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Help I cannot boot to windows
Hello,
I am unable to start windows normally. When I turn on PC it gets past the windows ME screen then a black screen with a message - Cannot find System.ini. And says please insert emergency diskette or something like that. I have tried to start in safe mode and it goes to the "it is now safe to shut off computer". I don't have any emergency diskette but do however have a recovery cd. If i have to do a factory restore(which i hope not) will that mean all my infomation will be deleted? Any help to solve this prob will be appreciated. Thank You! |
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Help I cannot boot to windows
Rachel wrote:
Hello, I am unable to start windows normally. When I turn on PC it gets past the windows ME screen then a black screen with a message - Cannot find System.ini. And says please insert emergency diskette or something like that. I have tried to start in safe mode and it goes to the "it is now safe to shut off computer". I don't have any emergency diskette but do however have a recovery cd. If i have to do a factory restore(which i hope not) will that mean all my infomation will be deleted? Any help to solve this prob will be appreciated. Thank You! Go to www.bootdisk.com and download a boot disk image for Windows ME. Boot your WindowsMe machine with that diskette and when it stops at the A:\ prompt enter the following commands: C: CD\Windows\Command scanreg /restore Choose the most recent of the 5 backup registries to restore from. Note: The backup registries should be from the 5 most recent sucessful startups of Windows. If they are older than that then do not do the restore as this will likely cause more problems. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito." |
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