Windows will not start

For some reason windows will not load although intil today it did so
with no problem. It seems to load & then freezes at the desktop. I can
boot from the cd and when starting using cd support can get to the
command prompt.

Is there a utility on the WinME Cd that I can use from the command
prompt to find out what the problem is please? Alternatively can I
reinstall Windows without formatting the hard drive as I don't want to
lose my data.

CB

Can you boot to Safe Mode OK?
If so , then try a System Restore back to the last date the computer worked
properly

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

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"Chevvie" wrote in message
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For some reason windows will not load although intil today it did so with
no problem. It seems to load & then freezes at the desktop. I can boot
from the cd and when starting using cd support can get to the command
prompt.

Is there a utility on the WinME Cd that I can use from the command prompt
to find out what the problem is please? Alternatively can I reinstall
Windows without formatting the hard drive as I don't want to lose my data.

CB

Noel Paton wrote:
Can you boot to Safe Mode OK?
If so , then try a System Restore back to the last date the computer worked
properly

sorry for late reply; I have only just been able to log onto a friend's
pc to access this ng. No I cannot start in Safe Mode. When I try this
I get the following message :- Rundll32 has caused an error in
Kernall32.dll. Rundll32 will now close.

However it doesn't close & the only way to get out is by using the reset
button. I cannot use the pc at all at the moment

Chevvie

OK - then try a System Restore from a Command Prompt.....
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

If you don't have a Win ME boot disk, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com (get the OEM Win ME one) and run the program to create the
boot disk, then use that to boot your PC.

HTH

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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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"Chevvie" wrote in message
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Noel Paton wrote:
Can you boot to Safe Mode OK?
If so , then try a System Restore back to the last date the computer
worked properly

sorry for late reply; I have only just been able to log onto a friend's pc
to access this ng. No I cannot start in Safe Mode. When I try this I get
the following message :- Rundll32 has caused an error in Kernall32.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.

However it doesn't close & the only way to get out is by using the reset
button. I cannot use the pc at all at the moment

Chevvie

Noel Paton wrote:
OK - then try a System Restore from a Command Prompt.....
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

If you don't have a Win ME boot disk, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com (get the OEM Win ME one) and run the program to create the
boot disk, then use that to boot your PC.

HTH

I did run sytem restore from the command prompt however it was unable to
restore the system from the several restore points I tried. In addition
I did get the message that rstrui caused a problem with Kernal32.dll.

Henry

Noel Paton wrote:
OK - then try a System Restore from a Command Prompt.....
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

If you don't have a Win ME boot disk, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com (get the OEM Win ME one) and run the program to create the
boot disk, then use that to boot your PC.

HTH

I did run sytem restore from the command prompt however it was unable to
restore the system from the several restore points I tried. In addition
I did get the message that rstrui caused a problem with Kernal32.dll.

Chevvie

Noel Paton wrote:
OK - then try a System Restore from a Command Prompt.....
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

If you don't have a Win ME boot disk, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com (get the OEM Win ME one) and run the program to create the
boot disk, then use that to boot your PC.

HTH

I've solved it, thank you. Thinking on from your suggestion to use
system restore I searched to see if there were old backup copies of
system files and I found a file called system.i~i. I had a look at
system.ini which contained some very strange entries so I replaced it
with system.i~i and it started up.

Chevvie

Ah!!!
The corrupted SYSTEM.INI!
thanks VERY much for the feedback - this is an unusual problem, but I
suspect that it may be caused by resetting the machine while it's still
trying to shut down normally (or hitting the power-off button).
This little bit of data may save lots of people from the frustration you
felt - so thanks again!

Good Luck!!!

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

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"Chevvie" wrote in message
...
Noel Paton wrote:
OK - then try a System Restore from a Command Prompt.....
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

If you don't have a Win ME boot disk, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com (get the OEM Win ME one) and run the program to create
the boot disk, then use that to boot your PC.

HTH

I've solved it, thank you. Thinking on from your suggestion to use system
restore I searched to see if there were old backup copies of system files
and I found a file called system.i~i. I had a look at system.ini which
contained some very strange entries so I replaced it with system.i~i and
it started up.

Chevvie

Noel Paton wrote:

This little bit of data may save lots of people from the frustration you
felt - so thanks again!

I hope so too :-)