Re: ME update now computer won't boot up
From: MowGreen [MVP] (mowgreen_at_nowandzen.com)
Date: 05/06/04
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Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 09:06:24 -0700
The following was posted by Mike Maltby, MS-MVP :
" First boot to DOS using a floppy and check whether you have a
WININIT.INI file in your C:\WINDOWS folder. If present rename it to
something like wininit.old and try booting again. It is also probable
that you will have to repeat the last software install or update that
you made. See MS KB283069 -
"Error Message: (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=283069).
If you can't find a wininit.ini file then I suspect your problem is
due to the C:\_RESTORE\TEMP folder having around 64K files in it which
is the limit(2**16) for the number of files that can be located in a
folder using the FAT32 filing system. This can also lead to the
"Cannot upgrade file %1 from %2.." message when booting. I suggest
you try deleting the _RESTORE folder with the loss of any system
restore checkpoints you might have (not that I think they are now
usable) and see if that solves the problem. [BTW do you
have any Symantec applications installed? I ask because LiveUpdate is
implicated in this problem.] Delete the folder as follows:
a) Boot to DOS using a floppy. Do NOT choose "Minimal Boot" from the
menu when booting from a floppy but rather choose "Start computer with
(or without) CD-ROM support" otherwise the ATTRIB command will not be
available.
b) At the DOS A:\> prompt, type:
A:\> ATTRIB -H -S -R C:\_RESTORE
A:\> REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST
c) Remove the floppy
d) Reboot your PC
Another problem though is that the update you were doing was probably
never completed so your system may still be unusable. If however it
does manage to boot then
e) Delete the folder C:\OLDREST
f) Check that an automatic system restore checkpoint was created.
g) Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder:
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore
slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is normally more
than adequate for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of
checkpoints to be available although increasing this to perhaps 400MB
for a few days during periods of large installs such Microsoft Office
is advisable.
-- Mike Maltby MS-MVP " MowGreen [MVP] *-343-* Never Forgotten Susan wrote: > I scanned for updates and when I restarted my computer it never got past the Window ME page. I revealed an error that kept looping : Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from 2%... Not sure if the % part is correct because it went off my screen. How do I start my computer to fix this??
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