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At Startup: How Does One Add a Program? by Ben B
Hello, In msconfig my startup group is pared to: ScanRegistry SystemTray AVG7_CC AVG7_EMC AVG7_AMSVR Run StartupMonitor
February 4th 05 05:30 PM
by Jack E Martinelli Go to last post
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Logon--How to Avoid? by Joseph McGuire
We have WinMe on a desktop and Win98SE on a laptop. Neither PC will boot up without stopping to demand a Windows password. This means that we can't go off and do something else while the machine takes forever to start but have to sit there and await the message. Is there a good way to get rid of...
February 2nd 05 02:15 PM
by Jack E Martinelli Go to last post
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Setup needs more conventional memory by Bertrand
Hello, I am trying to upgrade from win 98se to win Me, but when setup starts it errors saying that it needs more conventional memory to check the hard dish space. I tried removing everything from msconfig and start in safe mode and adding rem to everything in autoexec.bat and config.sys and I get...
February 1st 05 10:47 AM
by Jack E Martinelli Go to last post
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Setup needs more conventional memory to run by Berto
Hello, I am running windows 98 and wanted to upgrade win Me because I have done so on another similar computer without any problems. When the setup program starts and begins by checking free hard disk space, I get an error saying that "setup needs more conventional memory to run". I looked at the...
February 1st 05 04:53 AM
by Berto Go to last post
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Start up Disk problem by ASH
After failure to install WinXP, I wanted to revert back to Winme. I was able to boot the computer by startup disk. there are the options of HELP, Start computer with CD-ROM support or without CD ROM support. The computer fails to start with CD ROM support thus I cannot install Winme. I have...
January 31st 05 10:27 PM
by ASH Go to last post
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Reinstalling WinME by Chuck Thomerson
Is it possible to partition my HD, reinstalling WinME on the new partition, then shift the program files I have on the HD over to the new partition and finally remove the old partition? Or am I just dreaming? I just hate taking it somewhere and getting every program and file I have on it removed...
January 30th 05 03:15 AM
by Mart Go to last post
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Can't start windows by Brande
My neighbours son had a new game for Christmas, went to put it on and the computer said, not enough memory, so in his haste to get this game on he went into winme folder and deleted a file. Now we can't get the computer to load up past the password page. I have tried to load in safe mode, but...
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January 28th 05 08:20 PM
by Noel Paton Go to last post
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Roll Back to Windows 2000 by Stephen Hartman
I have a machine that came preinstalled w/ WinME. Is a rollback to Win2000 possible without creating damage to currently installed programs etc feasible. I know a clean install is always the best option, but again want to know if the rollback is possible. TIA
January 26th 05 06:40 PM
by Mike M Go to last post
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Missing Product key by Bubbles
Hi everyone, I need some help here. A friend brought her gateway computer to my place to see if I could fix it and when I startit up it asks me for the product key. I tried using the system restoration cd but there is no code for the cd. She said that when she had bought the computer from Gateway...
January 19th 05 09:41 AM
by Alan Edwards Go to last post
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dual booting ME & W2K off separate drives by staggerlee228
I've just installed ME on one hard drive and W2K Pro on another. My question deals with drive letter configuations. Both Drives are Western Digitals. Drive 1 is 13.6 G. Drive 2 is 80 G. Drive 2 was partitioned into a pair of 10G drives and one 60G drive (numbers rounded). When I boot up into...
January 17th 05 12:28 PM
by Rick T Go to last post
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authentication code by Nate Rosenthal
Have an old copy of Windows Me, but I can't find my manual with the authenication code. Is there a way to get a new one from Microsoft without giving up my first born.
January 17th 05 01:04 AM
by Nate Rosenthal Go to last post
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active X by Sean
"current security settings prohibit runing Active X controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display properly" what are the safest settings for Active X? Currently I am set at medium on security. Also, is there a way to enable Active X for a particular site? Thanks
January 15th 05 06:24 AM
by Max M.Wachtel III Go to last post
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Reinstall ME by John M
Hello, I need to reinstall the operating system and need to know how to format my hard drive. Obviously, I am not a sophisticated user, but I have reinstalled ME before but can't remember how I formatted the hard drive. Any help is much appreciated. John
January 11th 05 07:56 PM
by Mike M Go to last post
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Major Logon Problems by Bubbles
Hello, I am working on a gal's computer being as she can't get on the net and there when you start the computer up was a message wanting her log on name and password. When I put in her name it would take it but she said she didn't have a password for it and that she would just click out of it and...
January 9th 05 06:01 PM
by Bubbles Go to last post
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Copy to HD2 by Louis Morgan
I'm trying to copy windows ME form my 40gb hard drive to a new 160GB hard drive. The new drive is formatted as FAT32, and windows ME can see it. I have copied all the files from C: to D: using 'XCOPY32.EXE /c /h /e /k C:*.* D:' but I dont know how to copy the bootloader over: when I make the...
January 9th 05 02:02 PM
by Louis Morgan Go to last post
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Possible screensaver hides desktop in ME by Lionel
Hello Folks A good one to ponder been given a laptop from a friend. When you switch it on it boots into Windows ME. The sceen goes black with a little house in the middle surrounded by Green fields, enclosed in a small box. Problem: There are no processes when you Ctl-Alt-del to kill
January 1st 05 08:54 PM
by Lionel Go to last post
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HELP: Windows ME not starting up by Joseph Ferraro
My son-in-laws computer is using Windows ME and for some reason it has started displaying an error dialogue "error loading Explorer.EXE; You must reinstall Windows" Is there a way that the Explorer EXE file can be downloaded from somewhere and copied on to his PC. The only disks he has are the...
January 1st 05 05:25 PM
by Mike M Go to last post
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HOW TO CHANGE LANGUAGE IN WINDOWS ME? by News
A computer that I have been using was put together in Japan, and all pre-installed programs (eg, WinMe, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer) are in Japanese. Is there a way of changing the language to English? Thanks in advance Lindsay Graham Canberra, Australia
January 1st 05 11:36 AM
by Noel Paton Go to last post
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Effect Error in Clock Time? by Ben B
Hello, If the computer clock-time is in error what effect would this have on a system. How close does clock-time have to be to actual time for any given zone? Help appreciated. Ben.
December 31st 04 07:44 PM
by Ben B Go to last post
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Slipstream WinMe (Custom Install CD) by SeaSpeeder
Is it possible to slipstream Windows Me to create a custom install CD that is already updated with IE 6 SP1 and other Windows Updates? You can do this with certain versions of Office, and I've heard you can do it with Windows XP. What about Windows Me? Does it matter if my CD is oem or...
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December 31st 04 08:35 AM
by SeaSpeeder Go to last post
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