Windows ME
Windows Millenium edition help and discussions.
575 topics in this forum
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Microsoft Class Action Suits
by Guest Greegor- 6 replies
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How many states have had class action law suits against Microsoft? What exactly were the ISSUES and how much is Microsoft paying out to people who made the deadline to file a claim? Why wasn't I notified until too late in my state?
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me won't start
by Guest sherry- 6 replies
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Hi When I turn on pc does the initial boot. Then I get the window saying last shut down was bad and it wants to scan the hard drive for errors. It starts then pc freezes. I don't have any original cds. How can I get past this? Thanks Sherry
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Can't use Windows Update after ME reinstall
by Guest Jackson- 6 replies
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I used my recovery CD to do a fresh reinstall of windows ME. I went to windows update and it said I had to upgrade IE as a critical update first. I did that, but now when I got to windows update, it hangs at 0%. It looks like a problem with the script engine/jp or something like that - how can I fix this?
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General Protection Error at start up
by Guest debba- 6 replies
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This morning when I booted up my computer, I received a message similar to this: General Protection Error. You Must ReStart Computer. System Halted. I've fought this problem all day. It will start in safe mode but most of the time from there, I can get on the Internet. I've tried System Restore but it did not help. Any suggestions???? thanks.
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I was recently given my daughter-in-law's old college Compaq Presario 1200 laptop PC. I have been adding memory, a new battery and the like, but would like to change the registration info to say that it is registered to me instead of her when it boots up. Is that possible without reinstalling Windows? Thanks, Larry
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Micrsoft IFS Driver
by Guest SGB- 6 replies
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Hi folks! My ol' computer has been locking up often lately. I reboot with Ctrl-Alt-Delete. When it restarts it reads Microsoft IFS Driver. Pauses to do whatever, then I get the sign in screen. Any ideas? Thanks in advance all you wonderful peeps!
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Can't get past splash screen
by Guest John- 6 replies
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A friend's laptop recently went faulty so he decided, as it's 7 years old, to treat himself to a new one. However, he needs a couple of things off the old one if at all possible, so he brought it to me. It boots, completes the POST OK and then shows the Windows ME splash screen - but gets no further, no matter how long you leave it. Pressing the "Esc" key to get rid of the splash screen and see what's going on reveals the following text: "Please wait while setup updates your config files. This may take a few minutes". After about two minutes, it shows: "Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2 %1: %2" and that message repeats at two minute…
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Saving harddrive data - Windows Explorer won't operate
by Guest LeopardLiz- 6 replies
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I have an old PC with original Windows ME - no patches or upgrades. I want to save all of my data onto an external hard drive, but my computer won't even allow me to use Windows Explorer. What should I do? Also, I have my Comcast internet connected to this computer along with a wireless router, and all my other computers in the house are able to connect to the internet via the wireless router. However, when I try to access the internet off this Windows ME computer, it does not allow me access and freezes up! It was not always this way. I just want to save my data and then do a clean install on this computer with updated software. Can anyone help me…
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How to open downlaoded files? Options
by Guest Michael Yardley- 6 replies
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I am operating on Millennium windows. I downloaded bo2k latest version and have got it on the C:/ drive. When I left or right click on the mouse I cannot open the file's.I am opening on Internet Explorer. I just want to launch the bo2k files. Do you have to un Zip them. Thanks. :( :( :( :?:
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?? Whats the deal with Spybot Instal 160
by Guest jeanette- 6 replies
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hi,, has been a while.... recently i got msg from spybot to instal version 160, but after the prelimarys while installing, i noticed lots of 'wing-dings and chinese or korean stuff',,,, i cancelled immediately. i d/loaded it from a different site, and while installing, noticed the same at the same congfig dialogue box......? (also noticed something about the author saying it is dedicated to the 'best girl in the world' or similar,, of which i had to tick 'i agree'. am i misssing something? is there a scam going down? i am not in the habit of allowing stuff i dont understand to be on my puter. i even got to the point of installing 25% …
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Windows XP Registry Cleaner
by Guest jeremiah wright- 6 replies
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If you have a new computer, then you will definitely need a Windows XP registry cleaner. I think the registry itself is not going to need fixing, if you don't ever do anything to your computer. But, once you start installing software, uninstalling software, making shortcuts on your desktop to your favorite programs, and even surfing the internet, you will need a good Windows XP registry cleaner. Let us cover the basics on what the registry files do, and why they are important. The registry files are the files, which tell the computer how a program is supposed to operate. It gives the basic instructions on what the program is suppose to do, and when it is suppose…
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Network Printer
by Guest Dapper Dan- 6 replies
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I currently have my printer connected as a network printer to a desktop computer. However to access the network printer from two laptops, I must leave the desktop on all day. Is there a way that we can access the network printer with the desktop off......ie connected directly to a router? Dan
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Lock desktop
by Guest Bill Leary- 6 replies
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Is there a means, even third party, to lock the icons on the desktop so they can't be moved or deleted and no new ones can be added? I'm dealing with a user who likes to "play" with the desktop and I keep having to make service calls because things are messed up, duplicated, or missing. - Bill
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NEW Adaware Defs
by Guest Heather- 6 replies
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Yeehaw.....I beat the mad Spaniard once again!! (G) Oh, they are dated July 30th and is SE1R183 30.07.2007 Cheers.....Heather
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Fastest Stable MOBO with certified Win ME drivers?
by Guest Greegor- 6 replies
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See old thread: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.windows-me/browse_frm/thread/d6e14c203e3ff2a0?hl=en# Crossposted to: microsoft.public.windowsme.general, alt.windows-me In searching for the fastest main board with certified drivers FOR WinME I found myself drawn to the Asus A7N8X family of Socket A main boards (AMD). The A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2 with 400 MHz FSB (Rev 1 is 333FSB) with an AMD Athlon XP 3200+ is actually the fastest Socket A chip they made. This is "7th generation" 32 bit processing technology, new in 2003. Original CD's even include drivers for SATA drives under WinME. Original CD's for the A7N8X Deluxe main board also have DVD player soft…
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problem freeing harddrive space
by Guest Honeysweet- 6 replies
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Hi everyone.. I have a maybe stupid question.. I am trying to free up hard drive space, yet it seems although I dont have many things listed when I look at my add/remove programs in the control panel, I am still low on harddrive space..and I frequently get a notice saying so. I do have things listed in my add/remove that I simply dont know what they are but they have always been there such as Turbo Project v.4 and NetActive Launcher (what are those and do I need to keep them?) What is a good way to free up hard drive space, since I am obviously overlooking something somewhere... Ive uninstalled everything I think I can take off safely.. What else cou…
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Hello! I doubt anyone will be able to answer this. I'm trying to squeeze every last byte out of my Father's ME system. In Msconfig/Win.ini I find a key named [TRANTOR_SETUP_PROGRAM_LOADED_TEMPORARY_INFO]. Has this got any reason for existence? Doesn't sound likely, does it. I'll disable it for a test, but still would like to know what it was I disabled. Thank you kindly!
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Network Share Printer
by Guest Lady20- 5 replies
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How do I setup Networking? I already have a Belkin Router and it is setup and running. I want to connect 1 printer to two computers. Any help? -- Lady20
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spybot supplemental update
by Guest richard- 5 replies
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This appears to fix the incompatibility between spybot and spyware blaster. richard
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CPU Upgrade?
by Guest webster72n- 5 replies
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What is the better option: 1. to upgrade the current processor or 2. to install a co-processor (motherboard capable)? The model installed is an AMD Duron M3 (Spitfire). It has nothing to do with WinME, but to keep this NG alive. Harry.
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Help, my WinME System Restore has no 'Create a Restore Point' option... I know this is incredibly late to notice but it is true. I see no option to (manually) create a Restore Point. I do get "automatic" creation of restore points usually once a day, occasionally twice, occasionally none. I thought that was a bit odd but it has "worked" for me so far. In thelast 3 months I have used Restore points 3 or 4 times to recover from odd ball system (Near Death Experience) behavior I finally got to checking Andy Rathbone's Microsoft Windows Me For DUMMIES, both volumes, and it is pretty clear that I should. In the first 5 or more years I've been using this comp…
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control panel
by Guest hersten11- 5 replies
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hi can anyone help please. i cannot use any programmes in the control panel folder i get the message. "this operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer please contact your system administrator". many thanks.
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Temp Files in Windows folder
by Guest AAH- 5 replies
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Samples: fffd195b_{0BC73C3A-5BE4-433E-8BC4-55801AAD9FC6}.tmp fffd195b_{FFF4892C-2C19-4D27-B043-085F76BEEA44}.tmp fffebecf_{63D05A78-3DF2-433F-83A6-31FDB60012D8}.tmp fffebecf_{B5F1BB85-1F6E-44BE-B1AD-7D4301CE7935}.tmp These are the temporary files being created daily in C:\Windows folder. it only started recently in Windows folder. Any help to stop them?
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Mouse/cursor is not communicating in ME
by Guest Marcy- 5 replies
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Hi, all of a sudden, I turned on the pc and the screen looked different. It has the same look as when you go into safe mode. big pixels and icons. Also, for some reason, the mouse doesnt do anything. I tried to do everything by just using the keyboard but the fact remains that the cursor and mouse lost contact with my ME pc. can you give me some trouble shooting tips. I have restarted endless times and nothing helps. Like I said, the whole icons and look resemble as when you go into safe mode. ALSO, what can I do to "X" out of a page by using the keyboard in case a fix to this problem takes longer for me to get, thank you One more thing. I see the a lit…
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Spybot
by Guest SGB- 5 replies
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Any ideas why each time I run Spybot it goes to the set up screen? Did system restore, but that didn't help. THANK YOU!!! Hey, I know this is a Windows ME newsgroup, but you folks know just a whole lots more about stuff than most. >>>HUGS<<<