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Old 10-07-2005, 11:46 PM   #1
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need some help with Windows ME
was trying to install Norton on a friend's older IBM thinkpad and it messed up the winint files or something. it will not boot to windows even in safe mode/whatever mode - it just freezes on the Win ME splash page.

this Thinkpad has it's Windows CD installed directly onto the HDD - i can perform a system recovery on it, but it will reformat the entire HDD and my friend will lose all her data (photos/schoolwork).

would it be possible to boot from another Windows ME CD and repair/reinstall it without formating the HDD?

thanks.
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Old 10-07-2005, 11:47 PM   #2
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should be able to yes.
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Old 10-07-2005, 11:51 PM   #3
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wow. that was quick :D

thanks for the reply!
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Old 10-08-2005, 02:40 PM   #4
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What I would do if it were mine, I would first go to the local electronics store and by a usb hard drive enclosure. Pull the drive from the laptop and backup any of those files you want to keep onto an other computer.
Then return the drive into the thinkpad and try to repair it.
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Old 10-08-2005, 03:16 PM   #5
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I 2nd backing it up, then reformat and install the os.

another reason i dont use those shitty virus programs, the caue more problems than they solve.
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Old 10-08-2005, 04:09 PM   #6
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alnielsen took my suggestion. get all the data she wants off the HD. And then the most important step will be to upgrade to at least Win2k. Cause ME sucks. Probably the worst operating system Microsoft ever released.
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Old 10-08-2005, 04:28 PM   #7
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If you want to fix your probllems with ME, go to Best Buy/Circuit City and buy yourself a copy of WindowsXP Professional and upgrade. If you must, then using the CD to do a repair install is an option, but as others have mentioned, back-up the data, fdisk, format, reinstall. Best of luck.
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Old 10-08-2005, 08:39 PM   #8
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awesome!!!

thanks for the help guys!
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Old 10-08-2005, 08:51 PM   #9
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The other option is to perform a parallel installation, take ownership of the files, and copy them off the HDD.

Have you tried booting to the Last Known Good Configuration?
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Old 10-08-2005, 08:56 PM   #10
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Old 10-08-2005, 11:06 PM   #11
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use a better OS
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Old 10-09-2005, 09:25 AM   #12
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Take the harddisk out, boot it on another computer as a slave. Backup all files needed then format the damn thing and for god sake, don't use ME.... its the worst among the Windows
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Old 10-10-2005, 12:26 AM   #13
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No one will get this.
I get it (see attachment), but I guess no normal people would get it (yes though absent for a long time I am baaaack) :P

AS for the question at hand the saying two wrongs don't make a right comes to mind...

Windows ME - Wrong
Norton - Very WRONG!



Yeah like other's said I would use a USB drive if possible, might be painfully slow if it is a real old IBM (no USB 2.0) but still worth saving the data, then reload and DO NOT put Norton back on. We found in testing that even the free version of AVG caught more viruses than Norton does and it is not a resource hog to boot.
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Old 10-10-2005, 06:11 AM   #14
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Wasn't Windows ME condemned as a toxic waste?

I saw a company reformat the hard drives of 30 brand new computers that their ex-IT weenie had acquired.

ME sucks is an understatement.....


sorry I couldn't contribute more towards the resolution of your problem.... :o
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Old 10-10-2005, 11:45 PM   #15
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Wasn't Windows ME condemned as a toxic waste?
No that's where the programers who made that steaming pile of crap ended up (or should have :p)
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All my computer problems went away the day I migrated from Windows ME to XP Home. Can you imagine a OS crashing before it actually started? Happened several times a week before.
Also, don't use Internet Explorer.
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Internet Explorer is still a must for some websites, and if used right....you'll be fine.
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