Reinstall ME

Winter23 · 06-19-2006, 11:53 AM

Can anyone help me with step by step directions to completly reinstall Windows ME and start over from scratch as if it was the first day I got the computer. I have a Dell Dimension 8100, with Pentium 4 and obviously Windows ME as my operating system. I would greatly appreciate thourough instructions on how to do this including debugging...etc

Thanks much
Ryan

Changeling · 06-19-2006, 03:37 PM

Errr no I do not advise clean installing any system unless you really do know what your doing.

Now the good news. Check with the Dell web site they set their systems up with a system restore feature which resets the machine to its factory state.

Winter23 · 07-27-2006, 09:38 PM

Can anyone please supply step by step directions on how to reinstall Windows Me 100% and how to get into dos to reformat hard drive. Thanks!

**nickster_uk** · 07-27-2006, 10:05 PM

Hi...

is this any use to you:

http://www.hexff.com/winme_install.php

or

http://www.winmag.com/windows/guides/winme/default.htm

?

**OldGrayGary** · 07-28-2006, 03:25 PM

Your Dell 8100 may have come with a set of several CDs. Do you still have these? I believe the 8100 series included an Operating System disk (in your case, the Windows Me CD). If you have one of these, you have the option to erase the drive, and perform a clean install. For this type of procedure, you'll have to do things yourself, step-by-step -- the links provided by nickster can help you with that.

You also may have a CD that can perform a "Recovery" or "Restore". Some Recovery CD sets will do all the work for you - they can wipe the drive, and restore a disk-image of the hard drive that is the same as the day it came home from the store: Windows, all the necessary drivers and devices, all the bundled software = is all there, installed and ready to go when you're done. Dell has very good, and quite detailed, instructions for most of these procedures on their site. To be sure you are getting the exact procedure for your model, simply visit their support site (you can start at dell.com and click on support), and enter your Service Tag number (or model number) & the information you need is easily found.

If you do things manually, you may find it helpful to download the Dell-specific drivers from their "drivers & downloads" webpages ahead of time.

Best of luck
. . . Gary

06-19-2006, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Winter23 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 20 OS: ME	Reinstall ME Can anyone help me with step by step directions to completly reinstall Windows ME and start over from scratch as if it was the first day I got the computer. I have a Dell Dimension 8100, with Pentium 4 and obviously Windows ME as my operating system. I would greatly appreciate thourough instructions on how to do this including debugging...etc Thanks much Ryan

06-19-2006, 03:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Changeling Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 423 OS: XP, Waiting for Vista serivce pack 1 before I commit.	Errr no I do not advise clean installing any system unless you really do know what your doing. Now the good news. Check with the Dell web site they set their systems up with a system restore feature which resets the machine to its factory state. __________________ If it ain't broke don't fix it!

07-27-2006, 10:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Hi... is this any use to you: http://www.hexff.com/winme_install.php or http://www.winmag.com/windows/guides/winme/default.htm ? __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

07-27-2006, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Winter23 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 20 OS: ME	Can anyone please supply step by step directions on how to reinstall Windows Me 100% and how to get into dos to reformat hard drive. Thanks!

07-28-2006, 03:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
OldGrayGary Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 2,240 OS: Windows 98se/2000/XP/Vista	Your Dell 8100 may have come with a set of several CDs. Do you still have these? I believe the 8100 series included an Operating System disk (in your case, the Windows Me CD). If you have one of these, you have the option to erase the drive, and perform a clean install. For this type of procedure, you'll have to do things yourself, step-by-step -- the links provided by nickster can help you with that. You also may have a CD that can perform a "Recovery" or "Restore". Some Recovery CD sets will do all the work for you - they can wipe the drive, and restore a disk-image of the hard drive that is the same as the day it came home from the store: Windows, all the necessary drivers and devices, all the bundled software = is all there, installed and ready to go when you're done. Dell has very good, and quite detailed, instructions for most of these procedures on their site. To be sure you are getting the exact procedure for your model, simply visit their support site (you can start at dell.com and click on support), and enter your Service Tag number (or model number) & the information you need is easily found. If you do things manually, you may find it helpful to download the Dell-specific drivers from their "drivers & downloads" webpages ahead of time. Best of luck . . . Gary