it's urgings
i.e.

The Registry, checked before and after, is a bit askew.
jv16pt and RegSeeker both report 100+ invalid entries. The
ones I recognised have been deleted, leaving a hundred for
me to deliberate on.

I like the way your post reads. You relish being a Master
Architect of the Impossible. A Doctoral candidate -
humm... not so sure about that! But seriously it sounds
like a perfect setup. I like it but for one small detail.
I have 6GBs of glorious music aboard, which, come hell or
high water, I will not let go. Not until it is all burned
that is. 3GBs to go on that. Then the joys and challenge
of taking the plunge into chaos and disorder will seem
like lots of fun. However my success rate with the Emperor
N. is about 1 in 15 so far. The Taiyo Yuden Company of
Japan is the one to invest in. They make Fujifilm CDRs.
The best there is - or so I read. Their discs make great
wallpaper. Emperor N has got a funny fiddle so I burn $.

I guess I can make a bootup floppy before bed. These
little things can undo the best of us. Follow this thread
for more of the same. Revelation after revolution is it.
Oh yes, my old HDD is 13.9GB.

Glad to have you aboard, Noel.

Cheers,

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Oh Brother! we could write a doctoral thesis on the best
way to set that
system up!g

So - let's just check the facts/hardware first.....

Your current C: drive is one of three partitions on a
40GB HD
The D: drive is presumably the original one (10GB??)-
formatted as a
bootable drive? (what does FDISK /STATUS have to say??)
My first inclination would be to get you to wipe both
disks, and FDISK them
in the following manner (assuming you've no plans to
upgrade to XP in the
near future!)

Drive1 (40GB)
stick to three partitions
Primary
C: - bootable/active - 4GB max ( for the OS and
unavoidables)
Extended
D: 10GB - for programs/applications
E: the rest - for Data

Drive 2 (10??GB)
make this one completely a single Extended partition -
you can then use it
for compressed backups of your data files

No need to use Partition Magic at all, unless you find
that you're running
short of space on one of the partitions, and want to
resize them a bit.



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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp
"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air
is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of
important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean
install!

I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two
physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I
may continue thinking about a clean install, with
partitions - just in case!

So I have backed-up my precious junk (including
freeware).
Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What
else
needs backing-up?
1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my
important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...?
3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take
care of them?
4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can
run
it from DOS?
5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video,
Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all.
6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD.
7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network.
Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ?
8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers?
9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that
it
is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It
was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic
8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of
things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I
haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D
into
DOS on C.

That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will
mull over your other post and Koldbear's article.

I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other.
If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another
computer nearby.
Thanks.
Ben.







-----Original Message-----
No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's
well past bed time in
the UK!

See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up
tomorrow.

Mart



"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Oh boy, what it is to be all alone.
-----Original Message-----
Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B.

I thought I recognised the signature g

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote
in
message
...
Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long
as I
can remember! - I
got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by
publishing that pageg


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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how
to
post messages to NG's
or



http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2
7pmvp.asp
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late
Koldbear's advice on Noel's
pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless
re-
install. If you need
to
do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim
Eshelman's
site (aumha) at the
top
of Noel's page.

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote
in message
...
Hello Mart,

I note the info on scanreg /restore with
interest.

So much was happening with the EBD difficulty
that
I am
somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS
first
aappeared, however since I had come across
that
particular
file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall
thinking
that was the root of the problem. I may have
used
the
28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again
and
then if
that doesn't work then I shall use the
12th.May
one
and,
in consequence, have some re-installing of
freeware
to do.
Will post back when the hair has settled on
the
floor.

Thanks, Mart.

Ben.


-Original Message-----
It doesn't matter whether you run
scanreg /restore
in
either Windows or DOS
although there are times when, if you can't
get
into
Windows - even in Safe
Mode - then the DOS method may be the only
solution.

Regarding the dates, don't worry too much
about
the order
of rb00X suffix,
they just update until rb005 then start over
again. I was
more concerned
about the dates themselves. The fact that
they
are
reasonably recent shows
that 'something' is working OK g.
Although it
is odd
that you still have
one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty
one)

You didn't say when the windows.sys error
started -
again, if only recently
then choose the last one BEFORE that date.

If you do decide to consider re-installing
WinMe
(but
note Rick's comment
regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you
can
just
forget about it until it
comes time to reinstall the OS), then I
suggest
you take
a look at Noel's
site:
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
and think through your strategy.

Re-installing will automatically ask if you
want
to make
a boot disk and
should also reset the path statements.

It's up to you to decide whether the effort
will
be worth
it g

Good luck

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
news:1537201c44657$36afb380
...
Hello Mart,

That is very clear. I think? I may have
used a
too
recent
date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it
with
Windows
running! Will give it another go your way -
and
post
back.
(Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't
exactly
sure that
was the case.)
I just had a look at the rb* and I have the
five
but the
dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the
29th.
(later
on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the
12th
May!
And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to
wait
for your
response as to which one I might best use.
And I
have
just
begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This
compacts
(amongst many other features) the Registry
using
the
command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible
problem?

Thanks, Mart.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben, for the moment please keep to the one
thread, it's
getting complicated
enough g. Your other (later) topic is
related
and is
best continued in
this one.

From what you are reporting, you not only
have
lost the
path settings but
you also 'appear' to have a corrupted
windows.sys file
(and others too
perhaps!)

Under the circumstances - and assuming
this
issue (the
windows.sys report)
is only recent - try the following with
your 'new' boot
disk (from
bootdisk.com).

Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy)
Disk
and
choose
4) Minimal Boot.

At the A:\ prompt,
type "scanreg /restore"
(no
quotes
and note the space
between the g and /) then press Enter.

Follow the screen prompts and when asked,
select the
LAST 'good' date before
you had problems, continuing with the
instructions.

Don't forget to remove the floppy disk
BEFORE
you tell
the machine to
reboot.

See if that helps to get rid of
the 'windows.sys' error
report.

BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how
recent
were
they? -
They *should* be
five, consecutive (very) recent dates.

If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged
(registry)
files,
then you *may* well
have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE
YET!!

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote in
message
news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0
...
Hello Rick,

Good to hear from you. I took that hike
and
got the
EBD
program. Easy yes. And from what else
you
say 'my'
condition will remain more or less the
same
until I
do
that format and install. Time is
passing,
Rick, that
might
just be the challenge too far!

Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the
word
was update
your
EBD from time to time. Why?

And see my post above for a real
snooker!

Cheers,
Ben.





-----Original Message-----
Ben B wrote:

Hello Mart,

Thanks for responding. In the
beginning
making an
EBD
was
simple. These days, after I
have 'messed
about'
with
my
computer for some years, it is not.

heheh I know that tune.


I am using the same disk each time I
try
for the
EBD.
And
each time different files cannot be
found.
I find
them
in
BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB
or
in
WIN19_.CAB,
and
the EBD is created, I repeat the
making
and still
have
to
look for and point at paths. I have
all
of
the
CABS
involved in
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL
and
still
the
required files cannot all be found.

I have had to copy these four CAB
files
from
Win9x on
my F
drive. They and others like them!
were
and
are
not,
on
C.
Any thoughts about my recovering the
innocence of
the
total newbie in this particular
regard?
Thanks.
Ben.

well the easy way in this case would
be to
hike
over to
www.bootdisk.com
and download an EBD-making program
(pick
their
WinME-
OEM
version). Then
you can just forget about it until it
comes
time to
reinstall the OS.


Rick



-----Original Message-----
Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard
drive
and make a
note

of its location.

(Probably in the
C:\Windows\Options\Install or
\Cabs

folder)

Then try and create the EBD again,
but
this time
when
the

error message

appears, navigate to the location of
the
BASE2.CAB
file.

The process should

now continue and complete the WinMe
Startup Disk.

HTH

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote
in

message

news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0
...

Hello,

I encounter this message when
attempting
to make
an
EBD: "Error Details. The following
error
occurred: "The
file was not found(error #2). Setup
could
not
finish
opening a file on the source disk.
Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd
Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400
\EBD\autoexec.bat=
BASE2.CAB"
All the EBD files are subject to the
same
error
message.

What are the implications behind the
message?

Help appreciated.


.

.



.



.







.



.



.

Hello Mart,

Thanks. And my post to Noel tells all - or some. Gotta goto
zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's
well past bed time in
the UK!

See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up
tomorrow.

Mart



"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Oh boy, what it is to be all alone.
-----Original Message-----
Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B.

I thought I recognised the signature g

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote in
message
...
Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long
as I
can remember! - I
got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by
publishing that pageg


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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2
7pmvp.asp
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late
Koldbear's advice on Noel's
pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re-
install. If you need
to
do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim
Eshelman's
site (aumha) at the
top
of Noel's page.

Mart


"Ben B" wrote
in message
...
Hello Mart,

I note the info on scanreg /restore with
interest.

So much was happening with the EBD difficulty
that
I am
somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS
first
aappeared, however since I had come across that
particular
file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall
thinking
that was the root of the problem. I may have used
the
28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and
then if
that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May
one
and,
in consequence, have some re-installing of
freeware
to do.
Will post back when the hair has settled on the
floor.

Thanks, Mart.

Ben.


-Original Message-----
It doesn't matter whether you run
scanreg /restore
in
either Windows or DOS
although there are times when, if you can't get
into
Windows - even in Safe
Mode - then the DOS method may be the only
solution.

Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about
the order
of rb00X suffix,
they just update until rb005 then start over
again. I was
more concerned
about the dates themselves. The fact that they
are
reasonably recent shows
that 'something' is working OK g. Although it
is odd
that you still have
one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one)

You didn't say when the windows.sys error
started -
again, if only recently
then choose the last one BEFORE that date.

If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe
(but
note Rick's comment
regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can
just
forget about it until it
comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest
you take
a look at Noel's
site:
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
and think through your strategy.

Re-installing will automatically ask if you want
to make
a boot disk and
should also reset the path statements.

It's up to you to decide whether the effort will
be worth
it g

Good luck

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

That is very clear. I think? I may have used a
too
recent
date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with
Windows
running! Will give it another go your way -
and
post
back.
(Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly
sure that
was the case.)
I just had a look at the rb* and I have the
five
but the
dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the
29th.
(later
on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the
12th
May!
And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait
for your
response as to which one I might best use.
And I
have
just
begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This
compacts
(amongst many other features) the Registry
using
the
command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem?

Thanks, Mart.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben, for the moment please keep to the one
thread, it's
getting complicated
enough g. Your other (later) topic is
related
and is
best continued in
this one.

From what you are reporting, you not only
have
lost the
path settings but
you also 'appear' to have a corrupted
windows.sys file
(and others too
perhaps!)

Under the circumstances - and assuming this
issue (the
windows.sys report)
is only recent - try the following with
your 'new' boot
disk (from
bootdisk.com).

Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy)
Disk
and
choose
4) Minimal Boot.

At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore"
(no
quotes
and note the space
between the g and /) then press Enter.

Follow the screen prompts and when asked,
select the
LAST 'good' date before
you had problems, continuing with the
instructions.

Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE
you tell
the machine to
reboot.

See if that helps to get rid of
the 'windows.sys' error
report.

BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent
were
they? -
They *should* be
five, consecutive (very) recent dates.

If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged
(registry)
files,
then you *may* well
have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!!

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0
...
Hello Rick,

Good to hear from you. I took that hike and
got the
EBD
program. Easy yes. And from what else you
say 'my'
condition will remain more or less the same
until I
do
that format and install. Time is passing,
Rick, that
might
just be the challenge too far!

Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word
was update
your
EBD from time to time. Why?

And see my post above for a real snooker!

Cheers,
Ben.





-----Original Message-----
Ben B wrote:

Hello Mart,

Thanks for responding. In the beginning
making an
EBD
was
simple. These days, after I have 'messed
about'
with
my
computer for some years, it is not.

heheh I know that tune.


I am using the same disk each time I try
for the
EBD.
And
each time different files cannot be
found.
I find
them
in
BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or
in
WIN19_.CAB,
and
the EBD is created, I repeat the making
and still
have
to
look for and point at paths. I have all
of
the
CABS
involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL
and
still
the
required files cannot all be found.

I have had to copy these four CAB files
from
Win9x on
my F
drive. They and others like them! were
and
are
not,
on
C.
Any thoughts about my recovering the
innocence of
the
total newbie in this particular regard?
Thanks.
Ben.

well the easy way in this case would be to
hike
over to
www.bootdisk.com
and download an EBD-making program (pick
their
WinME-
OEM
version). Then
you can just forget about it until it
comes
time to
reinstall the OS.


Rick



-----Original Message-----
Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive
and make a
note

of its location.

(Probably in the
C:\Windows\Options\Install or
\Cabs

folder)

Then try and create the EBD again, but
this time
when
the

error message

appears, navigate to the location of the
BASE2.CAB
file.

The process should

now continue and complete the WinMe
Startup Disk.

HTH

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote
in

message

news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0
...

Hello,

I encounter this message when
attempting
to make
an
EBD: "Error Details. The following
error
occurred: "The
file was not found(error #2). Setup
could
not
finish
opening a file on the source disk.
Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd
Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400
\EBD\autoexec.bat=
BASE2.CAB"
All the EBD files are subject to the
same
error
message.

What are the implications behind the
message?

Help appreciated.


.

.



.



.







.



.

(couldn't resist!g)

Win ME CD's are NOT bootable (except for some rare OEM ones, which are
usually labelled Recovery/Restore CD) - which is why you can't boot from the
CDg
Boot with CD support from the EBD (either from A/R Progs |Startup disk, or
the OEM one from www.bootdisk.com), and you'll be able to play with the CD
to your heart's contentg

Booting to DOS ....
just for practice g...
Type FDISK, and follow your nose to the Show partitions on each of your
HD's - what does it say about them?? - BE CAREFUL!! - a couple of wrong
keystrokes, and you could lose the lot!

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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Ben B" wrote in message
...
Hello Noel,

I thought the cat had got your tongue. Welcome to the
arena.

You have obviously had a good sleep. I have yet to have
one. However I thought it politic to at least be brief
before bed. Or courteous.

The news is:

I could not get any action going at all in DOS. Too much
corruption? A poor OEM CD?

So for the 20th.+ time I ran the CD in Windows. It just
loves being run in Windows. The result? Very very good.
Code page error gone. Increased space remaining on C and
less files in total (all unhidden). My settings in place.
Speed no less. Sysem Restore patch put in place - I keep
it on hand! Belarc looks different. Less updates. Here I
must compare my installation record with Belarc. The
Update site scan was unchanged though - in it's urgings
i.e.

The Registry, checked before and after, is a bit askew.
jv16pt and RegSeeker both report 100+ invalid entries. The
ones I recognised have been deleted, leaving a hundred for
me to deliberate on.

I like the way your post reads. You relish being a Master
Architect of the Impossible. A Doctoral candidate -
humm... not so sure about that! But seriously it sounds
like a perfect setup. I like it but for one small detail.
I have 6GBs of glorious music aboard, which, come hell or
high water, I will not let go. Not until it is all burned
that is. 3GBs to go on that. Then the joys and challenge
of taking the plunge into chaos and disorder will seem
like lots of fun. However my success rate with the Emperor
N. is about 1 in 15 so far. The Taiyo Yuden Company of
Japan is the one to invest in. They make Fujifilm CDRs.
The best there is - or so I read. Their discs make great
wallpaper. Emperor N has got a funny fiddle so I burn $.

I guess I can make a bootup floppy before bed. These
little things can undo the best of us. Follow this thread
for more of the same. Revelation after revolution is it.
Oh yes, my old HDD is 13.9GB.

Glad to have you aboard, Noel.

Cheers,

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Oh Brother! we could write a doctoral thesis on the best
way to set that
system up!g

So - let's just check the facts/hardware first.....

Your current C: drive is one of three partitions on a
40GB HD
The D: drive is presumably the original one (10GB??)-
formatted as a
bootable drive? (what does FDISK /STATUS have to say??)
My first inclination would be to get you to wipe both
disks, and FDISK them
in the following manner (assuming you've no plans to
upgrade to XP in the
near future!)

Drive1 (40GB)
stick to three partitions
Primary
C: - bootable/active - 4GB max ( for the OS and
unavoidables)
Extended
D: 10GB - for programs/applications
E: the rest - for Data

Drive 2 (10??GB)
make this one completely a single Extended partition -
you can then use it
for compressed backups of your data files

No need to use Partition Magic at all, unless you find
that you're running
short of space on one of the partitions, and want to
resize them a bit.



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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp
"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air
is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of
important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean
install!

I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two
physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I
may continue thinking about a clean install, with
partitions - just in case!

So I have backed-up my precious junk (including
freeware).
Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What
else
needs backing-up?
1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my
important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...?
3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take
care of them?
4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can
run
it from DOS?
5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video,
Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all.
6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD.
7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network.
Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ?
8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers?
9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that
it
is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It
was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic
8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of
things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I
haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D
into
DOS on C.

That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will
mull over your other post and Koldbear's article.

I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other.
If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another
computer nearby.
Thanks.
Ben.







-----Original Message-----
No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's
well past bed time in
the UK!

See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up
tomorrow.

Mart



"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Oh boy, what it is to be all alone.
-----Original Message-----
Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B.

I thought I recognised the signature g

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote
in
message
...
Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long
as I
can remember! - I
got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by
publishing that pageg


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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how
to
post messages to NG's
or



http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2
7pmvp.asp
"Mart" wrote in message
...
Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late
Koldbear's advice on Noel's
pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless
re-
install. If you need
to
do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim
Eshelman's
site (aumha) at the
top
of Noel's page.

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote
in message
...
Hello Mart,

I note the info on scanreg /restore with
interest.

So much was happening with the EBD difficulty
that
I am
somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS
first
aappeared, however since I had come across
that
particular
file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall
thinking
that was the root of the problem. I may have
used
the
28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again
and
then if
that doesn't work then I shall use the
12th.May
one
and,
in consequence, have some re-installing of
freeware
to do.
Will post back when the hair has settled on
the
floor.

Thanks, Mart.

Ben.


-Original Message-----
It doesn't matter whether you run
scanreg /restore
in
either Windows or DOS
although there are times when, if you can't
get
into
Windows - even in Safe
Mode - then the DOS method may be the only
solution.

Regarding the dates, don't worry too much
about
the order
of rb00X suffix,
they just update until rb005 then start over
again. I was
more concerned
about the dates themselves. The fact that
they
are
reasonably recent shows
that 'something' is working OK g.
Although it
is odd
that you still have
one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty
one)

You didn't say when the windows.sys error
started -
again, if only recently
then choose the last one BEFORE that date.

If you do decide to consider re-installing
WinMe
(but
note Rick's comment
regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you
can
just
forget about it until it
comes time to reinstall the OS), then I
suggest
you take
a look at Noel's
site:
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
and think through your strategy.

Re-installing will automatically ask if you
want
to make
a boot disk and
should also reset the path statements.

It's up to you to decide whether the effort
will
be worth
it g

Good luck

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote in
message
news:1537201c44657$36afb380
...
Hello Mart,

That is very clear. I think? I may have
used a
too
recent
date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it
with
Windows
running! Will give it another go your way -
and
post
back.
(Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't
exactly
sure that
was the case.)
I just had a look at the rb* and I have the
five
but the
dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the
29th.
(later
on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the
12th
May!
And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to
wait
for your
response as to which one I might best use.
And I
have
just
begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This
compacts
(amongst many other features) the Registry
using
the
command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible
problem?

Thanks, Mart.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben, for the moment please keep to the one
thread, it's
getting complicated
enough g. Your other (later) topic is
related
and is
best continued in
this one.

From what you are reporting, you not only
have
lost the
path settings but
you also 'appear' to have a corrupted
windows.sys file
(and others too
perhaps!)

Under the circumstances - and assuming
this
issue (the
windows.sys report)
is only recent - try the following with
your 'new' boot
disk (from
bootdisk.com).

Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy)
Disk
and
choose
4) Minimal Boot.

At the A:\ prompt,
type "scanreg /restore"
(no
quotes
and note the space
between the g and /) then press Enter.

Follow the screen prompts and when asked,
select the
LAST 'good' date before
you had problems, continuing with the
instructions.

Don't forget to remove the floppy disk
BEFORE
you tell
the machine to
reboot.

See if that helps to get rid of
the 'windows.sys' error
report.

BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how
recent
were
they? -
They *should* be
five, consecutive (very) recent dates.

If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged
(registry)
files,
then you *may* well
have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE
YET!!

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote in
message
news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0
...
Hello Rick,

Good to hear from you. I took that hike
and
got the
EBD
program. Easy yes. And from what else
you
say 'my'
condition will remain more or less the
same
until I
do
that format and install. Time is
passing,
Rick, that
might
just be the challenge too far!

Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the
word
was update
your
EBD from time to time. Why?

And see my post above for a real
snooker!

Cheers,
Ben.





-----Original Message-----
Ben B wrote:

Hello Mart,

Thanks for responding. In the
beginning
making an
EBD
was
simple. These days, after I
have 'messed
about'
with
my
computer for some years, it is not.

heheh I know that tune.


I am using the same disk each time I
try
for the
EBD.
And
each time different files cannot be
found.
I find
them
in
BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB
or
in
WIN19_.CAB,
and
the EBD is created, I repeat the
making
and still
have
to
look for and point at paths. I have
all
of
the
CABS
involved in
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL
and
still
the
required files cannot all be found.

I have had to copy these four CAB
files
from
Win9x on
my F
drive. They and others like them!
were
and
are
not,
on
C.
Any thoughts about my recovering the
innocence of
the
total newbie in this particular
regard?
Thanks.
Ben.

well the easy way in this case would
be to
hike
over to
www.bootdisk.com
and download an EBD-making program
(pick
their
WinME-
OEM
version). Then
you can just forget about it until it
comes
time to
reinstall the OS.


Rick



-----Original Message-----
Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard
drive
and make a
note

of its location.

(Probably in the
C:\Windows\Options\Install or
\Cabs

folder)

Then try and create the EBD again,
but
this time
when
the

error message

appears, navigate to the location of
the
BASE2.CAB
file.

The process should

now continue and complete the WinMe
Startup Disk.

HTH

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote
in

message

news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0
...

Hello,

I encounter this message when
attempting
to make
an
EBD: "Error Details. The following
error
occurred: "The
file was not found(error #2). Setup
could
not
finish
opening a file on the source disk.
Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd
Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400
\EBD\autoexec.bat=
BASE2.CAB"
All the EBD files are subject to the
same
error
message.

What are the implications behind the
message?

Help appreciated.


.

.



.



.







.



.



.

Hello Noel, goodmorrow and all that.

My system somewhat restored after a five hour snore I
cannot resist either. I quote you - and my response
follows.

"Win ME CD's are NOT bootable (except for some rare OEM
ones, which are usually labelled Recovery/Restore CD) -
which is why you can't boot from the CD"

Boot from the WinMe CD??? Presumably this might read 'one
cannot use the WinMe CD to boot one's computer'(exceptions
noted). Otherwise it makes no sense to me. I wonder why
you mention it! I have never tried to do such a thing.

"Boot with CD support from the EBD (either from A/R Progs
|Startup disk, or the OEM one from www.bootdisk.com), and
you'll be able to play with the CD to your heart's content"

Here I think you mean boot one's computer using the EBD
and choose the option in DOS 'With CD Support'. I will try
that one. If I have understood - have I?

"Booting to DOS ....just for practice g...
Type FDISK, and follow your nose to the Show partitions on
each of your HD's - what does it say about them??"

Yes, if it means boot to DOS choose 'Minimal Boot'. At the
A:\ prompt type FDISK and from then on just take notes of
what is said about about the partitions on each of my HDD,
I could do that.

" - BE CAREFUL!! - a couple of wrong keystrokes, and you
could lose the lot".

This is merely sadistic vbg.

Now do please, Noel, when you have the time/inclination,
answer these questions too.

Koldbear's article.

I quote:

"BASE2.CAB is usually found in one of two locations on
your hard drive.
"C:\Windows\Options\CABS"
"C:\Windows\Options\Install"
-----------------------
If you find it,
then boot into Safe Mode
Go to the Folder where you found BASE2.CAB
and double-click on SETUP.EXE,"

This didn't work for me because my System file was wholly
corrupted. Right?

"Boot using your "Windows Startup Disk".
Select Minimal (Option 4)
At the DOS prompt
Type the following lines
and press enter after each.

C:
CD Path
SETUP

Path = the path where you found the BASE2.CAB.
such as C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL"

This didn't work for me because of the corruption. Right?


"Use the following method below only if you have to. It
may cause you to download more Windows Updates than the
methods above. Or if you have a Restore disk only, then
you may lose everything.

If you have the WinME CD,
then you can reinstall Windows in DOS
by going to your CDROM,
and running SETUP.
Boot using your "Windows Startup Disk",
Select option 1 (Help)"

This foxed me. I booted to DOS and chose Option 1 (Help).
Inserted my WinMe CD and read with nervous interest
the 'help' offered. But I didn't know what command would
have accessed my CDROM for me to choose SETUP. Please give
me a clear idea of what I do whilst in HELP - will you?

There it is. Does it make any sense at all, Noel?

And, as always, my appreciative thank you.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
(couldn't resist!g)

Win ME CD's are NOT bootable (except for some rare OEM
ones, which are
usually labelled Recovery/Restore CD) - which is why you
can't boot from the
CDg
Boot with CD support from the EBD (either from A/R Progs
|Startup disk, or
the OEM one from www.bootdisk.com), and you'll be able to
play with the CD
to your heart's contentg

Booting to DOS ....
just for practice g...
Type FDISK, and follow your nose to the Show partitions
on each of your
HD's - what does it say about them?? - BE CAREFUL!! - a
couple of wrong
keystrokes, and you could lose the lot!

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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

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or
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27pmvp.asp
"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Hello Noel,

I thought the cat had got your tongue. Welcome to the
arena.

You have obviously had a good sleep. I have yet to have
one. However I thought it politic to at least be brief
before bed. Or courteous.

The news is:

I could not get any action going at all in DOS. Too much
corruption? A poor OEM CD?

So for the 20th.+ time I ran the CD in Windows. It just
loves being run in Windows. The result? Very very good.
Code page error gone. Increased space remaining on C and
less files in total (all unhidden). My settings in
place.
Speed no less. Sysem Restore patch put in place - I keep
it on hand! Belarc looks different. Less updates. Here I
must compare my installation record with Belarc. The
Update site scan was unchanged though - in it's urgings
i.e.

The Registry, checked before and after, is a bit askew.
jv16pt and RegSeeker both report 100+ invalid entries.
The
ones I recognised have been deleted, leaving a hundred
for
me to deliberate on.

I like the way your post reads. You relish being a
Master
Architect of the Impossible. A Doctoral candidate -
humm... not so sure about that! But seriously it sounds
like a perfect setup. I like it but for one small
detail.
I have 6GBs of glorious music aboard, which, come hell
or
high water, I will not let go. Not until it is all
burned
that is. 3GBs to go on that. Then the joys and challenge
of taking the plunge into chaos and disorder will seem
like lots of fun. However my success rate with the
Emperor
N. is about 1 in 15 so far. The Taiyo Yuden Company of
Japan is the one to invest in. They make Fujifilm CDRs.
The best there is - or so I read. Their discs make great
wallpaper. Emperor N has got a funny fiddle so I burn $.

I guess I can make a bootup floppy before bed. These
little things can undo the best of us. Follow this
thread
for more of the same. Revelation after revolution is it.
Oh yes, my old HDD is 13.9GB.

Glad to have you aboard, Noel.

Cheers,

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Oh Brother! we could write a doctoral thesis on the
best
way to set that
system up!g

So - let's just check the facts/hardware first.....

Your current C: drive is one of three partitions on a
40GB HD
The D: drive is presumably the original one (10GB??)-
formatted as a
bootable drive? (what does FDISK /STATUS have to say??)
My first inclination would be to get you to wipe both
disks, and FDISK them
in the following manner (assuming you've no plans to
upgrade to XP in the
near future!)

Drive1 (40GB)
stick to three partitions
Primary
C: - bootable/active - 4GB max ( for the OS and
unavoidables)
Extended
D: 10GB - for programs/applications
E: the rest - for Data

Drive 2 (10??GB)
make this one completely a single Extended partition -
you can then use it
for compressed backups of your data files

No need to use Partition Magic at all, unless you find
that you're running
short of space on one of the partitions, and want to
resize them a bit.



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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
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or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp
"Ben B" wrote in
message
...
Hello Mart,

Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The
air
is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of
important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean
install!

I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two
physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D.
If I
may continue thinking about a clean install, with
partitions - just in case!

So I have backed-up my precious junk (including
freeware).
Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What
else
needs backing-up?
1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my
important e-mails in a file. Will they still open
if...?
3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS
take
care of them?
4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I
can
run
it from DOS?
5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video,
Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all.
6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD.
7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg.
Network.
Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ?
8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers?
9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking
that
it
is more efficient to partition a drive of that size?
It
was done for me on installation. I have Partition
Magic
8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of
things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase
I
haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D
into
DOS on C.

That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I
will
mull over your other post and Koldbear's article.

I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or
t'other.
If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another
computer nearby.
Thanks.
Ben.







-----Original Message-----
No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment -
it's
well past bed time in
the UK!

See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up
tomorrow.

Mart



"Ben B" wrote
in
message
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Oh boy, what it is to be all alone.
-----Original Message-----
Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B.

I thought I recognised the signature g

Mart


"Noel Paton"
wrote
in
message
...
Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as
long
as I
can remember! - I
got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for
him by
publishing that pageg


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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi

http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

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http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2
7pmvp.asp
"Mart" wrote in
message
...
Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late
Koldbear's advice on Noel's
pages if necessary, for a (reasonably)
painless
re-
install. If you need
to
do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim
Eshelman's
site (aumha) at the
top
of Noel's page.

Mart


"Ben B"
wrote
in message
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Hello Mart,

I note the info on scanreg /restore with
interest.

So much was happening with the EBD
difficulty
that
I am
somewhat confused about when the
DISPLAY.SYS
first
aappeared, however since I had come across
that
particular
file whilst trying to create the EBD I
recall
thinking
that was the root of the problem. I may
have
used
the
28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it
again
and
then if
that doesn't work then I shall use the
12th.May
one
and,
in consequence, have some re-installing of
freeware
to do.
Will post back when the hair has settled on
the
floor.

Thanks, Mart.

Ben.


-Original Message-----
It doesn't matter whether you run
scanreg /restore
in
either Windows or DOS
although there are times when, if you
can't
get
into
Windows - even in Safe
Mode - then the DOS method may be the only
solution.

Regarding the dates, don't worry too much
about
the order
of rb00X suffix,
they just update until rb005 then start
over
again. I was
more concerned
about the dates themselves. The fact that
they
are
reasonably recent shows
that 'something' is working OK g.
Although it
is odd
that you still have
one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty
one)

You didn't say when the windows.sys error
started -
again, if only recently
then choose the last one BEFORE that date.

If you do decide to consider re-installing
WinMe
(but
note Rick's comment
regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you
can
just
forget about it until it
comes time to reinstall the OS), then I
suggest
you take
a look at Noel's
site:

http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
and think through your strategy.

Re-installing will automatically ask if
you
want
to make
a boot disk and
should also reset the path statements.

It's up to you to decide whether the
effort
will
be worth
it g

Good luck

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote in
message
news:1537201c44657$36afb380
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Hello Mart,

That is very clear. I think? I may have
used a
too
recent
date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it
with
Windows
running! Will give it another go your
way -
and
post
back.
(Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't
exactly
sure that
was the case.)
I just had a look at the rb* and I have
the
five
but the
dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001
the
29th.
(later
on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400
the
12th
May!
And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to
wait
for your
response as to which one I might best
use.
And I
have
just
begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0.
This
compacts
(amongst many other features) the
Registry
using
the
command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible
problem?

Thanks, Mart.
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
Ben, for the moment please keep to the
one
thread, it's
getting complicated
enough g. Your other (later) topic is
related
and is
best continued in
this one.

From what you are reporting, you not
only
have
lost the
path settings but
you also 'appear' to have a corrupted
windows.sys file
(and others too
perhaps!)

Under the circumstances - and assuming
this
issue (the
windows.sys report)
is only recent - try the following with
your 'new' boot
disk (from
bootdisk.com).

Boot, using your Windows Startup
(floppy)
Disk
and
choose
4) Minimal Boot.

At the A:\ prompt,
type "scanreg /restore"
(no
quotes
and note the space
between the g and /) then press Enter.

Follow the screen prompts and when
asked,
select the
LAST 'good' date before
you had problems, continuing with the
instructions.

Don't forget to remove the floppy disk
BEFORE
you tell
the machine to
reboot.

See if that helps to get rid of
the 'windows.sys' error
report.

BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how
recent
were
they? -
They *should* be
five, consecutive (very) recent dates.

If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged
(registry)
files,
then you *may* well
have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE
YET!!

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote in
message
news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0
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Hello Rick,

Good to hear from you. I took that
hike
and
got the
EBD
program. Easy yes. And from what else
you
say 'my'
condition will remain more or less
the
same
until I
do
that format and install. Time is
passing,
Rick, that
might
just be the challenge too far!

Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the
word
was update
your
EBD from time to time. Why?

And see my post above for a real
snooker!

Cheers,
Ben.





-----Original Message-----
Ben B wrote:

Hello Mart,

Thanks for responding. In the
beginning
making an
EBD
was
simple. These days, after I
have 'messed
about'
with
my
computer for some years, it is
not.

heheh I know that tune.


I am using the same disk each
time I
try
for the
EBD.
And
each time different files cannot
be
found.
I find
them
in
BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or
WIN_16.CAB
or
in
WIN19_.CAB,
and
the EBD is created, I repeat the
making
and still
have
to
look for and point at paths. I
have
all
of
the
CABS
involved in
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL
and
still
the
required files cannot all be
found.

I have had to copy these four CAB
files
from
Win9x on
my F
drive. They and others like them!
were
and
are
not,
on
C.
Any thoughts about my recovering
the
innocence of
the
total newbie in this particular
regard?
Thanks.
Ben.

well the easy way in this case would
be to
hike
over to
www.bootdisk.com
and download an EBD-making program
(pick
their
WinME-
OEM
version). Then
you can just forget about it until
it
comes
time to
reinstall the OS.


Rick



-----Original Message-----
Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard
drive
and make a
note

of its location.

(Probably in the
C:\Windows\Options\Install or
\Cabs

folder)

Then try and create the EBD again,
but
this time
when
the

error message

appears, navigate to the location
of
the
BASE2.CAB
file.

The process should

now continue and complete the
WinMe
Startup Disk.

HTH

Mart


"Ben B"

wrote
in

message

news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0
...

Hello,

I encounter this message when
attempting
to make
an
EBD: "Error Details. The
following
error
occurred: "The
file was not found(error #2).
Setup
could
not
finish
opening a file on the source
disk.
Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd
Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400
\EBD\autoexec.bat=
BASE2.CAB"
All the EBD files are subject to
the
same
error
message.

What are the implications behind
the
message?

Help appreciated.


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