Computer Crashs at Start up

My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

It is difficult to find answers when the error messages you provide have
spelling errors. I am suspecting that you might have had a ram failure. If
you have some known good ram or can borrow some that will work in your PC,
what I would try first is substituting it and see if that fixes the problem.
You can also take a look at this article and see if it helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=109845

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad
try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys
has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not
install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

It is difficult to find answers when the error messages you provide have
spelling errors. I am suspecting that you might have had a ram failure. If
you have some known good ram or can borrow some that will work in your PC,
what I would try first is substituting it and see if that fixes the problem.
You can also take a look at this article and see if it helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=109845

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad
try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys
has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not
install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

You most likely will NOT have to reinstall.
If the problem just happened, boot to a C:\ prompt and type scanreg /restore
and press Enter.
Select a date just before the problem happened and then follow the directions on
the screen.
It sounds like it may also be a ram problem.
If this doesn't help, then:
If you're comfortable doing it, remove and then reseat the ram sticks.
If you get it going, do an up to date scan for viruses and adware.

"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

You most likely will NOT have to reinstall.
If the problem just happened, boot to a C:\ prompt and type scanreg /restore
and press Enter.
Select a date just before the problem happened and then follow the directions on
the screen.
It sounds like it may also be a ram problem.
If this doesn't help, then:
If you're comfortable doing it, remove and then reseat the ram sticks.
If you get it going, do an up to date scan for viruses and adware.

Thanks for the tips but... it didn't work.
A strange thing happend when I reseated the RAM however.. I took the ram out
and put it into a different RAM Bank. Then my computer wouldn't start up. So
I put it back into the first bank and it started but, a got the same problem
as before.

Looks like I'm going to have to reinstall.

"Buffalo" wrote:


"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

You most likely will NOT have to reinstall.
If the problem just happened, boot to a C:\ prompt and type scanreg /restore
and press Enter.
Select a date just before the problem happened and then follow the directions on
the screen.
It sounds like it may also be a ram problem.
If this doesn't help, then:
If you're comfortable doing it, remove and then reseat the ram sticks.
If you get it going, do an up to date scan for viruses and adware.

Thanks for the tips but... it didn't work.
A strange thing happend when I reseated the RAM however.. I took the ram out
and put it into a different RAM Bank. Then my computer wouldn't start up. So
I put it back into the first bank and it started but, a got the same problem
as before.

Looks like I'm going to have to reinstall.

"Buffalo" wrote:


"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

You most likely will NOT have to reinstall.
If the problem just happened, boot to a C:\ prompt and type scanreg /restore
and press Enter.
Select a date just before the problem happened and then follow the directions on
the screen.
It sounds like it may also be a ram problem.
If this doesn't help, then:
If you're comfortable doing it, remove and then reseat the ram sticks.
If you get it going, do an up to date scan for viruses and adware.

I would suggest replacing the memory modules - the "HIMEM has detected
unreliable memory" message pretty much means what it says, one or more of
them is going bad or has gone bad.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the tips but... it didn't work.
A strange thing happend when I reseated the RAM however.. I took the ram
out
and put it into a different RAM Bank. Then my computer wouldn't start up.
So
I put it back into the first bank and it started but, a got the same
problem
as before.

Looks like I'm going to have to reinstall.

"Buffalo" wrote:


"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a
message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad
try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys
has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not
install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys
is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It
worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

You most likely will NOT have to reinstall.
If the problem just happened, boot to a C:\ prompt and type scanreg
/restore
and press Enter.
Select a date just before the problem happened and then follow the
directions on
the screen.
It sounds like it may also be a ram problem.
If this doesn't help, then:
If you're comfortable doing it, remove and then reseat the ram sticks.
If you get it going, do an up to date scan for viruses and adware.

I would suggest replacing the memory modules - the "HIMEM has detected
unreliable memory" message pretty much means what it says, one or more of
them is going bad or has gone bad.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the tips but... it didn't work.
A strange thing happend when I reseated the RAM however.. I took the ram
out
and put it into a different RAM Bank. Then my computer wouldn't start up.
So
I put it back into the first bank and it started but, a got the same
problem
as before.

Looks like I'm going to have to reinstall.

"Buffalo" wrote:


"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a
message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall nad
try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get "Error:HIMEM.sys
has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not
install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys
is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It
worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

You most likely will NOT have to reinstall.
If the problem just happened, boot to a C:\ prompt and type scanreg
/restore
and press Enter.
Select a date just before the problem happened and then follow the
directions on
the screen.
It sounds like it may also be a ram problem.
If this doesn't help, then:
If you're comfortable doing it, remove and then reseat the ram sticks.
If you get it going, do an up to date scan for viruses and adware.

Same thing I said five days ago--maybe he'd rather reinstall than check the
ram. ??????

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
...
I would suggest replacing the memory modules - the "HIMEM has detected
unreliable memory" message pretty much means what it says, one or more of
them is going bad or has gone bad.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the tips but... it didn't work.
A strange thing happend when I reseated the RAM however.. I took the ram
out
and put it into a different RAM Bank. Then my computer wouldn't start up.
So
I put it back into the first bank and it started but, a got the same
problem
as before.

Looks like I'm going to have to reinstall.

"Buffalo" wrote:


"dcb1066" wrote in message
...
My Computer goes through start up almost all the way, Then I get a
message
saying "Explorer.exe you must reinstall windows."

Then I get a warning box saying "error starting program: the
c:\\windows\system\comct32.dll file appears to be corrupt reinstall
nad try
again"

I try to go into Safe Mode to say some files and I get
"Error:HIMEM.sys has
detected unreliable xms menory at address 02E3C006 xms driver is not
install"

Yet it still gives lets me start to load Safe Mode but I get "MEM.sys
is
missing windows has stoped.

I know I have to reinstall, but does anyone know what happend? It
worked
fine for 5 months. And How do I get my files off first?

You most likely will NOT have to reinstall.
If the problem just happened, boot to a C:\ prompt and type scanreg
/restore
and press Enter.
Select a date just before the problem happened and then follow the
directions on
the screen.
It sounds like it may also be a ram problem.
If this doesn't help, then:
If you're comfortable doing it, remove and then reseat the ram sticks.
If you get it going, do an up to date scan for viruses and adware.