Eileen
Sun Jan 02 21:23:49 CST 2005
Noel,
I have been trying all day to get to:
http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/SendDocMemory.asp?ver=2.2b . I
have been getting "Page cannot be found", so I tried the home page and got
the same message.
Eileen
"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:ObtFSbr7EHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Not to Worry (I'm no spring chicken either!)
>
> Use version 2.2b - from here....
>
http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/SendDocMemory.asp?ver=2.2b
>
> read the User Guide first - the screen when you boot up can look a bit
> daunting!
>
http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/docguide.pdf
>
> HTH
>
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> A Happy Xmas, and a Merry New Year to everyone!
>
> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>
> "Eileen" <vanvan@piasanet.com> wrote in message
> news:O$jI2rq7EHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Noel,
> > Okay... I'm having a big party tonight so have a lot to do... then there
> > are
> > the New Year parties. When that is over, I will download Doc Memory
Ram.
> >
> > But first... on the site there are two picks: win 95/98 and win 2K/98 &
> > XP.
> > I have win ME. The only one for ME is a Beta... which one should I
> > download?
> >
> > I'm sorry that I am so much trouble but I'm not too smart when it comes
to
> > fixing PC only operating them and I am 71 years old.... but still
> > learning.
> > Eileen
> >
> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23v5uzJm7EHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> Reinstalling Win ME is a last resort - not a first port-of-call!
> >> There are a lot of very good reasons not to reinstall - and very few
good
> >> reasons for doing so.
> >>
> >> Just because a PC isn't hooked to the Internet doesn't mean that it
can't
> >> get infected - any floppy disk or CD could be an infection-carrier.
> >>
> >> do the scans I indicated below and see what they return.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
> >>
> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >> A Happy Xmas, and a Merry New Year to everyone!
> >>
> >> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's
> >>
> >> "Eileen" <vanvan@piasanet.com> wrote in message
> >> news:ukPz$Oh7EHA.3836@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> > Noel,
> >> > This PC is not hooked up to the internet and I haven't installed any
> >> > new
> >> > games for a long time, so I don't think it is a virus. I'm a novice
> > when
> >> > it
> >> > comes to fixing the PC. Do you think it would fix the problem if I
> >> > re-installed Win ME? Is it hard to do that?
> >> > Regards, Eileen
> >> >
> >> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:%23Xp0YCQ7EHA.3836@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> >> That error message appears to be related to attempting to run AVG
> > version
> >> > 6
> >> >> while in Safe Mode. (if that's the case, then you need to update it
> >> >> now
> >> >> to
> >> >> v7, as support for v6 finishes at year-end!!)
> >> >>
> >> >> This is beginning to look like either a hardware problem, or a
virus!
> >> >>
> >> >> Time for the big guns, I think!
> >> >>
> >> >> If you don't already have a boot floppy for the PC, go to
> >> >> www.bootdisk.com
> >> >> and download a bootdisk maker for Win ME (the OEM one) run it to
> >> >> create
> >> > the
> >> >> boot disk, then use that to boot the machine - does that work OK??
> >> >>
> >> >> On a known-clean machine, go to www.f-prot.com and download F-Prot
for
> >> > DOS -
> >> >> read the instructions, and create the boot disks from that, then use
> > them
> >> > to
> >> >> boot the PC, and run the virus checker over the system. see what it
> >> >> finds.
> >> >>
> >> >> Such errors can be caused by problems with the RAM - download
> >> >> DocMemory
> >> > from
> >> >> www.simmtester.com and create the boot disk. Use this to boot the
PC,
> > and
> >> >> run the test overnight to check the RAM thoroughly.
> >> >> See what it reports.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
> >> >>
> >> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >> >>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >> >>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >> >> A Happy Xmas, and a Merry New Year to everyone!
> >> >>
> >> >> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
> > NG's
> >> >>
> >> >> "Eileen" <vanvan@piasanet.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:ORrg8vP7EHA.824@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > Noel,
> >> >> > When I turned on the PC this morning, I got the message "Driver
> > [CORE]
> >> > not
> >> >> > found winerr=2.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I finally got up the Start up menu and typed in 3 for safe mode
and
> > hit
> >> >> > enter. It hung up, so I still can't get to safe mode. Another
> >> >> > thing...
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > "m" key must be stuck for it won't work.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Eileen
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:uETBoHI7EHA.1596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> You can force the Startup Menu by going to MSCONFIG|Advanced, and
> >> > putting
> >> >> > a
> >> >> >> checkmark in the 'Enable Startup Menu' option
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >> >> >>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >> >> >>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >> >> >> A Happy Xmas, and a Merry New Year to everyone!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages
> >> >> >> to
> >> > NG's
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Eileen" <vanvan@piasanet.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:u7gKAtH7EHA.1112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> > Noel,
> >> >> >> > I tried to start in safe mode and couldn't.. Windows ME opened.
> > Is
> >> >> > there
> >> >> >> > a
> >> >> >> > way to get to safe mode besides either holding down Control Key
> >> >> >> > or
> >> >> > taping
> >> >> >> > F8
> >> >> >> > while rebooting?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Eileen
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> > news:uuBviXG7EHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> >> Reboot to Safe Mode
> >> >> >> >> Open Device Manager
> >> >> >> >> Remove ALL Display Adapters
> >> >> >> >> Remove ALL Monitors
> >> >> >> >> Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required
> >> > drivers -
> >> >> >> >> hopefully curing that problem, at least
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >> >> >> >>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >> >> >> >>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >> >> >> >> A Happy Xmas, and a Merry New Year to everyone!
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
> >> >> >> >> messages
> >> >> >> >> to
> >> >> > NG's
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> "Eileen" <vanvan@piasanet.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> >> news:OZV8D5F7EHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> >> >I have a PC that is mostly used to play games and not hooked
to
> >> >> >> >> >the
> >> >> >> >> > internet.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > It is stuck in 16 colors and 640x480. When I go to Display
> >> >> >> >> > and
> >> > try
> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> >> > change to true colors (24 bit) nothing shows but 16 colors
and
> >> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> >> > resolution is stuck at 640x480.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > I get the message that system restore has been turned off
and
> > to
> >> >> >> >> > uncheck
> >> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> >> > "clear disable system restore" in the troubleshooting tab.
I
> > did
> >> >> > this
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> >> > then it says I have to restart the PC and I said OK.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > When the PC restarts, windows ME doesn't come up. Amongst
the
> >> > text
> >> >> >> > there
> >> >> >> >> > is
> >> >> >> >> > "Incorrect Drive A type -- run setup F1.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > F1 will not work and the PC hangs up so I turn it off by the
> >> >> >> >> > power
> >> >> >> >> > button...
> >> >> >> >> > turn it back on and Windows Me comes on. I go to Display
and
> > the
> >> >> >> >> > old
> >> >> >> >> > settings are still there and stuck... and it tells me to
> > uncheck
> >> > the
> >> >> >> >> > "clear
> >> >> >> >> > Disable System Restore."
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > What can I do.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Thanks, Eileen
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