re: Cannot find System.INI. Please help!
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 7:49 pm
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Posted by Ed
(603 messages posted)
Go to bootdisk.com and look for
the file called bootme.exe it will create a ME boot disk for you.
Ed
On Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 1:06 pm, Ed wrote:
>Tony, don't panic. Your data is safe. The error message only means that you have
>a (temporary) problem in loading Windows. Probably it can be cured easily.
>
>Do a Google search to find yourself a start-up disk on the internet. You want a
boot
>disk for Win ME. There are several sites that you can download one from, in the
form
>of a program that will format a blank 3.5" floppy for you as a bootable disk.
>
>Use it to start your system, and carry out the instruction to go to the C: prompt
>and there type the command: SCANREG /RESTORE
>
>(Note that there is NO space between the / and the RESTORE in this command)
>
>This command will run a program (the SCANREG.EXE program) that allows you to install
>one of several backup copies of your system files. Windows usually keeps 5 backup
>copies, each one dated, and these normally include SYSTEM.INI, so restoring an earlier
>backup should cure your problem.
>
>Choose to restore one that's dated BEFORE the problem arose. Make sure it's one
that
>is marked as having been SUCCESSFUL in previously starting your system. If in doubt,
>choose the one with the oldest date (which will normally be dated 5 days ago).
>
>Ed
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