WinMe boot disk

smada · 12-20-2008, 11:58 AM

I have an old Dell Dim 4100 series computer and I want to format the hard drive. It has WinMe. When I start the boot disk it stops at a certain spot and will not continue. The computer has some problems and Iwant to start from a clean HD. Have any idea what my problem might be?

Ed

**BCCOMP** · 12-20-2008, 12:02 PM

Hi,
Are you getting any error messages?
What are the issues with this PC that you need to format?
Bill

smada · 12-20-2008, 12:13 PM

No error messages. Just a cursor at a point in boot (from boot diskette) procedure.
Need to format because it will not do a regular boot up at all. I have formated and reinstalled WinMe on it before but cannot get it to do it again.

**BCCOMP** · 12-20-2008, 12:20 PM

Try resetting the BIOS to Default settings.

You may have hardware issues seeing this is not booting up correctly at all.
Have you run the Diagnostic Utility from the manufacture of your HD?
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#maxtor
I do not know what HD you have. You have not posted the specs of this PC.

I would also run a test on your Memory. Memtest86 (under my signature) will test your memory

Kris Wharton · 12-25-2008, 04:10 PM

Check your Bios boot setting to see if your boot sequence starts with floppy then CD and HDD last. See if your bios detects a floppy drive. You can test this by putting in an empty floppy disk and see if you get a floppy boot error.

Verify that your boot disk is not infected and is still bootable, test on another system if you have one. If your floppy is okay, write protect it. Also check all the cable connections to your FDD.

If you need to make a new ME boot disk let me know and I will send you a link to a program that I have used successfully that will automate the creation of a new ME boot disk.

**TheShadowFl** · 12-31-2008, 04:57 PM

Is your current ME hard drive NOT booting at all?

What computer are you using to access this forum?
And, does it have a floppy drive?

Curious Minds..........

Shadow

AJWhitaker · 01-09-2009, 02:45 AM

Did you run Scandisk to make sure there is no damage on your hard drive?

12-20-2008, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
smada Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 OS: win me	WinMe boot disk I have an old Dell Dim 4100 series computer and I want to format the hard drive. It has WinMe. When I start the boot disk it stops at a certain spot and will not continue. The computer has some problems and Iwant to start from a clean HD. Have any idea what my problem might be? Ed

12-20-2008, 12:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,044 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: WinMe boot disk Hi, Are you getting any error messages? What are the issues with this PC that you need to format? Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan

12-20-2008, 12:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
smada Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 OS: win me	Re: WinMe boot disk No error messages. Just a cursor at a point in boot (from boot diskette) procedure. Need to format because it will not do a regular boot up at all. I have formated and reinstalled WinMe on it before but cannot get it to do it again.

12-20-2008, 12:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,044 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: WinMe boot disk Try resetting the BIOS to Default settings. You may have hardware issues seeing this is not booting up correctly at all. Have you run the Diagnostic Utility from the manufacture of your HD? http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#maxtor I do not know what HD you have. You have not posted the specs of this PC. I would also run a test on your Memory. Memtest86 (under my signature) will test your memory __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan

12-25-2008, 04:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kris Wharton Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Central Indiana Posts: 6 OS: WINXP SP3, Win ME, Freespire, Win 98 SE	Re: WinMe boot disk Check your Bios boot setting to see if your boot sequence starts with floppy then CD and HDD last. See if your bios detects a floppy drive. You can test this by putting in an empty floppy disk and see if you get a floppy boot error. Verify that your boot disk is not infected and is still bootable, test on another system if you have one. If your floppy is okay, write protect it. Also check all the cable connections to your FDD. If you need to make a new ME boot disk let me know and I will send you a link to a program that I have used successfully that will automate the creation of a new ME boot disk.

12-31-2008, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
TheShadowFl TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 290 OS: XP-SP3, Vista Ult. 64, Win-7/64	Re: WinMe boot disk Is your current ME hard drive NOT booting at all? What computer are you using to access this forum? And, does it have a floppy drive? Curious Minds.......... Shadow __________________ A person with experience is never at the mercy of a person with an argument.

01-09-2009, 02:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
AJWhitaker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1	Re: WinMe boot disk Did you run Scandisk to make sure there is no damage on your hard drive?