Upgrading to a new operating system

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    - Windows ME Each time I use my computer it gives me various error message within 10 minutes and I have to shut down to continue. Most error messsage are .dll. Can anyone out there help me? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229304
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    - Resources/Mouse Question When I start my Windows ME machine I am at the 80% resource level. I think I have taken all I can out of startup using msconfig but I have a Logitech optical mouse, Avast! anti-virus, Internet Call Waiting and Adaptec cd which are so integral I need them there. And I have visited the normal sites for help in minimizing start up programs. After I have been on the web for two or three hours, using IE 5.5, my resource level drops to the 60% area, with no programs running. At that point the mouse cursor cannot quickly follow the mouse movement, to the point where it is annoying. Below 60% resource level, say at the 55% level, the cursor delay is really impossible, requiring a reboot. Is there anything that can be done about this in Windows ME besides starting at a higher resource level, by deleting more start-up auto-run programs and thus prolonging the time to reboot? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229298
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    - screen options i have a problem when i try to modify the screen options (right clik on desktop/properties). a pop up window teels me that the "admisnistrator has deactivated the access to the screen options" or something similar. it is very strange, since i have not multiple users in this computer, and it never happened before. is there a fast solution (delete the other users and work always as administrator?)?? maybe it could be a virus? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229297
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    - I-worm/Mydoom.A Two or three days ago, my AVG antivirus program told me I had the virus Mydoom.A, which it could not clean or heal. I've searced for a removal tool, but can't find one for Windows ME. Does anyone have suggestions? Thanks. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229295
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    - My computer freezes since uninstalling AVG 6.0 Please Help! I downloaded AVG 6.0 (Anti-virus) several months ago, but after downloading the latest update last week, and rebooting, a message popped up saying something to the effect of "Couldn't upgrade 0% to 1%" "Press any key to attempt to load Windows". And since then, my computer would sporadically freeze up while I was using WindowsME. Since it was basically useless without updating, I uninstalled AVG today. After I uninstalled, my computer rebooted automatically; an error message popped up saying "Explorer has caused an error in GDI.exe, Explorer will now close" then it crashed. And now my computer freezes every time I use it! Here are a few of the things that have led to my computer freezing when I tried to use them since uninstalling AVG 6: Winamp AOL (4 times) Spybot - Search and Destroy GetRight (twice) And when I click the button to restore my active Desktop wallpaper it's an automatic freeze everytime. AOL works roughly every 3 times I try it. If nothing else causes it to freeze, shutting my computer down will. I'm using a Compaq Presario 5WV271 with a 900MHz Athlon processor, 64MB memory, 40GB HD, and 8MB Nvidia TNT2 Graphics. Does anyone know of anything that could help this problem? This is my only computer, and I'm kind of desperate. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229291
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    - IE6 and Win Explorer not displaying HD or any files What do I do? Reinstall IE6? IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE PLEASE E-MAIL SPARKY2002B@HOTMAIL.COM Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229285
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    - IE 6.0 update not installing I downloaded the Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pak to install on Me system. When I run the install I select Minimal Install because I only want to install IE not Outlook, etc. The install gets as far as 92%, "Installing Advanced Authoring" and stops with the error message, "Setup was unable to install all components. Please call all applications and try running setup again." I have tried this several times. I keep getting the same message. The ADVAUTH.CAB file IS on my system in the Windows Update folder. Any suggestions? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229284
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    - Start up Thank you for any help you might give. When I start my WinMe it says that I have had an “improper=20 shutdown” and wants to run a “scan disk”. As far as I = can=20 tell there was no improper shutdown. The Computer shut=20 down normally. It can take up to nine (9) hours for the=20 scan disk to run on C drive. If a problem is detected I=20 tell it to ‘fix problem’. At the next start up the same=20 thing happens. Would reinstalling the program solve the problem?---- Darlene----- Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229280
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    - GDI.EXE I'm getting an error message dealing with GDI.EXE espically when using Internet explorer. The Error message goes something like "iexplorer has caused an error in GDI.EXE and will exit the application." It also sometimes happens with Windows Media Player. Does anyone know a solution to this problem? I've tried the fix Internet Explorer option but that doesn't seem to work. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229275
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    - OT - Forte Agent 2.0 Released For you die-hard Forte fans, present company included, version 2.0 is released. (there is a small $15 hit on upgrade) (30/day trialware available) http://www.forteinc.com -- siljaline MS - MVP Windows IE/OE ______________________ (Reply to group, as return address is invalid - that we may all benefit) Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229274
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    - E-MAIL PROBLEMS CAN NOT GET MY E-MAIL TO GO OUT OR RECIEVE. I ALWAYS GET A SERVER ERROR. I AM NEW TO COMPUTERS SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229272
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    - image preview When I receive jpg image attachments in Outlook, I used to get the option to Open or Save. Now they just open automatically, in "image preview." I want to save them to use in other applications, but image preview only allows me to resize or print. How can I either get back to the above options, or get more options (such as Save As) in image preview? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229271
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    - Cannot find wininit.ini I have tried to install latest security patch for internet explorer issued 2/4/04. When I restart the PC, I get message Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2, %1:% 2. Knowledge base says to find wininit.ini, change to wininit.old and restart PC. When I search for wininit.ini, I receive "There are no results to display." What do I do? In addition I found my system restore has not had any restore points for over 2 months, and I have no check mark in "Disable system restore" in the systems tools. When I try to create a restore point, it says to restart computer. It just cycles. Is this related to the wininit.ini file as well? Please help Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229268
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    - virus isnt showing up now anymore? Ok well now the virus seems to be gone i am guessing because it isnt showing up. Anyone have any take on that? I cant find my windows file. I looked everywhere and even searched it and i can not locate it? I ran both programs in safe mod, norton and avg and now like i said the virus isnt there so they say. Let hear what you think and any take on where i can find my windows file? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229263
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    - veiwing HTML in Outlook Express I have recently lost the ability to view html pages sent to my e-mail and are unable to set outlook back to the way I had it. Suspect a Windows automatic update to be the reason for the change in settings. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229256
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    - Opening Windows ME When starting Windows ME it always opens the root folder c:/ also. I have made all of the recommended changes to the registry but nothing has worked. Can anyone advise me please, its starting to become very annoying. Thanks Alan C -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229254
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    - Updates on internet My sister says I should be getting little pop up patches and updates to Windows ME on my computer screen as I am on the internet. I have gotten nary a one. Am I supposed to sign up for something somewhere?? thanks for your help, I am probably backed up with a hundred of the little devils. Cheryl Cooper Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229251
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    - win me starts by itself after the computer is turned off My computer starts by itself after 10 or 15 minutes that I shuted down, I have replaced operating system to be sure that I have a clean installation (low level format) and replaced mother board asus k7v, replaced video card for sis305 because it has driver for sure for win me, and the problem mersist, I have loaded the lates upgrades from microsoft all critical and drivers. in my bios I have disable the wakeup funtion for modem and network just to be sure that there is not noice activating them Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229249
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    - How do i use the "Rollback" function? Ive heard about this rollback thing and i think my computer needs it. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229241
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    - Windows folder at startup I have suddenly began getting the c:Windows folder popping up on my screen at startup. I have looked everywhere to find a place to tell the folder not to do this because it is annoying. Anyone know how to fix this? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229239
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    - opening attachment windows ME Unable to open email attachement XL.S Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229236
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    - My Pictures folder doesn't display 'Get Images' option after reinstall of ME The My Pictures folder no longer has the 'get images' option after a OS reinstall of ME. My Canon Powershot G2 is recognized and when it is turned on the system recognizes it but always launches the Canon software. I want the option to option the My Pictures folder and capture the images through this option as it is much easier to do than Canon's software. Can anyone help me? Cheers MK Respond to webmail(removethis)@jump-in.org Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229233
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    - Ad-aware Update (01R255 06.02.2004) New Items -------------------------------------------------------- AdPartner TDS - Traffic Direct System Updated Items -------------------------------------------------------- 180Solutions CoolWebSearch Dial XS DyFuCA eUniverse_KeenValue GlobalCS Dialer HotBar (3 variants) JRaun Virtumundo (2 variants) VX2.BetterInternet (2 variants) WinPup32 Removed Items -------------------------------------------------------- Kontiki After updating, the detail-screen shows the following information: Reference Number : 01R255 06.02.2004 Internal build : 182 Total size : 841605 Bytes Signature data size : 825474 Bytes Reference data size : 16067 Bytes Signatures total : 18748 Target categories : 10 Target families : 417 Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229231
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    - I cant acess any .dll files Ok, It seems that i cannot acess any .dll files. I cant play computer games, everything on my screen is idstorted, and the color resolution is stuck at 16 bits. I've heard that the rollback function might help but i really have no idea how to use it? Please, can anyone at all help me? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229230
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    - Big problem with .dll files..... Ok, I started up my computer one day, and everything seemed all distorted when i logged in. Then i got a message saying that companion had to close because a required file "KERNEL.DLL" couldn't be found. And then i got another error message saying that more .DLL files could not be found. The only programs that have worked are internet exploror and norton antivirus. I'm scanning for a virus at the moment, but nothing so far... Please, can anyone help me? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229228
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    - Ok viruses wont leave Ok so i got the two viruses which i posed about earlier which is the iworm/ronoper.u and the iworm/sddrop. I downloaded grisoft and it found the files that were infected but it couldnt delete or remove them in any kind of way. There are about 160 files infected. My system restore isnt working. It shows me as having no back up points. So i download norton and i scanned it and it showed the infected files but when i went to the registry and tryed to turn back what the worm had done it said adminastrator wont let me or something like that. Said i could not do it in other words. So i deleted norton antivirus from my system and ran grisoft again and the same thing happened. So i dont know what to do? Also when i go into my computer, the windows file that on the c drive is gone. I cant locate it anywhere. I need some major help lol .... thanks :) Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229226
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    - Control Panel help hey mike read your reply but havent figured out how to replace rundll32.exe tried to use msconfig, general, extract file but thats as far as ive gotten. It says replace to and replace from just cant figure it out, also my email is screwy nortons keeps scan outgoing email every ten to fifteen seconds, please help me if you can thanks Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229224
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    - I-Worm/Ronoper.u Worm/Sddrop viruses I downloaded avg and it found 162 files infected with "" I- Worm/Ronoper.u "" and "" Worm/Sddrop "". I tried to remove them and put the in the virus vault but no such luck. I realized i got them from a peer 2 peer file sharing system. Anyone have any ideas how to get rid of them? Thanks :) Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229212
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    - IPHLPAPI.DLL I keep getting a message.."IPHLPAPI.DLL cannot start. Check file to determine the problem". Any solutions?? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229209
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    - memory HI I HAVE A COMPACQ PRESAIRO 5000, I INSTALLED PREMIUM 512MB PC133 SDRAM DIMM MEMORY, WHERE DO I GO ON THE PC TO SEE IF I DID IT CORRECTLY TO SEE IF IT RESEGISTERED OR IS ON HERE. THANK U DEBBIE Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229207
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    - Homeland Security threat level on desktop or in system tray? I've been trawling the web for an object indicating the HLS alert level on the desktop, hoping to find something that won't just change color but also beep or whatever. Worse than I tought, I could not find any DYNAMICALLY CHANGED object. I've only found static elements that may or may not be there, but won't change reflecting the threat level. Examples (today's pages): http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/images/threat/elevated.jpg http://www.dhs.gov/dhs/images/dhs-advisory-elevated.gif At DHS, images corresponding to ALL LEVELS ara available on the server AT ALL TIMES. Check by yourselves: http://www.dhs.gov/dhs/images/dhs-advisory-low.gif http://www.dhs.gov/dhs/images/dhs-advisory-guarded.gif http://www.dhs.gov/dhs/images/dhs-advisory-elevated.gif http://www.dhs.gov/dhs/images/dhs-advisory-high.gif http://www.dhs.gov/dhs/images/dhs-advisory-severe.gif The link on the webpage is then changed to reflect the status. This is the equivalend of posting it in chalk on a blackboard. I find this rather sloppy. Any suggestions that are less 19-th century? Is there perhaps a system tray object that does what I want and works on Windows ME? Have I been looking in the wrong places? TIA! Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229206
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    - System Folder Can anyone please tell me why I keep having problems with C:\WINDOWS\system\ folder keep popping up whenever I turn on my computer? I have already done a system scan to see if there was any bugs or anything in it and there wasn't..The last person that responded to this message didn't make any sence what they were talking about.. Any help stopping this would be really appreciated. Thanks! Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229204
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    - Restore Button on IE The restore button on IE makes the screen slight larger than maximize. How can I fix this? Thanks David Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229200
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    - installation problem I've tried to install Norton Antivirus. I keep getting the following error message: "The setup has detected that a previous version of Install or Uninstall has been completed but requires a restart. Please restart your computer then launch setup again" Of course, I've tried this many times but I keep getting the same message Any thoughts? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229197
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    - Installing O.S I installed a new hard drive and now I dont know how to load my Windows Me.. I have a "me upgrade that I am trying to install...However I get a message that it cannot locate my O.S. The same using Win98... Help needed, anybody,, Thanks Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229196
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    - How To Repair Files? - Win Me How do I repair and verify file "LTMDMNTT.SYS"? This file is located in C:\Windows\System32\Drivers. The properties box of this file does not list author, version, or any other info. Scan Disk insisted on running a physical test and stated it "found two bad sectors but did not fix the errors." One bad sector is in file "LTMDMNTT.SYS" which is about 503 kB in size. The other sector is in an audio file (wav) which plays correctly. Thanks. Scott Los Angeles Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229195
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    - Where's windows update Everytime I try to go to window's update it says the page cannot be found. I know I am going to the right place, but it just isn't there. I've used windows update for several years with this computer and now it just won't work anymore. Can anyone help? Thanks Bruce Thorn brucevthorn@yahoo.com Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229190
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    - Removal of "Unsafe Attachments" Could anyone please tell me why, when I receive an attachment from a secure source often Outlook Express comes up with the message "OE has removed an unsafe attachment" and I am unable to open the attachment? Could anyone tell me how to get rid of this without comprimising the security of my system? Is there any way of opening this attachment once it's been removed by Outlook Express. Thanks. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229189
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    - Return XP to ME My HP Pavilion came with Windows ME installed. I upgraded to XP Home ED. The software instructions said I could go back to ME if I didn't reformat the hard drive and change from FAT32 file system to NT file system. Now I have a really screwed up version of XP and I can't go back to ME. My original OEM disks won't work. Is it possible to go back and undo this XP abortion? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229188
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    - Hard Drive I changed out my hard drive and now it is telling it does not have a c drive. I have tried to fdisk it and it tells me "unable to access drive 1". Can anyone tell what the ---- I'm doing wrong?? I've done this before and had no problems. Thanks Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229185
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    - upgrading my pc!! Hi, I have window me edition, just purchase the window XP but as soon as i install it, there are warnings. should i continue upgrading my pc, since i will lose a lot of stuff, like disk driver(IEEE-1284.4 compatible mass storage device (HPH11) port driver, wan mini port etc. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229183
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    - Modeem freeze-up or hangup occurs durring the middle of a program. Windows mil. system. new motherboard & processor have been installed. Please help. why is this freeze-up occuring? thanks, kootsay. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229182
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    - IPHLPAPI.DLL linked to missing... I keep receiving the following error "The IPHLPAPI.DLL file is linked to missing export NTDLL.DLL Rtllpv6AddressToStringA" and I've checked everywhere but have no clue as to what is causing it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229180
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    - windows update I have tried to install the latest update and I get the message "could not upgrade the file %1 from %2 what does this mean and is there anything I can do about it. I am operating Windows Me Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229173
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    - Me thinks it has a setup pending I am running Windows Me. When updating Internet Explorer, the sytem errored (I can't remember the error). Anyway, my problem right now is that Windows seems to think it still has a "setup pending a system restart." I don't have anything pending. I have reinstalled the Windows Installer. Help???? Is there a flag or registry entry that can be changed to rectify this? Thanks. Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229170
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    - active-x I have Windows ME operating on an HP Pavilion machine (7845). My desktop is gone--looks like it reverted to a brand new machine. A MS Works welcome message appears along with a message saying that security won't allow me to load active X (something like that--I'm writing from work not home). The active x message pops up everytime I try to open something. Also, a message saying that Norton Anti- Virus can't check my email. Start menue doesn't work either. I can see all of my files when I run a search by right clicking on My Computer, but can't open anything. What happened prior to this: I have internet content set with password to block out porn and violence, but repeatedly get bombarded with ads that can only be eliminated by shutting down the computer. So, this happened Tuesday night and I hit control-alt- delete, then shut down. Next day my desktop was gone as described above. Internet options recognizes my password, so I know all of my info is still "in there" somewhere. How do I get it all back. I'm prepared to buy a new system, hardware, OS, et al., but desperately want to save my doc files and powerpoint presentations. Most are backed-up, but not the most recent items. Please Help. All my best, Pam Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229167
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    - what caused it? I downloaded updates for Windows for 40 minutes and when it was completed it failed to install. Why is this so? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229165
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    - E18 What is "Error(18) S/N Information on DMI is wrong."? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229164
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    - Unsafe attatchments on e-mail I received e-mail (outlook express) with attached files. I requested. Attatchments are showing but are not Live. When I right click on message a header states "OE removed access to the following unsafe files in your e-mail" One is a word file from my daughter the other is a embroidery file from an associate. I don't know why either of these would be unsafe. I have looked through the Help files on OE but cannot find anything about unsafe attatchments. Any ideas? Thanks and have a nice day, Blaine Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229160
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    - Mail Delivery Subsystem Return mail I keep getting these messages in e-mail that the message I sent couldn't be delivered, that I haven't even sent. Is any one else getting return mail message that they didn't sent? Tag: Upgrading to a new operating system Tag: 229154

I would like to uninstall Windows ME and install Windows
2000 Professional. I do not want to use an upgrade package
because I don't believe they are as clean as advertised.
Is there a site that explains exactly how to completely
remove the old operating system properly and install the
new system?

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Re: Upgrading to a new operating system by Jerry

Jerry
Sat Feb 07 16:45:40 CST 2004

You 'remove' the old operating system by reformatting the hard drive. Then
you install the new operating system.

"Tom Stokes" <tstoke@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:c65f01c3ed87$d3dc3da0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I would like to uninstall Windows ME and install Windows
> 2000 Professional. I do not want to use an upgrade package
> because I don't believe they are as clean as advertised.
> Is there a site that explains exactly how to completely
> remove the old operating system properly and install the
> new system?

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