ME cant boot up now

[leemsbbe]

It was working fine before. Then, I did a scan using Ad-aware 1.06 and
deleted what ever it found. One of the items it cannot delete it, something
in the TEMP folder. So I decided to to delete it from the TEMP folder,
START>%TEMP%.> and deleted all the folders named something like this
Axxxxxxx,TMP.

After that I try to reboot, it will not go to desktop. The ME logo will
appear and htere is a LED indicator light moving L to R. Thats just about as
far as it goes. Now how can I get the ME to boot up/work properly as I do not
wish to reformat it.
Appreciate if someone can help please, thanks

 

[Mike M]

Can you boot to Safe Mode? If you can, run system restore and then boot
back to normal mode and this time be a little more cautious about what you
are doing when running Ad-aware.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


leemsbbe <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> It was working fine before. Then, I did a scan using Ad-aware 1.06
> and deleted what ever it found. One of the items it cannot delete it,
> something in the TEMP folder. So I decided to to delete it from the
> TEMP folder, START>%TEMP%.> and deleted all the folders named
> something like this Axxxxxxx,TMP.
>
> After that I try to reboot, it will not go to desktop. The ME logo
> will appear and htere is a LED indicator light moving L to R. Thats
> just about as far as it goes. Now how can I get the ME to boot
> up/work properly as I do not wish to reformat it.
> Appreciate if someone can help please, thanks

 

[leemsbbe]

F8>safe mode> only the ME logo and the LED light indicator moving L to R
continously, that is to say same situation as before. I ahve the ME boot disk
but I do not know how to use it....etc, thanks

"Mike M" wrote:

> Can you boot to Safe Mode? If you can, run system restore and then boot
> back to normal mode and this time be a little more cautious about what you
> are doing when running Ad-aware.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> leemsbbe <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > It was working fine before. Then, I did a scan using Ad-aware 1.06
> > and deleted what ever it found. One of the items it cannot delete it,
> > something in the TEMP folder. So I decided to to delete it from the
> > TEMP folder, START>%TEMP%.> and deleted all the folders named
> > something like this Axxxxxxx,TMP.
> >
> > After that I try to reboot, it will not go to desktop. The ME logo
> > will appear and htere is a LED indicator light moving L to R. Thats
> > just about as far as it goes. Now how can I get the ME to boot
> > up/work properly as I do not wish to reformat it.
> > Appreciate if someone can help please, thanks
>
>

 

[philo]

"leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12C748B6-BB2E-4F46-82A9-B693DB220143@microsoft.com...
> F8>safe mode> only the ME logo and the LED light indicator moving L to R
> continously, that is to say same situation as before. I ahve the ME boot
disk
> but I do not know how to use it....etc, thanks
>
>


<snip>

first thing I'd do is bootup using your floppy and run scandisk C:

If it finds and corrects errors...then try again


If no errors are found...log onto your C: drive and run scanreg /restore
and restore the most recent registry prior to the error

 

[leemsbbe]

Insert the Floppy and reboot, press 'ESC' and it gives
1/Help
2/ Start pc with cd-rom support
3/ start pc without cd-rom support
4/ minimum boot

After above what do I do, need guidance as I dont know much about the
procedure, thanks

"philo" wrote:

>
> "leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:12C748B6-BB2E-4F46-82A9-B693DB220143@microsoft.com...
> > F8>safe mode> only the ME logo and the LED light indicator moving L to R
> > continously, that is to say same situation as before. I ahve the ME boot
> disk
> > but I do not know how to use it....etc, thanks
> >
> >
>
>
> <snip>
>
> first thing I'd do is bootup using your floppy and run scandisk C:
>
> If it finds and corrects errors...then try again
>
>
> If no errors are found...log onto your C: drive and run scanreg /restore
> and restore the most recent registry prior to the error
>
>
>

 

[leemsbbe]

Done the scanreg /restore but still the same
So what can we do about it.

"leemsbbe" wrote:

> Insert the Floppy and reboot, press 'ESC' and it gives
> 1/Help
> 2/ Start pc with cd-rom support
> 3/ start pc without cd-rom support
> 4/ minimum boot
>
> After above what do I do, need guidance as I dont know much about the
> procedure, thanks
>
> "philo" wrote:
>
> >
> > "leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:12C748B6-BB2E-4F46-82A9-B693DB220143@microsoft.com...
> > > F8>safe mode> only the ME logo and the LED light indicator moving L to R
> > > continously, that is to say same situation as before. I ahve the ME boot
> > disk
> > > but I do not know how to use it....etc, thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > first thing I'd do is bootup using your floppy and run scandisk C:
> >
> > If it finds and corrects errors...then try again
> >
> >
> > If no errors are found...log onto your C: drive and run scanreg /restore
> > and restore the most recent registry prior to the error
> >
> >
> >

 

[Dapper Dan]

When you did c:scanreg /restore, did you restore it to a previous date where
you know it worked?

Just in case you didn't do it properly, here's Microsoft instructions

Under normal circumstances, Windows is capable of detecting and recovering
from registry errors automatically. If Windows is incapable of this, a
previous copy of the registry can be restored manually. Windows makes and
stores a backup of the registry when you start your computer successfully
each day. By default, five previous copies or the registry are stored. To
restore one of these previous copies: 1. Start your computer, press and hold
CTRL, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Windows 98
Startup menu. If you are running Windows Me, start your computer with the
startup disk.
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type cd\windows\command, and then press
ENTER. Where windows is the name of the folder in which Windows is
installed.


3. At the C: prompt, type scanreg /restore, and then press ENTER.
4. Select the previous registry you want to restore, and then press
ENTER.NOTE: A properly working registry has the word "Started" next to the
date.


5. When you receive notification that you restored a properly working
registry, press ENTER to restart your computer.

"leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6681D040-42EA-422F-81FC-910D912DC05C@microsoft.com...
> Done the scanreg /restore but still the same
> So what can we do about it.
>
> "leemsbbe" wrote:
>
>> Insert the Floppy and reboot, press 'ESC' and it gives
>> 1/Help
>> 2/ Start pc with cd-rom support
>> 3/ start pc without cd-rom support
>> 4/ minimum boot
>>
>> After above what do I do, need guidance as I dont know much about the
>> procedure, thanks
>>
>> "philo" wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > "leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:12C748B6-BB2E-4F46-82A9-B693DB220143@microsoft.com...
>> > > F8>safe mode> only the ME logo and the LED light indicator moving L
>> > > to R
>> > > continously, that is to say same situation as before. I ahve the ME
>> > > boot
>> > disk
>> > > but I do not know how to use it....etc, thanks
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > <snip>
>> >
>> > first thing I'd do is bootup using your floppy and run scandisk C:
>> >
>> > If it finds and corrects errors...then try again
>> >
>> >
>> > If no errors are found...log onto your C: drive and run scanreg
>> > /restore
>> > and restore the most recent registry prior to the error
>> >
>> >
>> >

 

[Ben Myers]

"leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1C551AFF-C700-4870-A05E-F1324AE15EB5@microsoft.com...
> It was working fine before. Then, I did a scan using Ad-aware 1.06 and
> deleted what ever it found. One of the items it cannot delete it, something
> in the TEMP folder. So I decided to to delete it from the TEMP folder,
> START>%TEMP%.> and deleted all the folders named something like this
> Axxxxxxx,TMP.
> After that I try to reboot, it will not go to desktop. The ME logo will
> appear and htere is a LED indicator light moving L to R. Thats just about as
> far as it goes. Now how can I get the ME to boot up/work properly as I do not
> wish to reformat it.
> Appreciate if someone can help please, thanks

Start the computer, tap the F8 key until the startup menu appears and
select "Step by step confirmation". This should show you where the
problem is occurring.

Ben

 

[HappyTraveler]

HappyTraveler

"Ben Myers" wrote:

> "leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1C551AFF-C700-4870-A05E-F1324AE15EB5@microsoft.com...
> > It was working fine before. Then, I did a scan using Ad-aware 1.06 and
> > deleted what ever it found. One of the items it cannot delete it, something
> > in the TEMP folder. So I decided to to delete it from the TEMP folder,
> > START>%TEMP%.> and deleted all the folders named something like this
> > Axxxxxxx,TMP.
> > After that I try to reboot, it will not go to desktop. The ME logo will
> > appear and htere is a LED indicator light moving L to R. Thats just about as
> > far as it goes. Now how can I get the ME to boot up/work properly as I do not
> > wish to reformat it.
> > Appreciate if someone can help please, thanks
>
> Start the computer, tap the F8 key until the startup menu appears and
> select "Step by step confirmation". This should show you where the
> problem is occurring.
>
> Ben
>

 

[leemsbbe]

Hello, am still alive and kicking and back to biz. When I did the c:scanreg
/restore
I pick the earliest (oldest) available date.

Using the F8 approach>safe mode>step-by-step>"loading and initializing
IFSHLP.SYS driver......................Pls wait set-up takes a few minutes
which by any syanidid
Its already 30 minutes st this is state..........what shll we do.



"HappyTraveler" wrote:

> HappyTraveler
>
> "Ben Myers" wrote:
>
> > "leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1C551AFF-C700-4870-A05E-F1324AE15EB5@microsoft.com...
> > > It was working fine before. Then, I did a scan using Ad-aware 1.06 and
> > > deleted what ever it found. One of the items it cannot delete it, something
> > > in the TEMP folder. So I decided to to delete it from the TEMP folder,
> > > START>%TEMP%.> and deleted all the folders named something like this
> > > Axxxxxxx,TMP.
> > > After that I try to reboot, it will not go to desktop. The ME logo will
> > > appear and htere is a LED indicator light moving L to R. Thats just about as
> > > far as it goes. Now how can I get the ME to boot up/work properly as I do not
> > > wish to reformat it.
> > > Appreciate if someone can help please, thanks
> >
> > Start the computer, tap the F8 key until the startup menu appears and
> > select "Step by step confirmation". This should show you where the
> > problem is occurring.
> >
> > Ben
> >

 

[leemsbbe]

Either I spoke too soon just now, I left is as it is and when I came back
hours later,and continue with the loading, I am now able to launch the IE and
goes to desktop, thus the problem reollved. Many thanks to you all.

"leemsbbe" wrote:

> Hello, am still alive and kicking and back to biz. When I did the c:scanreg
> /restore
> I pick the earliest (oldest) available date.
>
> Using the F8 approach>safe mode>step-by-step>"loading and initializing
> IFSHLP.SYS driver......................Pls wait set-up takes a few minutes
> which by any syanidid
> Its already 30 minutes st this is state..........what shll we do.
>
>
>
> "HappyTraveler" wrote:
>
> > HappyTraveler
> >
> > "Ben Myers" wrote:
> >
> > > "leemsbbe" <leemsbbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1C551AFF-C700-4870-A05E-F1324AE15EB5@microsoft.com...
> > > > It was working fine before. Then, I did a scan using Ad-aware 1.06 and
> > > > deleted what ever it found. One of the items it cannot delete it, something
> > > > in the TEMP folder. So I decided to to delete it from the TEMP folder,
> > > > START>%TEMP%.> and deleted all the folders named something like this
> > > > Axxxxxxx,TMP.
> > > > After that I try to reboot, it will not go to desktop. The ME logo will
> > > > appear and htere is a LED indicator light moving L to R. Thats just about as
> > > > far as it goes. Now how can I get the ME to boot up/work properly as I do not
> > > > wish to reformat it.
> > > > Appreciate if someone can help please, thanks
> > >
> > > Start the computer, tap the F8 key until the startup menu appears and
> > > select "Step by step confirmation". This should show you where the
> > > problem is occurring.
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >