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Restore/Norton Error
There is no such thing as a 'debug operation's before installing a NEW OS -
only in upgrading an existing one. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "bhaviland" wrote in message ... Yup, I intend to perform a crispy-clean install of XP. One thing that I wish I would have written down is the procedure for performing a debug operation before installing an operating system. That is one of the things that Dell tech usually helps with when they are working with me on one of their systems still under warranty. Thanks. -----Original Message----- Thanks for the update, but just a little worried about your 'ultimate' goal. Be sure to clear up ALL your WinMe issues BEFORE you attempt to upgrade it to XP (unless you intend to do a clean install) Good luck Mart wrote in message ... I am not sure why the system would not respond to keyboard input during startup, but it did go to the startup menu at least one more time. Perhaps I was just not timing the input correctly, though I tried many different techniques. hehe. I did end up re-installing Windows over the old OS. That has solved the problems with the system, at least for a while. My folders now take somewhat longer to open than they used to. Ultimately, I intend to get a copy of XP and install that and give the machine to one of my daughters while my wife and I get new machines. That way we will all be running the same OS again. Thanks for the replies. -bhaviland -----Original Message----- Yes Noel, I did wonder about that myself but 'assumed' it to be 'post BIOS' i.e. during the loading of the WinMe drivers (including the keyboard) with a sufficiently damaged/corrupted registry that couldn't be 'Fixed' Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... The thing that worries me is the 'keyboard error' at startup - it may simply be that the system is responding normally because bhaviland is pressing the 'wrong' keys at the wrong time - or it could indicate a more serious hardware fault. bhaviland - what keys are you pressing at startup when you get the error?? - the system is designed to respond only to a limited number of keys - usually only DEL, ESC, F1,F5,F8 will produce anything other than a keyboard error. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Mart" wrote in message ... If scanreg /fix doesn't help then - as a last resort - you *may* get away with a scanreg /restore. It *might* just pull you out of the mire - at least sufficiently to let you get the keyboard back. Failing that - and maybe not quite so drastic as a format - you could try a re-install. See Noel's pages at :- http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm Good luck Mart wrote in message ... One other thing: As I stated, System Restore does not display or run properly, so undoing a previous restore is not an option. -bhaviland -----Original Message----- Have you tried undoing the Restore operation? Have you tried uninstalling NAV? Try "SCANREG /FIX" from Start|Run (or a DOS boot from floppy) - Windows will reboot -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "bhaviland" wrote in message ... I reset windows to an earlier state to fix a problem but forgot to stop Norton AV from running on startup and now the Help Menu, System Restore, Contol Panel, My Network Places, and various other windows and applications will not open, display, and run correctly. Dell tech has decided that a reformat is the only solution. I don't want to, yet. Is there any way, short of tracking down each system malfunction and manually fixing them, to fix the ME operating system? . . . |
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Restore/Norton Error
Woops. I have revealed my ignorance.
In any case, I plan to do a clean install. Thanks -----Original Message----- There is no such thing as a 'debug operation's before installing a NEW OS - only in upgrading an existing one. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "bhaviland" wrote in message ... Yup, I intend to perform a crispy-clean install of XP. One thing that I wish I would have written down is the procedure for performing a debug operation before installing an operating system. That is one of the things that Dell tech usually helps with when they are working with me on one of their systems still under warranty. Thanks. -----Original Message----- Thanks for the update, but just a little worried about your 'ultimate' goal. Be sure to clear up ALL your WinMe issues BEFORE you attempt to upgrade it to XP (unless you intend to do a clean install) Good luck Mart wrote in message ... I am not sure why the system would not respond to keyboard input during startup, but it did go to the startup menu at least one more time. Perhaps I was just not timing the input correctly, though I tried many different techniques. hehe. I did end up re-installing Windows over the old OS. That has solved the problems with the system, at least for a while. My folders now take somewhat longer to open than they used to. Ultimately, I intend to get a copy of XP and install that and give the machine to one of my daughters while my wife and I get new machines. That way we will all be running the same OS again. Thanks for the replies. -bhaviland -----Original Message----- Yes Noel, I did wonder about that myself but 'assumed' it to be 'post BIOS' i.e. during the loading of the WinMe drivers (including the keyboard) with a sufficiently damaged/corrupted registry that couldn't be 'Fixed' Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... The thing that worries me is the 'keyboard error' at startup - it may simply be that the system is responding normally because bhaviland is pressing the 'wrong' keys at the wrong time - or it could indicate a more serious hardware fault. bhaviland - what keys are you pressing at startup when you get the error?? - the system is designed to respond only to a limited number of keys - usually only DEL, ESC, F1,F5,F8 will produce anything other than a keyboard error. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Mart" wrote in message ... If scanreg /fix doesn't help then - as a last resort - you *may* get away with a scanreg /restore. It *might* just pull you out of the mire - at least sufficiently to let you get the keyboard back. Failing that - and maybe not quite so drastic as a format - you could try a re-install. See Noel's pages at :- http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm Good luck Mart wrote in message ... One other thing: As I stated, System Restore does not display or run properly, so undoing a previous restore is not an option. -bhaviland -----Original Message----- Have you tried undoing the Restore operation? Have you tried uninstalling NAV? Try "SCANREG /FIX" from Start|Run (or a DOS boot from floppy) - Windows will reboot -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "bhaviland" wrote in message news:267001c4704c$456922c0 ... I reset windows to an earlier state to fix a problem but forgot to stop Norton AV from running on startup and now the Help Menu, System Restore, Contol Panel, My Network Places, and various other windows and applications will not open, display, and run correctly. Dell tech has decided that a reformat is the only solution. I don't want to, yet. Is there any way, short of tracking down each system malfunction and manually fixing them, to fix the ME operating system? . . . . |
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Restore/Norton Error
Woops. I have revealed my ignorance.
We've all been there!! Good luck with your install, I'm sure that you'll like XP. Mart BTW - Cheers Noel and thanks for sticking with the thread too. "bhaviland" wrote in message ... Woops. I have revealed my ignorance. In any case, I plan to do a clean install. Thanks -----Original Message----- There is no such thing as a 'debug operation's before installing a NEW OS - only in upgrading an existing one. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "bhaviland" wrote in message ... Yup, I intend to perform a crispy-clean install of XP. One thing that I wish I would have written down is the procedure for performing a debug operation before installing an operating system. That is one of the things that Dell tech usually helps with when they are working with me on one of their systems still under warranty. Thanks. -----Original Message----- Thanks for the update, but just a little worried about your 'ultimate' goal. Be sure to clear up ALL your WinMe issues BEFORE you attempt to upgrade it to XP (unless you intend to do a clean install) Good luck Mart wrote in message ... I am not sure why the system would not respond to keyboard input during startup, but it did go to the startup menu at least one more time. Perhaps I was just not timing the input correctly, though I tried many different techniques. hehe. I did end up re-installing Windows over the old OS. That has solved the problems with the system, at least for a while. My folders now take somewhat longer to open than they used to. Ultimately, I intend to get a copy of XP and install that and give the machine to one of my daughters while my wife and I get new machines. That way we will all be running the same OS again. Thanks for the replies. -bhaviland -----Original Message----- Yes Noel, I did wonder about that myself but 'assumed' it to be 'post BIOS' i.e. during the loading of the WinMe drivers (including the keyboard) with a sufficiently damaged/corrupted registry that couldn't be 'Fixed' Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... The thing that worries me is the 'keyboard error' at startup - it may simply be that the system is responding normally because bhaviland is pressing the 'wrong' keys at the wrong time - or it could indicate a more serious hardware fault. bhaviland - what keys are you pressing at startup when you get the error?? - the system is designed to respond only to a limited number of keys - usually only DEL, ESC, F1,F5,F8 will produce anything other than a keyboard error. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Mart" wrote in message ... If scanreg /fix doesn't help then - as a last resort - you *may* get away with a scanreg /restore. It *might* just pull you out of the mire - at least sufficiently to let you get the keyboard back. Failing that - and maybe not quite so drastic as a format - you could try a re-install. See Noel's pages at :- http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm Good luck Mart wrote in message ... One other thing: As I stated, System Restore does not display or run properly, so undoing a previous restore is not an option. -bhaviland -----Original Message----- Have you tried undoing the Restore operation? Have you tried uninstalling NAV? Try "SCANREG /FIX" from Start|Run (or a DOS boot from floppy) - Windows will reboot -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "bhaviland" wrote in message news:267001c4704c$456922c0 ... I reset windows to an earlier state to fix a problem but forgot to stop Norton AV from running on startup and now the Help Menu, System Restore, Contol Panel, My Network Places, and various other windows and applications will not open, display, and run correctly. Dell tech has decided that a reformat is the only solution. I don't want to, yet. Is there any way, short of tracking down each system malfunction and manually fixing them, to fix the ME operating system? . . . . |
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