when i startup my computer it does not fully boot. It seems to boot up fine until the wallpaper pops up at which point it does not go any farther and I can't get to the desktop. I tried running it in safe mode but I get the the error message 06:014F:00005B14. can anyone help?

After upgrade from 98SE, my floppy is identifed as "D" drive... still recognised as a floppy. Clicking on "A" in My Computer or Explorer freezes everything. I cannot reassign drive letter in Device Manager. I am using a USB floppy on a Toshiba Portege 3480CT notebook.

I have a WinME system on a Duron 950 machine that has been running fine for several months. Lately, the computer has started freezing for 3-5 seconds whenever a confirmation box type window is created. Example, when exiting notepad, there is a short freeze when the "do you want to save the...

I just got off the phone with Dell to fix a problem and now each time I shut down the computer and re-boot I get a pop up box that says, "you are using the selective startup for troubleshooting your system". How do I eliminate this box from appearing on my desk top when I turn on the computet?????

Ok i have tried about 4 times to install windows ME on a system that i will be using to run a Vent server, the system specs are, Hard Drive-8 gigs, processor- pentium-1 266mhz, 164mbs or ram, NIC Card. i am using an iso image for the cd, and a regular floppy for the floppy boot. basically i can get...

Can someone please tell me how to write zeros to my hardrives for both ME and XP? I forgot. Thank You Beau

What key do I hit at boot up to write zeros to my hard drive? Thank You Beau

This might seem a stupid question. If I have a wireless modem set up in my home, what's to stop my next door neighbour from using it. If it works through the walls of my house surely it will transmit through to next door. Thanks

Hello, My Power Options, preset by the store tech from where I purchased this computer (together with the advice to leave them as set on account of WinME's proclivity towards problems in this area) has meant I have made no change to those settings - Always On. Never. Never and Never. In the...

Hello, A routine check revealed this: ------------------- DirectInput Devices ------------------- Device Name: Mouse Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a

Hello, On 04 Jan '06 above, in the thread "Missing ShellIconCache, I reached an incorrect conclusion - which was that the use of desktop shortcuts for Shutdown and Restart had been the cause of a missing ShellIconCache file. The initial deletion was the result of running the Delindex cleanup...

Hello, I have a number of folder shortcuts on an active desktop. I wish them to always open in a window of a preferred size. This would be a larger/deeper window than the 'default one which appears to be 'classically small'. I have tried maximising them. I have used "Shift" on closing the...

Hi, Some of the icons which appear when a desktop shortcut is created (FileSendShortcut to Desktop) are attractive, but a reboot will always replace them with the MS I.E. logo. Is there a way of preventing this replacement? Thanks.

Hello, This is a question I have about my system as it presently stands. Unsure of what maybe relevant to the reader I offer this: I have an Intel Celeron II 633MHz CPU on an Asus P3V4X Motherboard (1 ISA, 6 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DIMM). Chipset Via VT82C694X Apollo Pro 133A. RAM 384MB (SDRAM). 2...

Hello, In msconfig my startup group is pared to: ScanRegistry SystemTray AVG7_CC AVG7_EMC AVG7_AMSVR Run StartupMonitor

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.

Hello, I have always used 'About Blank' and I wish to continue using it. However since a recent repartition, format and install of WinMe I find MSN declines to let me have the priviledge of choice. My setting, 'About Blank' is arbitrarily changed to MSN. This after a a very few uses of I.E....

Hello, To my chagrin these components have once again disappeared together with any info I may have had on the matter. May I please receive the ways and means of restoring them? Thanks. Ben.

Hello, After a partition, format and install I went to the WU site and with a single exception (I.E.6) accepted all the available updates. I have I.E. 5.5.4134.100 and O.E.5.4132.2400. (ex Belarc and my computer). Version of I.E. prior to PF and I : 5.51.4807.2300 (ex

Hello Rick and Mart, A long thread on June 1st. and events subsequent prompt this post. I hope this clarifies for you both something seemingly without resolution. Yesterday I had success at a partition, format and install of WinMe. I was lucky - for two hours before I began it my EBD failed. A...