re: Meltdown on ME Bootup
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 9:58 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by penny
(3 messages posted)
Hi Ed I to have had the same problem can I retrive the bootdisk online from another
computer????
On Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 12:11 pm, Ed wrote:
>To answer your questions:
>
>(1) Can a diskette be re-used?
>
>Answer: Yes, a diskette (properly called a floppy disk) can be re-used, many times,
>provided the disk is not locked: follow my instructions (below) to unlock it.
>
>
>(2) Do you do anything special to it when it's new?
>
>Answer: Yes, a floppy disk may need to be formatted when new. But, having said that,
>most are sold already formatted. It should say on the box "formatted", or something
>similar. I have NEVER been sold one that needed formatting; but I suppose you might
>have bought, in error, a box of disks formatted for use on an Apple Mac instead
of
>a PC.
>
>To format a floppy disk, you can use either Windows or DOS. For example, put the
>floppy disk in the floppy drive, open My Computer, and click on the icon labelled
>"3 1/2 floppy A". If you get an error message, that means the floppy disk is not
>yet formatted. You then right-click on the "3 1/2 floppy A" icon, select "Properties",
>and use Windows to format the floppy disk.
>
>Whatever process you use, be VERY CAREFUL not to accidentally format your hard disk,
>the C: drive disk (sometimes called "Local Hard Disk" or some similar name)! If
you
>do, you will lose *ALL* your data, documents, and files.
>
>
>(3) Could ScanDisk have messed things up?
>
>Answer: ScanDisk, as such, did not mess things up. But turning it off prematurely
>did. See below for how to proceed in the wake of an accident with ScanDisk.
>
>
>(4) Can I use a System Restore or Operating System backup CD, for Win98?
>
>Answer: No. You have a Windows ME system. You cannot use any Windows 98 CDs. If
you
>do, you will wreck the computer's configuration. (In that event, consider your options
>for paying for professional data recovery instead). Do not use them.
>
>
>(5) What is the difference between those two CDs?
>
>Answer: Unknown. OEM CDs are not like Microsoft CDs. However, both are potentially
>capable of erasing all your data, documents, and files from the hard disk. Do not
>use them.
>
>
>(6) What does "Not ready reading drive D" mean?
>
>Answer: It means you made some sort of typing error with the keyboard. For example,
>the command "scanreg/restore" is invalid: see below for details.
>
>
>A possible solution to your problem is:-
>
>
>STEP 1:
>
>Make a Bootdisk, by going to
>href="http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm"
>target="_blank">www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and downloading a Win ME
>bootdisk program. Make sure it is for Win ME.
>
>Then put a blank floppy disk in the A: drive (the floppy disk drive), and run the
>bootdisk program. It will convert the floppy disk into a bootable floppy. Wait for
>the program to stop writing to the floppy. It will erase all existing data on the
>floppy.
>
>Make sure the floppy disk is NOT "locked" (write-protected). The little slider on
>the disk must be CLOSED, so that you CAN'T see through the little hole. (If it's
>open, and you can see through the hole, the disk is write-protected and you can't
>save data to it: move the slider, to close the hole.)
>
>
>STEP 2:
>
>Boot to DOS, using a bootable Win ME floppy (instructions above). Then run Scandisk
>for DOS, in order to fix your damaged hard disk. At the C: prompt type:
>
>SCANDISK /ALL /AUTOFIX /SURFACE
>
>Note the space before each "/" (forward slash)!
>
>
>If the ScanDisk program for DOS does not start, type:
>
>CD \WINDOWS\COMMAND
>
>and then press ENTER. Then type:
>
>SCANDISK /ALL /AUTOFIX /SURFACE
>
>and then press ENTER.
>
>
>It will take many hours (potentially 6 to 12 hours, depending on the size of the
>hard disk and the slow speed of the CPU). Do *not* turn the computer off; you *must*
>wait until ScanDisk has finished.
>
>(If ScanDisk crashes, however, you will have to consider your options for paying
>for professional data recovery instead.)
>
>
>STEP 3:
>
>Boot to DOS, using a bootable Win ME floppy (instructions above). Then type the
following
>at the C: prompt -
>
>SCANREG /RESTORE
>
>and then follow the instructions on screen, to restore a working backup of your
Windows
>registry. Windows ME keeps five backups, so restore any one that is marked as "Started"
>(i.e. that previously started your PC successfully).
>
>Note that there is a *space* before the forward slash, but *no* space after it.
>
>
>Best of luck.
>
>Ed
>
>
>
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