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Subject: Registry Error: Can't Startup At All OS: WinME CPU/Ram: 1.4 GHz, 224 RAM, Athlon Duron+, 40 GB Comment: Okay, I recently uninstalled LimeWire, which comes equipped with the ever-annoying adware LimeShop... so, after uninstlling Limewire, I notice LimeShop is still in the list of Programs to ADD/REMOVE... so i try to uninstall it and get an error repeatedly. So i go to "Search" and look for any files with 'Limeshop' in them. There are several, and i delete them all. i remember they all had 'limeshop' directly in the name, except for two, which i recall as "setup.cgh", and someother one.,,. So, when i shutdown, and restart the next day,...the computer comes up with the Windows Millenium Edition Startup Screen.... and says something to the effect of: 1. Normal 2. Logged (BOOTLOG.TXT) 3. Safe mode 4. Step-by step confirmation CAUTION: Windows detects a registry/configuration error. Run SCANREG to correct this error. .... so I try to run Safe Mode,....and it just hangs there in a gray screen with "Safe Mode" at all corners. I run in Normal, and it runs ScanDisk, which does nothing, and then tries to detect PlugnPlay. So i choose automatically detect, and it freexes while only reading the A: drive. I try to browse for my C: drive or any others, but to no avail. So I run in step-by-step several times, and still nothing. It seems I can't run SCANREG, can't get to the DOS prompt. How can I get my Windows back??? Please, without formatting, I hAve so much stuff on here..... Please help me. I've also tried WinME boot-disk from Internet (don't have mine), and it didn't work. |
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obviously, I am on someone else's computer right now. If any of you geniuses out there can help me, by all means, I will send donations.... PLEASE.....! I have over 500 minutes of song material and others that I have composed on this HD. If I have to format I will shoot myself. |
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weird behaviour :( getting rid of LimeShop shouldn't have done all this to your system, it sounds like something else did this maybe you got virused? |
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you dont have to reformat to back up your drive contents, just disconnect the drive from your computer, and plug it into your friends as a slave then you can access it and copy all the stuff you need just in case you do actually have tp reformat :) |
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if I can somehow get to the command prompt to run SCANREG from A:/ or C:/ I might have a chance. But I don;t know how to get there. Or how to get SCANREG on floppy if I cant read from C:/ when I doget to the prompt. ohwell,....I'm going to smoke and play some Chrono Cross to settle my nerves. ANY help is appreciated and glorified. THANKS IN ADVANCE, ALL!!!! |
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mmmm....good idea. will store in memory banks for possible future use. |
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to be honest, i don't think scanreg can help at this point you should be able to read your c: drive from a boot floppy btw, looks like you're a bit too used to linux or UNIX coz you've used a slash instead of backslash for your directory designator ;) |
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your problem is: WinME get yourself another OS |
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ha, well no i meant \ . |
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I tend to agree with Balsalm. ME is a joke and a bad one at that. Take your HD drive over to a mate's house, copy your files to their machine, format your HD, put XP Pro or Windows 2000 on your HD, then copy the files back. Even if it's not the cause of the problem: A) It will likely fix it. B) You will have a far better, more stable OS. |
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yes, definately Me is a joke, its basically a bug-downgrade to Windows 98 SE with added bugness use NT 4, 98 SE, 2k, or XP don't go for XP Home though, that's a pile of shit too |
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and how much is it gonna cost to get that done?? |
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to get what done? to get a new version of windows? legally could cost you anything up to £200 do it how most of the people who have a computer and it'll cost you anywhere between Free and £40 ;) |
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well i mean to get WinXP or Win98 |
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A pint to thank you mate for the use of their machine for the afternoon and their copy of XP Pro = about £2. |
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you could probably get a good deal on eBay if you want but like I said, if you go legal, you could end up spending a horrendous amount of money on a legal copy of Microsoft OS. to be honest, with your spec machine you'd be better off with Win98 SE |
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heh ;) lol, yeah |
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i'd go for win2000 instead. it's a preemptive multitasking operating system like NT/winxp. much more stable. |
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