Windows ME Boot error

and the system seems pretty stable again, as I did a non-destructive
reinstallation of Windows ME.

Oh dear. Shame you didn't ask for guidance first. :-( As it is welcome
to DLL hell. Your system now has a mix of file versions which is why IE
is giving problems and the Windows Update site thinks you have installed
all the necessary security patches but in fact you haven't since you have
now replaced those files with the original versions as released with Win
Me. I would suggest that you download and run Belarc's Adviser
(http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) as this will help you to
identify any updates that you might need to reinstall . The Windows Update
site often doesn't recognise that patches are broken so doesn't offer them
again. Running Belarc helps identify any patch that needs to be
reinstalled which can then be downloaded from the Windows Update
Catalogue. (http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp).

Ah, I see Mart has already pointed you towards Noel Paton's site.

Incidentally have you now thoroughly tested your hard disk?
--
Mike Maltby




Martin Murray wrote:

Well, thanks to you both for your help. I have backed up all data
and the system seems pretty stable again, as I did a non-destructive
reinstallation of Windows ME. So, my data is backed up offline and
it is still on the system as before.

Now, a new quirk has arisin. Internet Explorer is not the current
version after the repair. I am trying to download the current
version, and I repeatedly get this message:

"Setup was unable to install all the components. Please close all
applications and try running Setup again."

I did that, I went back to Windows Update multiple times, rebooted
multiple times, I "Resumed Setup", I "re-ran Setup" , and last but
not least I downloaded the files for later installtion, rebooted got
off the Internet, shut down everything including virus protection,
and ran Setup and got the same message again. What do I have to do
to get the latest version of Internet Explorer on my system??

Thanks, as always, in advance.

Wow, well the prospect of uninstalling Outlook Express is pretty
devastating. Any way around that?

Belarc says theat IE 5.50 is in my system, not IE 6.0. Can I install 6.0,
then 6.1 without removing OE?

Short of all that, is there any way to duplicate the functionality of the
Privacy tab that appeared with IE 6.x? That is the main feature I am
missing and really need to have at this point.

Thanks,

Martin Murray

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Martin wrote:-

What do I have to do to get the latest version of Internet Explorer on
my system??

Probably to take a look at Noel's site, especially :-
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/ReInIE.htm
to see if you can unravel the mess you've got yourself into g

It's not a good idea to 'overinstall' WinMe without taking certain
precautions. See also http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
on the same site.

Perhaps a little preliminary homework might have been useful, e.g., Did
you actually confirm that your HDD is fault-free?

Good luck

Mart



"Martin Murray" wrote in message
...
Well, thanks to you both for your help. I have backed up all data and
the system seems pretty stable again, as I did a non-destructive
reinstallation of Windows ME. So, my data is backed up offline and it is
still on the system as before.

Now, a new quirk has arisin. Internet Explorer is not the current
version after the repair. I am trying to download the current version,
and I repeatedly get this message:

"Setup was unable to install all the components. Please close all
applications and try running Setup again."

I did that, I went back to Windows Update multiple times, rebooted
multiple times, I "Resumed Setup", I "re-ran Setup" , and last but not
least I downloaded the files for later installtion, rebooted got off the
Internet, shut down everything including virus protection, and ran Setup
and got the same message again. What do I have to do to get the latest
version of Internet Explorer on my system??

Thanks, as always, in advance.

Martin Murray

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Martin Murray wrote:

OK, any further thoughts about why it might also be crashing
overnight so that the video won't come on in the morning?

At the risk of repeating myself - because it appears the hard disk is
failing.
--
Mike Maltby

It's possible to leave OE in its present state - but as the site advises,
back up the data first for your customisations, as they may be killed .
If you find that you have a 'new' installation of OE at the end, you can
import the message from the old message store.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"Martin Murray" wrote in message
...
Wow, well the prospect of uninstalling Outlook Express is pretty
devastating. Any way around that?

Belarc says theat IE 5.50 is in my system, not IE 6.0. Can I install 6.0,
then 6.1 without removing OE?

Short of all that, is there any way to duplicate the functionality of the
Privacy tab that appeared with IE 6.x? That is the main feature I am
missing and really need to have at this point.

Thanks,

Martin Murray

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Martin wrote:-

What do I have to do to get the latest version of Internet Explorer on
my system??

Probably to take a look at Noel's site, especially :-
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/ReInIE.htm
to see if you can unravel the mess you've got yourself into g

It's not a good idea to 'overinstall' WinMe without taking certain
precautions. See also http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm
on the same site.

Perhaps a little preliminary homework might have been useful, e.g., Did
you actually confirm that your HDD is fault-free?

Good luck

Mart



"Martin Murray" wrote in message
...
Well, thanks to you both for your help. I have backed up all data and
the system seems pretty stable again, as I did a non-destructive
reinstallation of Windows ME. So, my data is backed up offline and it
is still on the system as before.

Now, a new quirk has arisin. Internet Explorer is not the current
version after the repair. I am trying to download the current version,
and I repeatedly get this message:

"Setup was unable to install all the components. Please close all
applications and try running Setup again."

I did that, I went back to Windows Update multiple times, rebooted
multiple times, I "Resumed Setup", I "re-ran Setup" , and last but not
least I downloaded the files for later installtion, rebooted got off the
Internet, shut down everything including virus protection, and ran Setup
and got the same message again. What do I have to do to get the latest
version of Internet Explorer on my system??

Thanks, as always, in advance.

Martin Murray

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Martin Murray wrote:

OK, any further thoughts about why it might also be crashing
overnight so that the video won't come on in the morning?

At the risk of repeating myself - because it appears the hard disk is
failing.
--
Mike Maltby

Hello,

in order to restore I suppose using Disk Image tool. It works really
great and moreover allows to browse through files on the image. The
tool itself is included into a package Active@ Boot Disk, a CD that
contains some really awesome data utilities. Give it a try.

http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello,

in order to restore I suppose using Disk Image tool. It works really
great and moreover allows to browse through files on the image. The
tool itself is included into a package Active@ Boot Disk, a CD that
contains some really awesome data utilities. Give it a try.

http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm

Why should he? The system under discussion is - by definition - NOT NTFS! -
it's a Win9x drive, formatted in either FAT16 or FAT32

Including the particular reference to the point you are trying to make is
also considered good netiquette, BTW!
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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