Windows button did not work either. In Safe Mode I found the msconfig icon in the system folder and unchecked all items. Rebooted - same problem, no Start button and only 8 icons. Rebooted into SafeMode again, found the MS-DOS icon and typed in Scanreg /fix. This worked. All icons are back...
Yes there are 8 icons on the desktop (My Documents | My Computer | IE | Norton Protected | 2 games that I'd downloaded several years ago and a Scanner program -Pagis Inbox). Why it would decide on these 8 ICONS is a mystery. The 2 games work, Windows protection error was on a BSD. If I can...
No, was not thinking this needed to be done when I got a clean boot the first time. Probably would have done it eventually, but now I can't get to the Add/Remove programs in order to do this. Can't search for comcat.dll as I have no START button (that works anyway). As far as I know I don't...
Several problems have been occurring on this Dell Dimension L800r PC after installing a new video card several weeks ago. After being stymied several days by "Protection Error - System Halted" message, I removed the video card and was able to finally get Windows ME to come up. All...
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