Has anyone seen this error "Runtime error 424 object required"????. I receive this error everytime I start up and windows freezes so that I cannot access anything past intial startup. I need help! Oliver

Support for AVG Free 7.5 for all Windows versions ended on 31 August 2008. AVG Free 8 is not supported in WinME. AFAIK, the only AV app supported in WinME is Avast4...and who knows how long that will last? cf. www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html PS: Support for WinME ended in July 2006. No...

I recently purchased a used HP Pavilion/WIN ME system and I planned to give it to my nephew. I scaned the disk for foul language and came up with many hits all located in c:\windows\user.dat. There are foul references to .com' s .mpeg's .jpg's etc etc. Have tired using MS Wordpad to edit...

I've spent half a day trying to make an Addonics Ultra DigiDrive Reader co- exist with the floppy drive on a Dell Dimension 4100. The short of it is that the floppy drive uninstalls itself in BIOS. It doesn't really make sense, since the reader is an IDE device. After calls and emails to Addonics,...

I have an older PC which came with 98,2ED. Subsequently I upgraded to Windows ME. The CD is the upgrade version which will search for an earlier version of Windows before installing. I would like to have a totally clean install of ME as I attempt to track down the source of some problems. Is there...

"An instance of the installer iiiis already running....." How do I clear it now? I thought by turning off it should clear but no luck? Help would be appreciated?

Prior to installing SP2 in XP Pro when I opened Instant Messenger my hotmail account also opened and I was able to see any new emails I had gotten. After SP2 only messenger opens and I have to use the URL separately to open Hotmail. Is there a way to get both to open again at the same...

my cd drive has stopped working! it shows up in windows explorer and device manager. however, in device manager, it says udnerneath 'this device is not working properly'. i can't load any cds in windows from the cd drive, and my cd burning software does not recognise it, so i can't burn cds. what...

All: A few days ago I lost the use of Win-ME, as my primary OS, the other being Windows 2000. When I startup, ME goes through the normal routine up to the green screen of Windows -- but there are no programs to chose from, no system tray, no start buttons. Something must have gotten wiped out and...

I have an up-to-date XP host with a recent model USB printer. Workgroup linked XP systems can see and share the printer. My ME systems cannot see the printer so they cannot share it. The ME systems can see and share folders on the XP host though. I tried the XP forum for help on the host side...

Have an old emachine running Me. Was unused for several years. Need it now and it is painfully slow. Very slow selecting and loading even the start button routine. Even slower on the web. -- misterp53

Hi, I hope someone can advise me. Windows update tells me that conexant hsfmodemwdm driver version 3.05.20.00 is available. I have msp 3880-w 56K pci modem enumerator. I tried to download the conexant once, and it appeared succesful. Afterwards I could not go onto the internet. I assume I am...

Anyone with a suggestion on how to deal with the "Updating Hadware Information Database" box that hangs and does nothing? I also cannot install the update for Outlook Express as the machine also hangs. I've tried to upgrade to XP Home but the machine will not get past the "compatibility" section....

windows me based machine will not start up. black screen with message "drive not ready" "insert boot diskette". I can get around this by using a driver reinstall disk, but as soon as I shut the computer off and try to restart the same message appears. anyone know how to fix this. ty

Hello... Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly.. When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the Windows Setup menu.. I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error in Setupx.dll. Rundll32 will now close.

I don't have WinME installed, so I'm unable to determine this by viewing the folder structure... If one "right-clicks" on an image - say on a website - and selects "Save As"... What is the default folder in the WinME OS? Thanks.

Restore I'm geting several bits of problems: Malware; trojan; one virus. Before tackling them I looked at the system Restore and it does not seem right. I can get the C:\_Restore\Temp file on Start|Search which gives me 28 folders with about 1.8 Mb. My slider is around 400 Mb. However I cant...

Sorry to dump this old question again. (but I couldn't find my note from before) recently got a new cable modem and now each time i start the puter it requests a password.. Well we don't use passwords on a single machine so I was trying to remember how to remove the request.. Tks, guess...

Having problems getting a few programs start. 1)Trying to start a game. Message comes up: "Unable to load movie playlist. Does ..ini file exist? It must contain a section - Movie01 = pathname.dir." 2) Cannot use AOL internet Or any internet connection. Message comes up: "Dialup Networking...

I have been trying to update Windows ME with no success. When I try, the updates are downloaded, I get the message displayed in the browser "the installation failed. Please try to install again" (or something like that). When I try again, I frequently get the Blue Screen of Death (stop error) and...