Vandenplas Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I have just tried to install KernelEX V 4.5 Final on my WIn ME machine. I used Install WIzard and it all seemed to go well. When it asked about rebooting the machine I chose "Manual Reboot." Upon rebooting the machine it goes as far as the Windows ME welcome screen but then it just hangs. Next I tried rebooting while pressing F8 in order to start in Safe Mode. The multi choice screen comes up (Normal, Logged, Safe, Step-by-step, etc.) but when I choose "Safe" it takes me to the WIndows ME welcome screen again. After using the Wizard a screen came up about installing Unicode first but there was a screen behind that saying that Unicode was installing so I pressed "Finish." I'm guessing that is where the problem came from but I can't do much without being able to get into safe mode. Suggestions? Cheers, John
dencorso Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Yes. Boot from a DOS diskette or CD and clean up the mess by hand from DOS. Then you'll be able to boot OK again.BTW, what part of...Requirements:Windows 98 or Windows Millennium in any languageMicrosoft Layer for Unicode (MSLU)...did you fail to understand?
Vandenplas Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 As I said in my original post there was a screen on my computer that said Unicode was installing so I thought it would be ok. I can't find the Win ME boot disk and the computer was a hand-me-down so the original OS CD's are not available. Will a Win 98SE boot disk work? If so, what do I need to do to fix the problem. It's been a long time since I've had to use a boot disk.
Vandenplas Posted March 23, 2011 Author Posted March 23, 2011 I finally figured out how to get my computer back to normal. In the event someone else gets into a similar situation... Luckily I still have a Windows 98SE computer so I made a Boot DIsk from it. Place the boot disk into the floppy drive of the Win ME machine and turn it on. Next, I chose the option "Start computer without CD ROM Support." At the DOS A:\ prompt typeATTRIB -H -S -R C:\_RESTORE (press enter)REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST (press enter) When you press enter nothing really happens so don't worry.Remove the floppy, turn off the computer and then restart. Once the computer restarts delete the folder C:\OLDREST Cheers, John
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