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re: double context menu
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ed
(598 messages posted)
1. RE-REGISTER THE SYSTEM DLL FILES
Go to START > RUN and then type:
regsvr32 urlmon.dll
Press Enter. You should see a brief message that the dll has been successfully registered.
Do the same with the following, one at a time, pressing enter after each:
regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Browseui.dll
regsvr32 Shell32.dll
Then download and install this Microsoft patch, which will install DLL files that
are compatible with Win98:
MCREPAIR.EXE
Answer YES when prompted to replace a Newer file with an Older version.
2. REVERT TO A REGISTRY BACKUP
Boot to DOS (using a bootable floppy disk, e.g. from http://www.bootdisk.com) and type the following at the C:\ prompt
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SCANREG /RESTORE
Note the space before the forward slash in this command.
Follow the on-screen instructions, and try to restore the *oldest* backup of the
registry (they're listed by date) as that's the one with the best chance of being
from before the problem arose.
By default Windows keeps 5 backup copies of the Windows Registry, so that you can
go back to before the problem arose.
When an on-screen message tells you that the registry has been successfully restored,
restart the computer normally.
3. HOW TO REINSTALL Windows ME WITHOUT AN INSTALLATION CD
If nothing else works, you can reinstall Windows ME even if you have no installation
CD, by following the instructions in this post:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winme/1081893868
This is a bit of a "heavy" option though. You will lose all your settings, and will
therefore have to reinstall all your PC's hardware and all programs. You *must* have
the original setup disks and CDs to hand in order to do this.
You *must* also have your "product key" (serial number) to hand. The Product Key
is stored (in plain text, unencrypted) in the Windows Registry at -
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
To obtain the product key at the DOS prompt, type the following commands at the C:>
prompt, one command per line, press enter after typing each line -
PATH=A:;C:;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
FIND "ProductKey" C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT > C:\ProductKey.txt
You might want to post here again for further suggestions before reinstalling Windows,
as that is a bit of a drastic solution (and doesn't always work).
4. USE THE SYSTEM RESTORE CD
Reinstall Windows by running the System Restore CD which came with your computer.
This CD erases everything in the computer. It will DELETE all your files,
mp3's, and settings. It is ESSENTIAL to copy all your files (especially all your
work, data and mp3's) to another disk, BEFORE using this CD.
As you will lose all your settings, you will therefore have to reinstall all of your
PC's hardware and all programs. You *must* have the original setup disks and CDs
to hand in order to do this.
You *must* also have your "product key" (serial number) to hand. The Product Key
is stored (in plain text, unencrypted) in the Windows Registry at -
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
To obtain the product key at the DOS prompt, type the following commands at the C:>
prompt, one command per line, press enter after typing each line -
PATH=A:;C:;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
FIND "ProductKey" C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT > C:\ProductKey.txt
You might want to post here again for further suggestions before using a System Restore
CD, as that is a bit of a drastic solution.
Ed
On Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 6:05 am, DanTheMan wrote:
>well my problom is that when i right click on a short cut on the desktop or any
short
>cut any where else its show double the things like winrar it will show two of compress
>and email
>
>i will show you a image of my problom
>
>http://www.jedidaniel.110mb.com/windows%20me.htm
>
>aother problom is that if i right click on a short cut it will some times restart
>all a sudden the hole computer which is really annoying
>
>
- Written in response to:
- double context menu (DanTheMan: Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 6:05 am)
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