windows me won't load after using spybot

I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME
won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with
minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your
system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours
and nothing had changed.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me) includes the System Restore tool, however,
you cannot start the System Restore tool from a command
prompt. Because of this, it may be useful to start the System Restore
tool when you are unable to start your Windows Me-based
computer normally or in Safe mode. This article describes how to start
the System Restore tool when you are unable to start your
Windows Me-based computer normally or in Safe mode.

MS KB Q279736 - "How to Start the System Restore Tool
From a Command Prompt"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];279736


MORE INFORMATION

To start the System Restore tool when you are unable to start your
Windows Me-based computer normally or in Safe mode, you can
temporarily change the Windows shell from Explorer.exe to Progman.exe:

Start your computer by using the Windows Me Startup disk.

At the Startup menu, choose Minimum Boot .

At the command prompt, type edit c:\windows\system.ini , and then
press ENTER.

Edit the shell= line so that it looks like this:

shell=progman.exe

Press ALT+F, and then press S to save the changes to the System.ini
file.

Press ALT+F, and then press X.

Remove your Windows Me Startup disk, and then restart your computer.
When your computer restarts, Program Manager should
start. If Program Manager does not start, repeat steps 1-7, being
careful to follow these steps exactly, and then continue to the
next step.

On the File menu, click Run , type msconfig in the Command Line box,
and then press ENTER.

Click Launch System Restore to begin restoring your computer to a
previous, functional state.

NOTE : After you configure your computer to start Program Manager, you
can start the System Restore tool by typing
c:\windows\system\restore\rstrui.exe at a command prompt, and then
pressing ENTER.

For additional information about the System Restore tool, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

Q267951 Description of the System Restore Utility in Windows Me
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Heirloom, old and maybe

"cathy" wrote in message
...
I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME
won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with
minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your
system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours
and nothing had changed.

cathy wrote:
I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME
won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with
minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your
system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours
and nothing had changed.

Boot using your Emergency Boot Disk (which you made when you installed
WindowsME and now remember where you put it... or go to www.bootdisk.com
and download the (WinME OEM) program to make one).

Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
REName the file WININIT.INI to WININIT.OLD
then type in: SCANREG /FIX

remove the disk and reboot. Your system should be working now.

Try your system for a couple days, if there's no problems then delete
the wininit.old file.


Rick

Much simpler than my suggestions, thanks, Rick.
Heirloom, old and complicated


"Rick T" wrote in message
...
cathy wrote:
I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME
won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with
minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your
system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours
and nothing had changed.

Boot using your Emergency Boot Disk (which you made when you installed
WindowsME and now remember where you put it... or go to www.bootdisk.com
and download the (WinME OEM) program to make one).

Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
REName the file WININIT.INI to WININIT.OLD
then type in: SCANREG /FIX

remove the disk and reboot. Your system should be working now.

Try your system for a couple days, if there's no problems then delete
the wininit.old file.


Rick

heirloom wrote:

Much simpler than my suggestions, thanks, Rick.
Heirloom, old and complicated

If it works, of course


Rick



"Rick T" wrote in message
...

cathy wrote:

I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME
won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with
minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your
system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours
and nothing had changed.

Boot using your Emergency Boot Disk (which you made when you installed
WindowsME and now remember where you put it... or go to www.bootdisk.com
and download the (WinME OEM) program to make one).

Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
REName the file WININIT.INI to WININIT.OLD
then type in: SCANREG /FIX

remove the disk and reboot. Your system should be working now.

Try your system for a couple days, if there's no problems then delete
the wininit.old file.


Rick

You forget that you are one of the 'honorary' gurus.......it's gotta work.
Heirloom, old and just a peon

"Rick T" wrote in message
...
heirloom wrote:

Much simpler than my suggestions, thanks, Rick.
Heirloom, old and complicated

If it works, of course


Rick



"Rick T" wrote in message
...

cathy wrote:

I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME
won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with
minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your
system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours
and nothing had changed.

Boot using your Emergency Boot Disk (which you made when you installed
WindowsME and now remember where you put it... or go to www.bootdisk.com
and download the (WinME OEM) program to make one).

Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
REName the file WININIT.INI to WININIT.OLD
then type in: SCANREG /FIX

remove the disk and reboot. Your system should be working now.

Try your system for a couple days, if there's no problems then delete
the wininit.old file.


Rick

heirloom wrote:
You forget that you are one of the 'honorary' gurus.......it's gotta work.
Heirloom, old and just a peon

g

"Hero", actually buffs fingernails on vest

and don't "peon" me, H, I think you're running a higher "it worked" rate
than I am, currently.


Rick




"Rick T" wrote in message
...

heirloom wrote:


Much simpler than my suggestions, thanks, Rick.
Heirloom, old and complicated

If it works, of course


Rick



"Rick T" wrote in message
...


cathy wrote:


I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME
won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with
minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your
system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours
and nothing had changed.

Boot using your Emergency Boot Disk (which you made when you installed
WindowsME and now remember where you put it... or go to www.bootdisk.com
and download the (WinME OEM) program to make one).

Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
REName the file WININIT.INI to WININIT.OLD
then type in: SCANREG /FIX

remove the disk and reboot. Your system should be working now.

Try your system for a couple days, if there's no problems then delete
the wininit.old file.


Rick

You are obviously spending way too much time buffing the fingernails and not
paying attention to the failure rate.
Heirloom, old and gets a few


"Rick T" wrote in message
...
heirloom wrote:
You forget that you are one of the 'honorary' gurus.......it's gotta
work.
Heirloom, old and just a peon

g

"Hero", actually buffs fingernails on vest

and don't "peon" me, H, I think you're running a higher "it worked" rate
than I am, currently.


Rick




"Rick T" wrote in message
...

heirloom wrote:


Much simpler than my suggestions, thanks, Rick.
Heirloom, old and complicated

If it works, of course


Rick



"Rick T" wrote in message
...


cathy wrote:


I deleted some spyware using spybot and now windows ME
won't load. I used my boot disk to start windows with
minimum drivers and all I get is 'windows is updating your
system files'. I left it to 'update' for about 15 hours
and nothing had changed.

Boot using your Emergency Boot Disk (which you made when you installed
WindowsME and now remember where you put it... or go to
www.bootdisk.com
and download the (WinME OEM) program to make one).

Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
REName the file WININIT.INI to WININIT.OLD
then type in: SCANREG /FIX

remove the disk and reboot. Your system should be working now.

Try your system for a couple days, if there's no problems then delete
the wininit.old file.


Rick