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run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt
I need to run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt to do
so. Can anyone help? Windows crashed and is trying to search for new hardware with the "Add New Hardware Wizard" due to a registry error whereas there is not enough room on disk to load registry fully. What should I do? Does anyone know what drivers I should direct the search to look for? I would appreciate any help that I can get to resolve this issue. Thanks in advance. -- ~Dell -spam-please |
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run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt
Wish I'd read this one before the other!
who/what is saying there's not enough space to load the registry?? it's loaded to memory, not the HD, so it should load the same today as it did yesterday. see the link in my response to your other post (next time please only post ONE thread at a time) WRT the 'lack of space' - boot using a floppy drive, and delete the ENTIRE contents of the 'c:\windows\temp folder', and the ENTIRE contents of the 'c:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files' folder. NOTE - do NOT delete the folders themselves! you can do this easily using the command DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*,* DEL "C:\WINDOWS \TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\*.*" (note the quotes are required here) see how much space that gets you back. Again - run scanreg /restore from an ME boot floppy (do NOT use a Win98 boot floppy!) -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Dell" wrote in message ... I need to run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt to do so. Can anyone help? Windows crashed and is trying to search for new hardware with the "Add New Hardware Wizard" due to a registry error whereas there is not enough room on disk to load registry fully. What should I do? Does anyone know what drivers I should direct the search to look for? I would appreciate any help that I can get to resolve this issue. Thanks in advance. -- ~Dell -spam-please |
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run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt
Noel:
My apology for the dual thread. Thanks for your prompt reply. I've followed your instructions to the letter but now I am at the "A:\" dos prompt and once I enter "scanreg /restore" it only says "Bad command or file name" I am not good with DOS Commands. What am I doing wrong? -- ~Dell "Noel Paton" wrote: Wish I'd read this one before the other! who/what is saying there's not enough space to load the registry?? it's loaded to memory, not the HD, so it should load the same today as it did yesterday. see the link in my response to your other post (next time please only post ONE thread at a time) WRT the 'lack of space' - boot using a floppy drive, and delete the ENTIRE contents of the 'c:\windows\temp folder', and the ENTIRE contents of the 'c:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files' folder. NOTE - do NOT delete the folders themselves! you can do this easily using the command DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*,* DEL "C:\WINDOWS \TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\*.*" (note the quotes are required here) see how much space that gets you back. Again - run scanreg /restore from an ME boot floppy (do NOT use a Win98 boot floppy!) -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Dell" wrote in message ... I need to run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt to do so. Can anyone help? Windows crashed and is trying to search for new hardware with the "Add New Hardware Wizard" due to a registry error whereas there is not enough room on disk to load registry fully. What should I do? Does anyone know what drivers I should direct the search to look for? I would appreciate any help that I can get to resolve this issue. Thanks in advance. -- ~Dell -spam-please |
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run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt
Yikes! It;s been so long since I worked in ME DOS that I've forgotten what
used to be automatic behavior! At least you HAVE the disk - that's a good start. When you booted it, you did see the Windows Millennium message? (just checking) usual reasons for this error message are 1) mis-spelling SCANREG 2) the wrong disk - or an OEM disk that's been *******ised..... lemme see..... if you type in VER at the a:\ prompt - you should get told that it's Windows Millennium Edition if you type DIR /O (that's Oh, not Zero) - you should get a list of files that includes "scanreg.exe" if your disk doesn't include the file, then you need to download a new boot disk image and create the disk (unless you have another ME machine to create the disk?) - use the OEM image from here http://www.bootdisk.com/ download it, and run the program on a PC with a floppy drive (with a clean floppy in it!) - it'll check the floppy, and create the boot disk. -- if the scanreg.exe file date is anything other than 06-08-00, then create a new disk Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Dell" wrote in message news Noel: My apology for the dual thread. Thanks for your prompt reply. I've followed your instructions to the letter but now I am at the "A:\" dos prompt and once I enter "scanreg /restore" it only says "Bad command or file name" I am not good with DOS Commands. What am I doing wrong? -- ~Dell "Noel Paton" wrote: Wish I'd read this one before the other! who/what is saying there's not enough space to load the registry?? it's loaded to memory, not the HD, so it should load the same today as it did yesterday. see the link in my response to your other post (next time please only post ONE thread at a time) WRT the 'lack of space' - boot using a floppy drive, and delete the ENTIRE contents of the 'c:\windows\temp folder', and the ENTIRE contents of the 'c:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files' folder. NOTE - do NOT delete the folders themselves! you can do this easily using the command DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*,* DEL "C:\WINDOWS \TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\*.*" (note the quotes are required here) see how much space that gets you back. Again - run scanreg /restore from an ME boot floppy (do NOT use a Win98 boot floppy!) -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Dell" wrote in message ... I need to run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt to do so. Can anyone help? Windows crashed and is trying to search for new hardware with the "Add New Hardware Wizard" due to a registry error whereas there is not enough room on disk to load registry fully. What should I do? Does anyone know what drivers I should direct the search to look for? I would appreciate any help that I can get to resolve this issue. Thanks in advance. -- ~Dell -spam-please |
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run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt
NOEL:
I have two boot disks and the file is not on either one. One was taken from my desktop with ME on it. I could not figure how to open the file from www.bootdisk.com to find out. What am I doing wrong now? -- ~Dell "Noel Paton" wrote: Yikes! It;s been so long since I worked in ME DOS that I've forgotten what used to be automatic behavior! At least you HAVE the disk - that's a good start. When you booted it, you did see the Windows Millennium message? (just checking) usual reasons for this error message are 1) mis-spelling SCANREG 2) the wrong disk - or an OEM disk that's been *******ised..... lemme see..... if you type in VER at the a:\ prompt - you should get told that it's Windows Millennium Edition if you type DIR /O (that's Oh, not Zero) - you should get a list of files that includes "scanreg.exe" if your disk doesn't include the file, then you need to download a new boot disk image and create the disk (unless you have another ME machine to create the disk?) - use the OEM image from here http://www.bootdisk.com/ download it, and run the program on a PC with a floppy drive (with a clean floppy in it!) - it'll check the floppy, and create the boot disk. -- if the scanreg.exe file date is anything other than 06-08-00, then create a new disk Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Dell" wrote in message news Noel: My apology for the dual thread. Thanks for your prompt reply. I've followed your instructions to the letter but now I am at the "A:\" dos prompt and once I enter "scanreg /restore" it only says "Bad command or file name" I am not good with DOS Commands. What am I doing wrong? -- ~Dell "Noel Paton" wrote: Wish I'd read this one before the other! who/what is saying there's not enough space to load the registry?? it's loaded to memory, not the HD, so it should load the same today as it did yesterday. see the link in my response to your other post (next time please only post ONE thread at a time) WRT the 'lack of space' - boot using a floppy drive, and delete the ENTIRE contents of the 'c:\windows\temp folder', and the ENTIRE contents of the 'c:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files' folder. NOTE - do NOT delete the folders themselves! you can do this easily using the command DEL C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*,* DEL "C:\WINDOWS \TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\*.*" (note the quotes are required here) see how much space that gets you back. Again - run scanreg /restore from an ME boot floppy (do NOT use a Win98 boot floppy!) -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Dell" wrote in message ... I need to run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt to do so. Can anyone help? Windows crashed and is trying to search for new hardware with the "Add New Hardware Wizard" due to a registry error whereas there is not enough room on disk to load registry fully. What should I do? Does anyone know what drivers I should direct the search to look for? I would appreciate any help that I can get to resolve this issue. Thanks in advance. -- ~Dell -spam-please |
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run scanreg /fix and cannot seem to boot into command prompt
Dell wrote:
NOEL: I have two boot disks and the file is not on either one. One was taken from my desktop with ME on it. I could not figure how to open the file from www.bootdisk.com to find out. What am I doing wrong now? Try instead entering C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\SCANREG.EXE at the A:\ prompt after booting from a boot floppy. -- Mike Maltby |
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