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re: Mouse and MSCONFIG.EXE
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 9:22 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ed
(569 messages posted)
1. REVERT TO A REGISTRY BACKUP
Your SYSTEM.INI file is corrupted. To fix this, boot to DOS (using a bootable floppy
disk, e.g. from http://www.bootdisk.com)
and type the following at the C:\ prompt -
SCANREG /RESTORE
Note the space before the forward slash in this command.
Follow the on-screen instructions, and 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 an on-screen message tells you that the registry has been successfully restored,
restart the computer normally.
2. RESTORE YOUR ORIGINAL SYSTEM.INI FILE
Alternatively, if the above does not solve your problem, restart your computer to
a DOS prompt, then take the following steps in the following order.
a. Type the following to change to the Windows folder:
cd \windows
b. Type the following to rename the current System.ini file:
ren system.ini system.xxx
c. Type the following to restore your original System.ini file:
copy system.001 system.ini
3. CREATE A NEW SYSTEM.INI FILE WITHOUT 3RD PARTY DRIVERS
Alternatively, if the above does not solve your problem, create a new system.ini
file by following the instructions on the following Micro$oft page:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/140441
4. RE-INSTALL YOUR PERIPHERAL DEVICES
If you have a device that does not work after applying any of these solutions, re-install
the device (using the set-up disks or CDs that came with the device).
5. USE SYSTEM RESTORE
If the above hasn't solved the problem, use Win ME's "system restore" function to
return the system to a point before the problem arose, if you have System Restore
enabled in your computer.
For details, do a google search on the phrase "System Restore in Windows ME" at http://www.google.com
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"System Restore in Windows ME" + DOS
Accessing System Restore without Windows Explorer -
If you find you can't currently access System Restore, you could try using Program
Manager (Progman.exe) rather than Windows Explorer to access System Restore. See
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 279736 at Knowledge Base article 279736.
Start your computer by using a Windows ME Startup disk. At the Startup menu, choose
"Minimum Boot". At the command prompt, type this and then press ENTER -
edit c:\windows\system.ini
Edit the shell= line so that it looks like this:
shell=progman.exe
Press ALT+F, then press S to save the changes to the System.ini file. Press ALT+F,
then press X. Remove your Windows Me Startup disk, then restart your computer.
When your computer restarts, Program Manager should start. On the File menu, click
on RUN and then type MSCONFIG in the Command Line box, then press ENTER. Click on
"Launch System Restore" to begin restoring your computer to a previous, functional
state.
NOTE: After you configure your computer to start Program Manager, you can start the
System Restore tool by typing the following at a command prompt, and then pressing
ENTER -
c:\windows\system\restore\rstrui.exe
WARNING: If you use System Restore you will LOSE all the work you have done, and
all the files you have either created, modified or downloaded, since the last Restore
point was created.
Ed
On Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 4:05 am, john leszczynski wrote:
>My system.ini tab had only 2 entries and one bad entry on it. After unselecting
the
>bad entry and rebooting two more entries appeared (I will add what the entries are
>later as I am not at that pc now). It seems like there should be more entries on
>that tab.
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