Problems with startup of Windows me after removal of IE6.0

[Alf Monnesland]

After removing win Internet Explorer 6.0 Windows Me will not reboot
properly. I am stuck without any icons or menus - just a blue screen. If I
use the restore CD the harddisk will be deleted. How can I get access to a
command line, icons or menus? Anyone has any ideas?

[oops!!]

Try restoring your system to a date PRIOR to the problem (you MUST have =
a WinME Startup floppy disk!). If you don't have one, download the OEM =
version from www.bootdisk.com.

To start the System Restore tool when you cannot start your Windows =
Me-based computer normally or in Safe mode, you can temporarily change =
the Windows shell from Explorer.exe to Progman.exe:

1. Start your computer by using the Windows Me Startup disk.=20

2. At the Startup menu, choose Minimum Boot.=20

3. At the command prompt, type edit c:\windows\system.ini, and then =
press ENTER.=20

4. Edit the shell=3D line so that it looks like this:=20

shell=3Dprogman.exe=20

5. Press ALT+F, and then press S to save the changes to the System.ini =
file.=20

6. Press ALT+F, and then press X.=20

7. Remove your Windows Me Startup disk, and then restart your computer. =
When your computer restarts, Program Manager should start. If Program =
Manager does not start, repeat steps 1 through 7, being careful to =
follow these steps exactly, and then continue to the next step.=20

8. On the File menu, click Run, type msconfig in the Command Line box, =
and then press ENTER.=20

9. Click Launch System Restore to begin restoring your computer to a =
previous, functional state.

Notes

- After you configure your computer to start Program Manager =
(Progman.exe), you can also start the System Restore tool by typing =
c:\windows\system\restore\rstrui.exe at a command prompt, and then =
pressing ENTER.=20

- If you still cannot use System Restore, repeat steps 1 through 6. In =
step 4, change the shell=3D line so that it reads:=20

shell=3Dexplorer.exe

This sets the Windows shell back to Explorer.exe so that you can =
continue troubleshooting.

Good luck,

Zee




"Alf Monnesland" > wrote in message =
...
> After removing win Internet Explorer 6.0 Windows Me will not reboot
> properly. I am stuck without any icons or menus - just a blue screen. =
If I
> use the restore CD the harddisk will be deleted. How can I get access =
to a
> command line, icons or menus? Anyone has any ideas?
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>

[Noel Paton]

Alf
HOW did you remove IE6?? - without that little detail, we're really making
stabs in the dark!

IE is an integral part of ME - and removing it in the wrong manner can
totally bollix the system - as you seem to have discovered.

Can you boot to Safe Mode?

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"Alf Monnesland" > wrote in message
...
> After removing win Internet Explorer 6.0 Windows Me will not reboot
> properly. I am stuck without any icons or menus - just a blue screen. If I
> use the restore CD the harddisk will be deleted. How can I get access to a
> command line, icons or menus? Anyone has any ideas?
>
>