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    - Starts or jumps to Safe mode I use Windows ME and often my computer starts in safe mode and I have great trouble to get a normal bootup. When I do get a normal boot up, at times while working, the computer will throw itself into safe mode. I don't use Norton Anti-virus, and haven't setup a restore point. Can anyone help with this one? thanks Jim Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199496
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    - Suppress "Safe Mode" option at startup For security reasons, I want to be able to make it so that users can't boot into safe mode. They should not have any options as to any mode to boot into (including DOS mode) I have a mixed Windows ME and Windows 2000 Pro environment. If anyone knows how to do it in even one of these OSs, please email me. Thanks. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199489
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    - files over 4gb does anyone know how to get win me to handle files over 4gb? Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199484
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    - Problems with Internet Explorer When I use Microsoft Internet Explorer (Version 6, SP1) I very often get the following message when I shut the IE application: Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Sometimes this happens while I am surfing the internet and not trying to shut down IE. Any ideas on why this happens? What is wrong? Windows Me, 256MB RAM -- Paige Miller pmiller5@rochester.rr.com http://home.rochester.rr.com/djpaige/ It's nothing until I call it -- Bill Klem, NL Umpire If you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance -- Lee Ann Womack Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199476
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    - How to password protect folders locally I want to be able to password protect the 'my documents' folder so that if anyone else uses the computer, they won't have access to them. I haven't been able to find a way to do this on a local level. I know that in XP, all you have to do is create multiple users and they are limited to viewing their own "my documents" folder unless they have admin privileges. Is there a way to do this in ME? I did set up another user, and when using the "my documents" icon, I cant see anything, but if I view the "my documents" folder in explorer, then I can see the other users documents. I'd be willing to do this any way that would work. I'm not attached to having a multiple user setup because I am the main person who uses the pc. Occasionally, however, I have people do some work on the pc and I don't want them to have access to sensitive information. Any help would be great. Charisma Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199473
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    - cursor sticks/screen freezes cursor randomly sticks,especially if downloading a file.Once download complete cursor unsticks although on some ocassions continues to stick.Also screen will lock up and must be shut down manually.on a frequent basis.When rebooting Scandisk cannot be found to clean or correct.Can anybody help. I am running Windoes ME. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199471
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    - MS DOS compatibility Good Afternoon, (I'm sorry if this is a double post - tried a couple hours ago and not showing up yet) My drive a and c are using msdos compatibility mode file system. The compatibility mode paging help screen says that a file cannot be read either in autoexec or configsys so is running in this mode. Says to remove programs recently installed or the files. How can I find the files? I already removed the most recently installed programs. That didn't help. I am running on 73% free resources. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Theresa Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199468
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    - plug and play a couple times now i have plugged in something n gotten an error or something that disrupts the plug n play from setting up the drivers my problem is that i can no long set up these devices is there a way to get the plug n play to reread the device or anything else that would help me? Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199466
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    - Still a problem Thanks for the info. Had no idea I had so much junk onboard. However, it still didn't solve my temporary internet files problem. Those 2 pesky files are hanging in for the long haul. Any other suggestions? Thanks Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199460
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    - files over 4gb could anyone tell me if it is possible to unzip files over 4gb and if so how?thanx in advance for any help offered. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199458
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    - Start up how do I stop programs from launching automatically upon start up? Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199457
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    - WinMe-Clipboard Viewer The .clp files are associated with Clipbrd.exe, when double clicked the .clp file, it opens the Clipboard Viewer but does not list the contents of the .clp file. The Clipboard Viewer window opens blank. The saved .clp files are of URL addresses. By using the command File > Open, it lists the contents ok. Could these files be opened automatically by double clicking the .clp file, in clipboard viewer window. Thanks for any advice. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199451
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    - ms dos compatibility mode Good Morning, My system is running in this mode. When I go into safe mode, my computer properties, it tells me drive a and c ar using that file system. The help tells me to look under the capatibility mode paging reduces overall performance help. This help tells me the system cannot understand a file name in athe autoexec or the configsys? Tell sme to remove that file or remove the program. I removed the recently added programs but has made no difference. I don't know how to find the file causing the problem. Would someone be able to help me please? Thank you, Theresa Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199449
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    - CD I have files copied to a CD-RW. I have changed data on this info and copied over on the CD many times before. Suddenly I am getting a dialog box that tells me the disc is "write-protected" and the data won't copy until I remove it. What does this mean and how can I fix it? Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199445
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    - wuaboot error I am getting an error saying "wuaboot caused am unknown error". I am using Windows ME I believe this has something to do with the automatic update feature but do not know for sure and anything I have tried thus far has failed to fix the error message. Microsoft's web site has no imformation that I can find on the subject. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Ed Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199441
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    - Soundblaster on same IRQ as modem-problems I bought a new modem and soundblaster PCI. When I loaded them, the computer put both of them on the same IRQ. Creative told me that the soundblaster needed its own IRQ. I have no sound and my modem keeps freezing up. How do I allocate the IRQs? Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199435
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    - .vbs script file problem I have a bunch of .vbs script files from Billsway and Doug Knox which I use on occasion and I have just discovered that almost all of them don't work anymore. When I try to run one now I get one of two error messages: Script: C:\Windows\Desktop\Shutdown Timer.vbs Line: 7 Char: 1 Error: ActiveX component cannot create object "WScriptShell" Code: 800A01AD Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error or Script: C:\Windows\Desktop\DUN MENU.VBS Line: 13 Char: 10 Error: Could not create object named "WScript.Shell" Code: 80040154 Source: WScript CreateObject The one file I have used most often (random password generator from Billsway) works fine, but the others do not. I have downloaded fresh copies and the results are the same. Updated NAV and Ad-aware scans show nothing. All the other programs on my computer are running fine, including those which require Visual Basic Runtime files. No other apparent problems. I occasionally write little .vbs scripts for reminders and these work fine as well. I have done some searching in the KB and haven't really found anything that pertains specifically to my problem and what I have found is pretty much beyond me. I have discovered that the error "80040154" apparently refers to "class not registered" and I have found that a newer version of WindowsScriptingHost 5.6 (published 06/09/03) is available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A8A18F6-249C-4A72- BFCF-FC6AF26DC390&displaylang=en I was thinking of reinstalling the version of WindowsScriptingHost 5.6 that I have installed now (downloaded and installed 08/02) or installing the newer version. Before I tried anything though, I thought I'd see if anyone had any suggestions or comments as I don't really have a clue. Thanks. Winme IE 5.5 (all available updates applied) WindowsScriptingHost 5.6 (downloaded and installed 08/02) Visual Basic Runtime 6.0sp5 Windows Installer 2.0 MDAC 2.5 Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199432
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    - Windows ME Display and locked options I have an ME system, that looks like when it starts up it is in safe mode but it isn't. I don't have access r/click desktop properties, and when in control panel can't access Monitor or Video or system/device manager. When I reboot I always have to push the delete for it to continue booting any suggestions? Thanks Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199426
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    - no wininit.ini file trying to fix the can't upgrade %1 %2 found that i didn't have the wininit.ini file. what is my next step? thanks. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199414
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    - can't even start in safe mode please help, crashed computer and won't even start in safe mode and really want to keep whats on pc already Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199409
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    - BIOS In order to view contents of the BIOS in Windows95, I press the DEL key when the machine is booting up and it shows the index for pages any one of which may then be selected.What should I do for WindowsME? Thanks. A.M. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199397
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    - OT - Doxdesk URL Down? Can anyone get http://www.doxdesk.com or http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ from where you sit? Thanks for the trouble. Me thinks the site is down for maintenance... -- siljaline "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_ Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199390
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    - DISABLE LOGON PROMPT At the begiining of a windows session I am prompted for a password. I don't enter one and simply hit cancel when I encounter this dialogue box. Windows then continues booting up. My question is, how do I get rid of this annoying prompt????? Please help if you can.... Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199383
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    - my shift keys don't work my shift keys don't work and i cannot use the alternative symbold above the numbers.nobody i have come acroos has been able to tell me how to fix this problem.please help. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199380
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    - dw.exe error Just installed a DSL line. When I leave PC on it freezes up, and when I reboot I get dw has caused an error, dw.exe will close now. Does anyone have help on this. Thanks, Donna Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199376
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    - password protection winME I would like to password protect my Dell computer running windows ME edition. During windows startup the password window opens & can be bypassed by clicking "cancel". Once "cancel is clicked, windows starts up as normal. I would like to restrict access totally by using just one password. Can anyone tell me if this can be done? Or do I need some third party software to accomplish this. Please email me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199365
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    - uninstalling me I just installed windows me last week . I now want to uninstall it, but it tells me to be sure I saved my old edition of 98se . How can I tell if I saved the old version of 98se before I uninstall m.e. ? I tried searching for old remenants of 98 and got nothing. Is there something that would tell me that I backed saved it? thanks , steve Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199364
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    - MinSP=5 (Stacks) I received an error that said MinSP was set to 5 in System.ini and more was needed. No such entry in the file, but STACKS=9,256 was set. Anyone know what is going on? Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199357
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    - Administrator Privileges How do I set myself up as an administrator with privileges so that I can install some software which requires these. I am using Windows ME? Thanks, Dan Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199355
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    - Security downloads I downloaded 14 secutiry updates from MS in less than 2 minutes, but 2 days later my computer still hasen't finnished installing. I haven't received any prompts from MS. I need to know what to do next. Advice is appreciated Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199347
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    - Getting Administrative Privileges on my home PC I need to get administrative privileges on my home PC (Windows ME edition)in order to install some software from a PC. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Thanks in advance, Dan Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199346
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    - Shutting down PC After using the computer for about an hour, all programs are closed and I click on the shutdown button the screen goes dark (not completely black) as though it is ready to shutdown. After a few seconds it does go black and shortly thereafter it starts to reboot. The only way I can shut down is to hit the off button as it is ready to start the reboot. This has been happening for quite a few days, would certainly appreciate some help in correcting this problem. Thanks Alex Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199345
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    - re: Temporary Internet files removal Noel: In your reply to Robin re Temporary Int. Files removal on July 8/03 at 4.18am you suggested using AdAware: Lavasofusa which I cut and paste..what a surprise!. Guess you meant Lavasoftusa. Regards. P.A.T Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199343
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    - thanks Ron Martell, Randwulf57, Monty, & Dave Bowman Thanks for your help on the resources problem with Me. I studied all your suggestions, then downloaded and installed StartMan, then used it to check each one of my Startup entries. I disabled at least a dozen of them. Now, when I boot up, my resources show about 65%, 65%, and 85%, or maybe even higher. And everything else seems to be working fine.... Hayford Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199326
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    - Me Upgrades When I click on Windows upgrade I get this message. "Windows update was disabled by your system administrator". How do I correct this? I am fairly computer literate. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199324
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    - download when I downloaded windows media player 9.0 on my computer with w98se, it listed the program in the add/delete folder too. when I also downloaded it on my second computer with WMe it did not list it in the add/delete folder, why not ? how would I get it deleted to try a download again to see if it doesn't it the next time ? Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199320
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    - ATTN: MOW GREEN Mow, Thank you for your reply. I was not able to find the sound files, however, I did choose to redo the media player anyway. Here is my problem now, if you don't mind. It is not on my Add/remove list. Also, when I go to Windows Media site to download it now says "package is not compatible with the version of Windows you are running. Does this make sense? I have ME, and had this exact version (9) installed when everything went haywire. I am at a loss. Can you help me, or would you rather I post this to the public? Thanks again, Heather Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199310
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    - Art Life * Terminator III * Life Art Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 1:41 am Post subject: Life Art *Terminator III* Art Life ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ohhhh this oughta remind a few of you.. and introduce some of you... www.mahlers.com/womp.htm and if you haven't done so already I suggest: TERMINATOR III Thank you Arnold Schwarzenneger for allowing yourself the vision to creat art life life art. I did not see the movie until today starting at 12:30 p. m. est. The machine unleashes a computer virus upon mankind sending mankind into a global inferno and back into the new dark ages. Microsoft.... When did Bill Gates step aside, or did he? Figure head. US Government. Your government. Militaries. Just how much is really dependent on Microsoft? T3 has a credit to C2 Productions. WKMahler Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199308
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    - VMM Errors Help, When selecting internet dial up get blue screen and error message: vmm (01) + 00013cca error :- 0e:0028:C0014CCA have searched and understand it is a virtual machine manager (well possibly anyway) error but can find nothing to help me. Can anyone point me in the right direction please. Many Thanks Paul Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199306
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    - bmeb.dll Hello: Does anybody have any information about the file ((( BMEB.DLL ))) I have a system that is telling me that this file is missing or corrupt. I can get no information on this file. Please email Iscando@aol.com or John@iscando.com Thank you. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199304
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    - How do I set the size of System Restore? I have forgotten how to make the maximum size of the system restore folder. Can anyone help? What I remember is first, reboot. Then get rid of system restore (I forget how). Then reboot again and set the size to under 400 MB (I also forget how). Thanks! Cody Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199234
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    - Security issue in Windows - where would it go? Hello, I've found a software security issue (at least what I think is one) in Windows ME, and I'd like to know the best newsgroup to post it in. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help. Jonathan Moscardini Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199232
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    - Win ME with IE 6 and IE SP1, Freezes System Need help, Windows ME with Internet Explorer 6 with IE SP1 Freezes System. I am using IE6 SP1 and Windows ME on a Toshiba Satellite notebook. I have been to the Microsoft, Toshiba, and Norton Antivirus update sites and have all the latest updates. It only happens when I am on the internet with IE6 and scrolling around the page or clicking a link , and all of a sudden the system freezes. Ctrl-Alt-Del does not work and I have to force a power shut down. The problem seems to be getting worse. It is freezing at least five time a day now. It only freezes the system when online and scrolling pages. Other than when online the system and all my application work fine. Any assistance would be appreciated. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199227
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    - Clearing Search Entries Does anyone know if search entries, when searching for test that contains words, can be deleted or cleared without going into the registry? Thanks, Mike Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199224
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    - Won't Defrag What might the problem be if my computer will not defrag anymore. Will go up to 2% and start over. I have let it go all day and that is the best it will do. I have Norton virus protector here so I would assume it isn't a virus. Always worked before with the present setup. This problem just recently happened. I did't really want to restore the computer unless I have to. I used the Vaio support agent but that doens't seem to know the problem so I'm trying here. Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199223
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    - Temporary Internet Files removal I usually clean these out on a regular basis but I have run into a problem. Everything cleans out except 2 files. These files have to do with adtomi.com. They just won't budge. How do I get them out of here!! Thanks for your help Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199215
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    - CD burning question I want to burn some photo's of my cat onto CD but some of them are in WinME and I use Easy CD Creator on that partition, others are in XP but that has Nero. Will I have to do 2 CD's one for each program or would the same CD work in both. Does anyone know or send me where I can find out, if not it's no problem to do 2 but would like them all on one if possible. Thanks Joan Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199211
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    - Corrupted swap file Hi, Can anyone teach me how to rebuilt corrupted swap file for Win ME. As I'm new to computing, step by step instructions are required. TIA Peter Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199193
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    - GDI.exe I reformatted and re-installed ME 3 days ago. Today, I received the following messages before having to reboot: "Msimn has caused an error in GDI.exe" "Winwood has caused an error in GDI.exe" "Iexplore has caused an error in GDI.exe" Any ideas? Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199181
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    - Colors Hi, I just downloaded the latest service packs for Win ME from Microsoft, and my colors on a JPEG (with image viewer) were ... off. Board is SE440BX, Pent II @350 MHz, 128 MB RAM. Any ideas? Thanks, Solitary Soul -> http://users3.ev1.net/~solitarysoul/ ----------------------------------------------------- In my experience, there is no excuse for thinking positively. - ASStagon Tag: Windows always searches for floppy... Tag: 199180

...disk at startup. This is aside from the floppy boot
search in the Bios startup. This just started occuring
recently. How do I get windows to stop this? Thanks

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Re: Windows always searches for floppy... by Noel

Noel
Wed Jul 09 19:39:12 CDT 2003

r-click on the TaskBar - Select Properties|Advanced
Click on 'Clear'

That should stop it - it's a shortcut to the floppy in your recent Documents
listing that's the cause.

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"Joe Ludwig" <jludwig_jr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> ...disk at startup. This is aside from the floppy boot
> search in the Bios startup. This just started occuring
> recently. How do I get windows to stop this? Thanks

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