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    - Windows won't start after enabling DMA for a CDRW Recently, I bought a TEAC CDRW. I installed it on my PC, turned it on and Windows ME loaded normally after correctly detecting the new CDRW. Through the device manager, I enabled the DMA setting for the CDRW and restarted. After this, the computer wouldn't boot. I tried safe mode which loaded normally. I used the registry editor to disable the DMA setting but after restarting in normal mode, windows wouldn't load again. I unplugged the CDRW completely, and windows started normally. Through the registry editor again, I removed every key relevant with the TEAC CDRW. After shutting down and re-plugging the CDRW, windows wouldn't boot once more. I searched through the boot log and found that "esdi_506.pdr" is causing the problem. I even tried replacing this file with the original from the windows ME installation CDROM but nothing happened. Any ideas to solve this problem? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205054
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    - Message says, "Parameter Error" Can not get rid of this message that shows up when the system finishes the BOOT UP process: In small window with the message, "Parameter Error" shows up on screen. How can I eliminate this problem? Thank you Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205049
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    - ME ERROR MSG. GET ERROR MSG "EXPLORER HAS CAUSED AN ERROR IN BMEB.DLL FILE" WHEN TRYING TO OPEN"MY COMPUTER", "RECYCLEBIN", & OTHERS FROM DESKTOP. ANY FIXES? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205048
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    - ME Startup Disk Hello, I accidentally killed may of the files on my operating system and now it won't boot. I can't find my startup disk for Windows ME. Can I dowload one from somewhere? I have one for my laptop but it is running Windows 98 SE and will not support the "Restore" function from the CDs that came with the computer. Thanks in advance. Bob Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205043
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    - Missing Icons on Desktop When I started my computer, it came up in safe mode. I restarted my computer and then almost all of my desktop icons were missing and then I went under start, then programs and all of my programs that I had on my computer were under here but my programs were "empty". I couldn't bring up any of my Microsoft Office Programs, like Excel, Money, etc. Does this have anything to do with a virus going around? What did I do wrong? How can I get my programs and files restored without using my restore CDs. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205037
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    - blaster worm I have downloaded the blaster worm patch but when I'm running it I get an error in the form NTDLL.DLL:NtShutdownSystem. Does anyone know what this means? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205023
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    - Is rpcss the same as rpc? My firewall show both 98se, me showing rpcss listen on port 1025 which is called which called remote procedure call sub system The other is just called which called remote procedure call Disclaimer My advice is as-is. It could trash your system. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205022
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    - Installing ME Can I install ME over XP?? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205018
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    - Windows Me Hangs on boot up Per the Dell support people, I was told I have the LovSan virus, however, reading through this message board, I'm seeing someone had the problem I'm having well before this (posted 8/3 at 5:36 pm), but no one posted a solution. Any thoughts? (Though I also installed a game a week before it worked fine in the meantime.) Let me know if any other info would be helpful. Thanks!! DKP - text of previous post added: My friend has Windows ME on his computer and recently he installed a game program on it. After restarting the computer it gets stuck on the screen which shows the Windows ME logo. The light blue bar at the bottom of the screen keeps scrolling to the right, so it seems the computer is not hung. But it does not go on any further and just stays on this screen forever. Be booted off a floppy to a DOS prompt and ran 'scandisk /all' and 'scanreg /restore', but it did not help. I've never seen this problem before and there is no error message, so Im not sure what to do next. We are considering reinstall the OS again, but would like to avoid it if possible. Would appreciate it if you can help. Thanks. Omar . Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205017
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    - blaster virus I am concerned about this virus. Do I have to do anything to prevent the virus from getting to the ME system since it hasn't affected it yet? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205013
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    - Windows Up-date While retreiving updates for Windows ME the download comes across with no problems but during the installation phase I get 62% installeed and then it stops. Has anyone else had this problem and if so what did you did to rectify it. I would appreciate any help. Thank you, Robert Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205012
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    - Long Data Format Hi together! I need fot an application to run an option to switch over. The support team answerd follow: --- There is a setting in WinME that allows your system to use files that are in long format (non 8.3) I do not know where this setting is exactly- but it will be someplace in your control panel/folder settings. --- How can I do this? Thanx for help, ;Manos www.nuespotter.de Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205006
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    - windows will not boot I downloaded all my new upgrades form microsofts web site and when i rebooted my think pad it wouldnt reboot. It is stuck between 1% and 2% does any one know what i can to save my comp other then rebooting it to its original state Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 205001
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    - Windows ME Im glad to see mike post this to I thought I was the only one who didn't know. Yes Mike I guess WINME is not affected buy blaster worm cause I can't find where to download it either anyone out there no.... Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204991
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    - Changing name and company name Hi, Someone else installed Windows on my computer, and used his name in the installation, and so his name appears in such places as program installations and the author field in MS Office documents. Does anyone know how I might change the name and company fields for windows? Thanks, Matthew Low Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204990
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    - Windows can't upgrade file %1 from %2 If anyone can tell me what the hell this means I would be gratful. haveing problems installing programs that require restart, media player won't play also and the system hangs often for no apparent reason. Thank You if you can help Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204986
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    - Blaster Virus I couldn't find a patch for ME. Does that mean ME systems are immune to this virus? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204980
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    - Blaster Virus I understand that Windows ME was not supposed to be infected, but my computer lost internet service for a day and a half, and shut down in the middle of use for no apparent reason yesterday (Mon. 8/11). If not the worm, then what could have caused this? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204979
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    - Windows Explorer View When I select windows explorer it always comes up with the folders column (but no folders in it). I have deselected it and selected the option to set all folders like current, yet when I open windows explorer once more the folders column is showing again (with no folders, it is just a grey column). I also no longer see my percent free disk space in the lower status bar. This all seems to have happened since I did a major upgrade of the windows update site. Any ideas? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204975
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    - Missing file-SU WIN Where do I get this file back?? HELP!!!! Also I get messages saying general protection fault verx.d..@0002.24AE HELP!!! Thanks! Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204971
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    - Error message blue screen Hi all, Hoping somebody can help. I had this error message 0028:c000a481 in vxd vmm01 + 00009481 called from 0028:c023f58b vmm(oc) + 0000058b. I've searched Google and there are many different solutions. I've tested the ram & have installed the video driver. It's a Vanta LE. Me says it's not an approved one. Should I try the Detonator drivers? I've replaced the CPU fan and would appreciate any input. -- SharkFOA Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204964
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    - ME Hangs, no messages ME hangs regardless of what program is active - Internet Explorer,Outlook Express, PhotoShop etc. System hangs - image freezes,no messages, no mouse or keyboard action allowed. Have to power-off. Only minimal software activated in StartUp. Is there any way to trace what is causing the hang ? Because of this problem I recently installed a new harddrive and re-installed all software(OS was from MFG recovery-CD). Problem persists. Suggestions for correction or trouble shoot methods greatly appreciated. D Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204958
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    - System crash and error messages Frequent crashes. Have to restart or shut down and start ag ain. error messages in Windows such as OD 0246 015F47FB This is becoming quite a pain. Is this an ME bug? Should I go back to 98 or 2000 Ahead to xp Please help Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204954
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    - I cannot access secure sites I get a DNS error every time I try to access ANY secure site, whether it be email, trying to pay bills online, trying to send emails to companies...etc. Is there anyway I can fix this. I dont kwow what to do, and It has been weeks since this problems started, although I have had my computer for years. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204952
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    - pop ups I have windows me and since I reinstalled it (due to a virus attack on windows) I constantly get pop ups, some of them just plain dirty. How do I get rid of them? I have McAfee virus scan online but everytime I try to update I get a message from windows telling me that I don't have install on demand. I check and I do have it. Help! Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204949
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    - Blaster virus on ME? Is Microsoft sure that this Blaster virus is not effecting Windows ME? I run ME and PC has just started locking up on me, and I've never had that problem. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204948
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    - Virus of 8/12/03 Does this virus affect the Windows Me? Is there anything Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204947
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    - Blaster Virus I just wanted to be sure that this doesn't affect the windows me edition. Thanks Chad Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204937
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    - vsmon error i have lately been getting an error that says vsmon has created an error in kernell32. When i click ok my computer usually goes to the blue screen and then acts up from there until i reboot. What is this problem and how can i stop it? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204936
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    - error message when trying to access Help Each time I hit the Help button (I have Windows ME) I get the message: The initialization of the Help Center failed. Please report the following error to Microsoft Support: 2146869243. I have tried for over a week to contact Microsoft by phone and e-mail but no luck....they are busy dealing with the Critical Path Update problems, I guess. Anyone have suggestions on how I can contact them without waiting a couple hours in a phone call queue? I did go into Microsoft's self-help section and found a similar error message reference. However, a different set of numbers was identifed as the error message and I am concerning about following those directives for correcting the problem. I just spent almost nine hours in getting my computer up and running after attempting to install the critical patch update and creating choas in doing so! I would not advise anyone to attempt downloading that particular update at this time! Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204935
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    - mspqm.sys? I ran update this morning and I got a message that the file mspqm.sys was not found - insert disk. I inserted the Windows ME disk and it still couldn't find the file. Is there somewhere else I can download the file? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204930
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    - Restoring recycle bin icon I installed and un-installed Norton Utilities. I was unable to get back my Recycle Bin Icon. Could this be a corrupted registry problem, or perhaps the Icon file is missing? Thanks Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204926
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    - ddhelp error message I have recently installed a new hard drive into a system with a clean WinME installation. No additional software has been installed that loads at startup, save for drivers for my old Radeon 7200 vintage 64meg agp card, onboard creative sound, and a linksys ethernet card. At random times during runtime, I receive an error message like: "ddhelp has caused an error in <unknown>" etc etc. The only repeatable crash is when I try to use Windows Update. The website opens, but at about the point when the screen should display "Searching for items to install" and displaying a percentage done, the error box pops up. Can anyone help me with this error? I suspect I need to replace the motherboard on the machine, but could that be causing the phantom error on a clean Windows install? Thanks for any help. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204925
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    - Operating Systems for churches My church just received several used computers and their hard drives have been formatted. I understand that MS can provide operating systems to church, schools, etc. for a much reduced price. Can someone tell me how I can find out about this? Thanks. Earl Crecelius Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204922
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    - ME. I would like to know how in the world do you contact microsoft tech's or one of their staff, not by phone, to ask about a product that has bee damaged, would like to know if they will send another disc in its place. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204919
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    - my computer is so slow why does it take my computer so long to load up? when i turn it on to boot up it shows to folders with files moving back and forth and it says preparing your system!? what the heck is going on? somebody please help me! thanks, josh Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204917
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    - Windows Update Problem System W/ME on Dell Dimension 4100 I recently had to reinstall ME operating system and shortly thereafter was alterted that there was a critical update ie: MS IE Service Pack 1, Windows ME. Problem is: Before it completes installing the update I get the error message: "Set-up was unable to install all components. Please close all applications and try again." I have tried and no-go. Also tried a minimal install but also no-go. Dell tech said not to worry as this was a common occurance. What now? Any ideas or is this not a problem? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204913
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    - Language Files Does anyone know if it is possible to convert a German- version of Windows ME to an English version, and if so, how to do it? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204909
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    - How to make text bigger on a webpage So i go to ebay.com and im looking at the page and the lettering and everything is soooo small and i have no idea how it happened or how to vhange it back??? anyone know? thanks Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204902
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    - MS Paint Error Message When starting mspaint I get the following message. I have searched the database and cannot find answer. I cannot find mspaint on startup disks by itself to reinstall. Any help will be appreciated. Mspaint has caused an error in MFC42.DLL Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204901
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    - FixBlast patch--Windows Me Microsoft has a removal tool for the current worm, FixBlast. After running the tool a window pops up with a link to Microsoft downloads with instructions to download the appropriate patch to innoculate Windows against FixBlast. The trouble is there is no patch for Windows Me and no explanation as to why not. Any ideas? Thanks Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204896
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    - 0E Error I downloaded some drivers and info the the mircosoft website the other day, and ever since I keep getting and 0e error of 0E:017F:BFF8E64B. It stop me in the middle of everything that I am doing, sometimes i am unable to boot or shut down my computer. Any light that you can shed on this issue would be greatly appreciated. thanks Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204894
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    - Windows Explorer keeps showing at startup How do I keep the Windows Explorer screen from popping up when I first access Windows. It just started a few days ago. I looked at the startup list, but could not find anything to associate with it. Plus, the System Configuration Utility Popup window keeps popping up just before the Windows Explorer window shows up. Is there a way to keep this from happening? Thanks Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204893
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    - computer hang up When starting windows me it hangs up on the windows me logo. I have ran scandisk, sys and used the startup disk. With start disk, I can get into the hard disk and can get windows to run. I have tried to re-install and it goes thru the process until the restart and hangs. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204890
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    - MACAFEE FIREWALL Does anyone out there have any experience with MacAfee's firewall software? I installed it the other day and kept running into problems with the screen going blank and small, green boxes appearing at the top. I had to uninstall to eliminate this problem. Appreciate any help. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204889
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    - Security I have an HP computer that came with Mcfee Active shield. That has expired. Will the Micro soft security updates protect my computer or do I need to renew with Mcfee? Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204887
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    - WindowsME virus ME/Compaq Presario/64MGRAM All of a sudden, 2 days ago, my CD door started opening and closing by itself--I think i had outlook express open, but I didn't open any attachments. Although this has stopped, my left Control key doesn't work anymore. And to copy and paste in notepad, I have to put Caps lock on! The floppy drive occasionally lights up and buzzes for no reason. I've searched everywhere for a virus definition that fits, but can't find it. Although the 'Joker' trojan seems close, I can't find any suspicious files. Mcaffee Virus Scan online finds nothing. Any ideas? Thx, bugs Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204845
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    - DEFRAGGING won't complete Hello.. I am requesting help on my mother's behalf. I have windows xp and have only learned how to use a PC on windows xp. My mom, however has windows ME and I have encouraged her to regularly defrag and clean disk....(at least once a month). Well, when she tries to explain what her defragging program does, I'm lost, as she explains her's to work differently than mine in xp. This is her situation: She opens up the defrag program. Starts to defrag. The problem is; it only goes to 3%, then stalls. I explained to her that sometimes it can take a very long time, especially if she hasn't defragged in soooo long. So, she explains that she has started defrag in the morning and let it go, then when she returns to check on it several hours later, it is still on 3% and has failed to complete the process. She said it nevers goes beyond that point. I know mine at times has taken up to an hour before, but never stalled or failed to complete defragging. Does any one know anything about ME? and how she can utilize this program to get her PC running smoother? Thank you... Apeke Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204841
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    - loading Two Questions: 1. Bought a microsoft wireless base station mn-500 I am connected to a the internet but software says it can't see an internet connection 2. Some programs running on millinum you can not see the title but only 0000's for example: If I run Yathzee in the name area instead of Keith being displayed it will be 0000 Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204840
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    - Restart in MS-DOS mode + (Shift) Restart not present ? Hi, I`ve been trying to search these pages, but the Search always gives me time-out (even while searching just within 1 month). Other techforums didn`t help me too, so sorry if it`s obvious, but: 1. How can I restart Win ME in MS-DOS ? Yes, Boot Disk works, but it`s rather inconvenient&slow. Pressing either F5 or F8 right after reset doesn`t help either, it simply is not in the menu. Many times (like deleting fonts physically in DOS, since Win doesn`t allow their uninstall even in Safe mode), the DOS is needed. 2. How can I do a fast restart like in Win98 with Shift ? If I enable it in X-Teq Setup, it doesn`t change anything. I mean, whole PC restart is prettty fast, under 10 seconds with all icons loaded, but if I could restart just windows and not whole computer, it would be even better - although it has to be said, that WinME is far more stable than Win98 and is capable of running nonstop for 3 days while downloading, programming, browsing and playing games. Both of these problems are annoying me for quite a time, yet I can`t seem to find a working solution on a net on them - what i find is either - "it should work", or "forget about it - it`s Win ME." Anyone willing to help ? Thanks for your time. Tag: Windows me and the worm Blaster Tag: 204839

I checked into Microsoft about downloading protection for
Windows ME but they didn't have anything posted. Is
Windows ME protected? Also I am not very computer smart,
but is windows 2000 and Windows ME the same version?
I would be very thankful for information on this. Thank
you very much in advance, Janice

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Re: Windows me and the worm Blaster by Kay

Kay
Wed Aug 13 11:45:03 CDT 2003

> I checked into Microsoft about downloading protection for
> Windows ME but they didn't have anything posted. Is
> Windows ME protected? Also I am not very computer smart,
> but is windows 2000 and Windows ME the same version?
> I would be very thankful for information on this. Thank
> you very much in advance, Janice

Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 2000 are completely different. The
'blaster' worm does not affect Windows Millennium Edition.

It will remain good practice to keep updates and patches for your operating
system and anti-virus program current.

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