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Longname file detected in scandisk
Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 8:22 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Esther Salness
(1 messages posted)
I cant start up normally. In auto scandisk mode it warns of a longname file and freezes.
I am not that knowledgable in these areas. This has happened for so long I put it
away and almost threw out the computer. Now I also have a laptop with Vista so I
can go online for help but cant download onto HP w Win ME.
I cant fix it if I dont know what is wrong.
I managed to open normal mode after several hard starts by stopping scandisk and
reg chkr by using exit and end task and by ending any irrelevant programs and evenually
see the desktop, but the system setup displayer stays running and soon it freezes
anyway. I restarted in that mode many times from the start menu. So I could open
and run a program or software but for a few minutes and it freezes. I cant get to
where I can do anything. Once I opened in normal mode, but I can't get a normal
shutdown and restart after that. It goes through everything all over again.
I don't have a copy of windows me to reinstall and I've tried restoring completely
and still got the same problems. Now it gets frozen in the restore disk 1 and I cant
complete a restore system any longer. I have a reboot other fixit I downloaded on
a flashdrive but the usb port wont acknowledge it and I can't use it in normal mode
without freezing up to go online. What type of
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