Me restarts before starting

I had two files that were missing or corrupt which prevented me to start Me. I found ifshlp.sys and vmm32.vxd in the cab files on the Me cd and extracted them to the correct directories. Now when trying to boot the computer it restarts before anything can load. This also happens when safe mode loads. I have a KDS computer. Thank you for any assistance.

 

no go.. bad command or file name

 

so at c prompt type... chkdsk /f... still bad com or....

 

mmk... i went to c:\windows\command and typed chkdsk /f in....it says i must use scandisk to check for errors... i have scandisked several times i which it says i have to use smcandisk for windows to correct a long file name problem...

 

oh and i ran scanreg no errors in registry

 

lfshlp.sys in windows and vmm32.vxd in windows\system.....that should be correct

 

oh sorry i forgot to mention i did try to restore the computer to an earlier date that has failed to correct the problem

 

tried that in c:\ c:\windows and c:\windows\command.... bad com and file....

 

i can mostly fix any problems i encounter.... but this is something special... ive never seen or heard of this...

 

Question, did you back up the original vmm32.vxd file?

You can't just replace that file, its a file thats created custom to your system on each install of Windows 9x/ME.

There are ways around that, but I am not proficient enough with ME to tell you how.

If the original file is there, rename it back.

Then from the dos prompt, type

sys c:

It should say system transferred. That will rewrite your bootsector which was most likely the problem in the first place.

 

the original file did not exist it was removed some how... so i just replaced it with a new copy... didnt know it was a custom file

 

mmk im gonna see if i can't get a hold of an update to win 2000 or xp... i tried to reinstall my copy of windows me over the existing copy. didn't work... it said that i needed an upgrade

Im definintely partitioning next time!

 

If you do get Xp, you will need to do a clean install.

You can rescue your data with this:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4007.html

It requires an XP CD.

 

yeah i thought of that.... it's a notebook... there isnt anyway that i know of

 

oh and i did reset the sys with sys c: in windows\command... it says starting your new computer and then says press alt ctrl del everytime i restart

 

Ok this is what i did.... Installed win xp over my existing copy of me... xp loads, i can hear sounds but the screen never comes up... it's black... is there some sort of monitor setings that xp needs? oh, and again, i have a notebook. And....it runs in safe mode.

 

nevermind i figured it out