You will need to fix the problem with Windows by starting up in DOS mode, and using 
DOS programs to cure the fault.


Step 1: Boot to DOS using a bootable Win ME floppy from http://www.bootdisk.com
and then type the following at the A: prompt in order to switch to your C drive -

C:


Step 2: At the C:\ prompt type this -

SCANREG /RESTORE

and follow the instructions on your screen. Try to restore the *oldest* backup of 
the registry (they're listed by date), as that's the one with the best chance of 
being from before the problem arose.

By default Windows keeps 5 backup copies of the Windows Registry, so that you can 
go back to before the problem arose.

When the message flashes up to tell you the registry is successfully restored, try 
to restart the computer normally.


Step 3: Bad luck if you have to go this far! If step 2 doesn't solve the problem, 
boot to the C: prompt and type this instead -

SCANREG /FIX

This one will take 5 or 10 minutes. When the message flashes up to tell you that 
the registry is successfully fixed, try to restart the computer normally.

If the computer seems to "freeze" during this step, DON'T touch anything! This is 
normal. Wait the full ten minutes; the process does NOT give much visual feedback, 
but it is *very* important NOT to interrupt this step once you have begun it.


If none of this gets Windows running normally, post a full and detailed description 
here of every step you took, and of what the outcome of each step was, and I will 
then try some other suggestions.
 

Ed







On Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 10:24 am, alaska p wrote:

>hi,

>

>     thanx for reply. here is what i have done so far. i was able to obtain a winme 

>startup cd:

>

>after floppy boot and startup cd went through i followed your procedure(s); when 

>i try to access any windows folders i cannot. i cannot access windows period.

>

>    i tried doing an "ext" to bring me to the cabs folder but i keep getting an 
error 

>that says "not ready reading drive e:" drive e is an cd/rw drive. drive d:, where 

>winme startup cd is, is a regular cdrom drive. i checked if e: was ok by trying 
other 

>cds and it is ok.

>

>     so basically my two problems are not being to access windows at all and drive 

>e: error. if i can get into windows i think i'll then be able to solve dll problem 

>as well as explorer.exe error.

>

>

>thanx all,

>

>soj 

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