ME protection error

[pitbull10]

Hi Guy's

Can anyone help, I have a windows protection error every time I start windows, I can get into safe mode but thats it,

Can anyone suggest how to repair this I dont wont to loss everything on the hard drive if possible.

I have tryed to use restore but it just come back at restart saying unable to restore .

It is a small system 1.3 athlon with a 40gb hard drive 256 ram. self build.

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

pit

[liam858]

As this can mean a lot of things, you're gonna have to run a lot of tests to narrow down the problem, unless you have an idea of what might of caused it, any newly installed software/hardware?

MS can't help in narrowing down the problem that much either.....reasons....:

• If a real-mode driver and a protected-mode driver are in conflict.
• If the registry is damaged.
• If either the Win.com file or the Command.com file are infected with a virus, or if either of the files are damaged.
• If a protected-mode driver is loaded from the System.ini file and the driver is already initialized.
• If there is a physical input/output (I/O) address conflict or a random access memory (RAM) address conflict.
• If there are incorrect complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) settings for a built-in peripheral device (such as cache settings, CPU timing, hard disks, and so on).
• If the Plug and Play feature of the computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) is not working correctly.
• If the computer contains a malfunctioning cache or malfunctioning memory.
• If the computer's motherboard is not working properly.
• If you installed Microsoft Office 97 and you are using the Novell Client 32 software.

You could start with the usual, scandisk, sfc from Safe Mode, you may also want to test your RAM with the diagnostics in my signature.

Liam

[Nix]

Start in safe mode and then :

Start > Run

Type scanreg /fix press enter and follow any prompts

Retry

If that doesn't work

Start in safe mode and then :

Start > Run

Type scanreg /restore press enter

Pick a previous working date if available and press enter and follow any prompts

Retry

[pitbull10]

Hi Nik

Brill worked first time Scanreg /restore

Thanks very much

pit

[Nix]

Great, thanks for posting back and letting us know.