Problems with Startup

I accidently trip on the power cord last night while
Windows ME was booting up. Upon restarting the computer I
got a message saying "Windows could not process Registry,
please reboot to command promt and run SCANREG / FIX". I
did so but Windows is still not booting up properly. The
problem is the font sizes and color of icons on the main
screen are large. Can anyone tell me what's happened
here? Thanks.

Try SCANREG /RESTORE and select an earlier date that worked.

"Johnny O" wrote in message
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I accidently trip on the power cord last night while
Windows ME was booting up. Upon restarting the computer I
got a message saying "Windows could not process Registry,
please reboot to command promt and run SCANREG / FIX". I
did so but Windows is still not booting up properly. The
problem is the font sizes and color of icons on the main
screen are large. Can anyone tell me what's happened
here? Thanks.

Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.



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"Johnny O" wrote in message
...
I accidently trip on the power cord last night while
Windows ME was booting up. Upon restarting the computer I
got a message saying "Windows could not process Registry,
please reboot to command promt and run SCANREG / FIX". I
did so but Windows is still not booting up properly. The
problem is the font sizes and color of icons on the main
screen are large. Can anyone tell me what's happened
here? Thanks.