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New PC, ME with old BIOS
That's the best I can describe it.
I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
William,
What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
Besides Zee's most important question, when in Safe Mode take a look in
Device Manager and make a note of any/all errors, conflicts and multiple entries (especially modems, video or sound cards and their drivers). Might just reveal a potential hardware issue. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
Thank you both for prompt response. I will report on
these subjects later today. Answer to Zee's question is, as I recall it, that the bright ME logo screen appears, very briefly, then screen goes blank, black, with flashing 'dash' prompt in upper left corner, and I found no way to get out of that 'hang' mode other than to turn the power off. Mart wrote: Besides Zee's most important question, when in Safe Mode take a look in Device Manager and make a note of any/all errors, conflicts and multiple entries (especially modems, video or sound cards and their drivers). Might just reveal a potential hardware issue. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
William,
Have you tried using System Restore in Safe Mode to go back to a date just before the problem started? Start Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore. See if that works for you. Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Thank you both for prompt response. I will report on these subjects later today. Answer to Zee's question is, as I recall it, that the bright ME logo screen appears, very briefly, then screen goes blank, black, with flashing 'dash' prompt in upper left corner, and I found no way to get out of that 'hang' mode other than to turn the power off. Mart wrote: Besides Zee's most important question, when in Safe Mode take a look in Device Manager and make a note of any/all errors, conflicts and multiple entries (especially modems, video or sound cards and their drivers). Might just reveal a potential hardware issue. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
Zee, don't forget, this HDD is NOT the original for this PC, it was set-up
on a different PC so much of the hardware (and Registry) will be different and therefore SR will not help. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, Have you tried using System Restore in Safe Mode to go back to a date just before the problem started? Start Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore. See if that works for you. Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Thank you both for prompt response. I will report on these subjects later today. Answer to Zee's question is, as I recall it, that the bright ME logo screen appears, very briefly, then screen goes blank, black, with flashing 'dash' prompt in upper left corner, and I found no way to get out of that 'hang' mode other than to turn the power off. Mart wrote: Besides Zee's most important question, when in Safe Mode take a look in Device Manager and make a note of any/all errors, conflicts and multiple entries (especially modems, video or sound cards and their drivers). Might just reveal a potential hardware issue. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
Sorry.....I do no System Restore points. In the ME
days, I used to make clones for backup but I don't have those any more. oops!! wrote: William, Have you tried using System Restore in Safe Mode to go back to a date just before the problem started? Start Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore. See if that works for you. Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Thank you both for prompt response. I will report on these subjects later today. Answer to Zee's question is, as I recall it, that the bright ME logo screen appears, very briefly, then screen goes blank, black, with flashing 'dash' prompt in upper left corner, and I found no way to get out of that 'hang' mode other than to turn the power off. Mart wrote: Besides Zee's most important question, when in Safe Mode take a look in Device Manager and make a note of any/all errors, conflicts and multiple entries (especially modems, video or sound cards and their drivers). Might just reveal a potential hardware issue. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
Okay, Mart, I went thar and looked again. In Device Manager,
there are *no* Exclamation Points or errors, but down in "Other Devices" there are 3 yellow question marks....one at PCI Multimedia Device. and one each at USB device. I did full system scandisk including surface check, with no errors found. What's your next advice? Shall I try to remove the devices with the yellow question marks? Mart wrote: Besides Zee's most important question, when in Safe Mode take a look in Device Manager and make a note of any/all errors, conflicts and multiple entries (especially modems, video or sound cards and their drivers). Might just reveal a potential hardware issue. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
William asked :-
What's your next advice? Shall I try to remove the devices with the yellow question marks? Yes, the fact that the HDD is not in its 'native' environment would mean that any hardware (previously) detected and installed will have the drivers etc., setup for the original PC on the HDD. The 'new' PC may have *similar* devices, but not exactly the same so those original drivers are probably unsuitable, but perhaps not sufficiently so for the newly run PC to want to install fresh drivers. The clue is probably the "PCI Multimedia Device" - possibly a sound card. However, the 'solution' as you already suggested, is to 'Remove' ALL the items you listed in Device Manager (using Dev.Man) - which you must do in Safe Mode. Then re-boot and let WinMe re-detect and install NEW drivers (You might be called on to supply the appropriate drivers as WinMe (re-)detects the 'new' hardware, so you might need any driver disks/CD's supplied with the 'new' PC) Hopefully, that will get you past the "flashing 'dash' prompt" you mentioned in your reply to Zee and good luck. Mart "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Okay, Mart, I went thar and looked again. In Device Manager, there are *no* Exclamation Points or errors, but down in "Other Devices" there are 3 yellow question marks....one at PCI Multimedia Device. and one each at USB device. I did full system scandisk including surface check, with no errors found. What's your next advice? Shall I try to remove the devices with the yellow question marks? Mart wrote: Besides Zee's most important question, when in Safe Mode take a look in Device Manager and make a note of any/all errors, conflicts and multiple entries (especially modems, video or sound cards and their drivers). Might just reveal a potential hardware issue. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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New PC, ME with old BIOS
Okay, fellers.... I'll remove the "?" devices
in Safe Mode and reboot, and see if it finds enough to proceed to Normal Mode. And thanx. Mart wrote: William asked :- What's your next advice? Shall I try to remove the devices with the yellow question marks? Yes, the fact that the HDD is not in its 'native' environment would mean that any hardware (previously) detected and installed will have the drivers etc., setup for the original PC on the HDD. The 'new' PC may have *similar* devices, but not exactly the same so those original drivers are probably unsuitable, but perhaps not sufficiently so for the newly run PC to want to install fresh drivers. The clue is probably the "PCI Multimedia Device" - possibly a sound card. However, the 'solution' as you already suggested, is to 'Remove' ALL the items you listed in Device Manager (using Dev.Man) - which you must do in Safe Mode. Then re-boot and let WinMe re-detect and install NEW drivers (You might be called on to supply the appropriate drivers as WinMe (re-)detects the 'new' hardware, so you might need any driver disks/CD's supplied with the 'new' PC) Hopefully, that will get you past the "flashing 'dash' prompt" you mentioned in your reply to Zee and good luck. Mart "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... Okay, Mart, I went thar and looked again. In Device Manager, there are *no* Exclamation Points or errors, but down in "Other Devices" there are 3 yellow question marks....one at PCI Multimedia Device. and one each at USB device. I did full system scandisk including surface check, with no errors found. What's your next advice? Shall I try to remove the devices with the yellow question marks? Mart wrote: Besides Zee's most important question, when in Safe Mode take a look in Device Manager and make a note of any/all errors, conflicts and multiple entries (especially modems, video or sound cards and their drivers). Might just reveal a potential hardware issue. Mart "oops!!" wrote in message ... William, What happens exactly when you start Windows in Normal Mode? Zee "William B. Lurie" wrote in message ... That's the best I can describe it. I have a hard drive from my old PC with ME on it. It won't boot in Normal Mode in my new PC, I suspect because it was mad with a different BIOS. However, it boots just fine in Safe Mode. Is there a way to get around this? (I hope I made it clear enough). Thanks. |
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