Re: Windows ME - help disabling startup programs from dos prompt
Addendum - Just spotted your recent posts - for the moment don't worry about
F-Protect.
Hmm.. jag53 wrote :-
> ... can't boot into safe mode either, does the
> same thing. (.. just starts to open, send it to an immediate reboot.?)
If so, then you need to determine if the problem really is caused by
'issues' on the HDD (viruses?, or faulty HDD perhaps??) or whether the
problem is hardware (Mobo, memory, heat related, etc.)
Before you go any further confirm my previous question :-
> is it more
> stable if you boot from the floppy start-up disk?
Boot with the start-up floppy disk and let it continue until (eventually -
extra 30 seconds) the DOS style 'Help' pages appear. Let it sit for a while
(occasionally Scrolling - Page Up/Down - for a while longer and confirm that
it doesn't re-boot itself.
If all seems well with that test, you *might* have a failing HDD. Close
(exit out of) the 'Help' pages and at the A:> prompt, run scandisk (scandisk
c
- note the space between k and c and the colon after the c.
If you have valuable data stored on your C: drive, DO NOT let scandisk do a
'Surface scan' until you've copied your data elsewhere, but just let it
report any problems and revue your next strategy.
Mart
"jag53" <jag53@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6E52AD02-FE4E-438C-85CF-C8A80E9A5DB2@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for replying Mart.
> I did forget to mention that you can't boot into safe mode either, does
> the
> same thing. I downloaded your f-prot suggestion and copied it over to the
> drive. I cannot get it to run because it keeps giving me a notification
> of
> the sign.def is outdated. I downloaded the links on the website and
> overwrote the old def. but to no avail I'm afraid., can't get it to run no
> matter what I have tried, same old.def error. ho hum! anyother dos
> scanners
> you know of.
> And, I didn't even think about googling the UPS notification, that I'm
> becoming brain dead on this one. Thank you also for your suggestion
> there.
>
> "Mart" wrote:
>
>> What does this "UPS warning program" actually say?
>>
>> A Google for "UPS warning program" suggests a possible virus infection.
>> Are
>> you running any sort of antivirus utility - preferably with regularly
>> updated definitions?
>>
>> Also, although you say that you 'cannot reboot', can you boot in to Safe
>> Mode (press [or stab at] F8, Shift or Ctrl keys during power-up)?
>>
>> If it continually tries to reboot in Safe and/or Normal Mode, is it more
>> stable if you boot from the floppy start-up disk?
>>
>> If necessary, you could try F-Protect for DOS to remove potential viruses
>> :-
>> http://support.f-secure.com/enu/corporate/virusproblem/howtoclean/howtousefprotfordos.shtml
>>
>> Mart
>>
>>
>> "jag53" <jag53@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:76E9FE93-47C8-485C-98DD-CBD89E8BEB26@microsoft.com...
>> >I am working on a Windows ME system, that I cannot get to reboot. It is
>> >set
>> > to immediately scanreg, then has this UPS warning program that comes
>> > on.
>> > I
>> > try to get into msconfig immediately upon reboot but by the time that
>> > screen
>> > comes up it sends the system into immediate reboot again. I did a
>> > scanreg
>> > /restore back to a previous date but has not helped. Also went into
>> > system.ini from dos prompt and changed shell=explorer.exe to
>> > shell=progman.exe. It gets to the progman.exe and just starts to open,
>> > send
>> > it to an immediate reboot. Do not have system CD for Windows ME, but
>> > was
>> > able to create the start up disc. Any idea what file I could access
>> > from
>> > the
>> > DOS prompt that I can edit that startup programs and possible disable
>> > some
>> > that seem to be booting up immediately??
>>
>>
>> 