re: double context menu
Friday, August 29, 2008 at 8:06 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by DanTheMan
(140 messages posted)
i reregister the system dlls but that didit work and changed my icons lol
and i haven't got a reg back that's around my time there all old and i would have
to reinstall lots of stuff lol
and i don't want reformat the hole computer i done to much with it if i did i would
have to do so much stuff
On Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 1:41 pm, Ed wrote:
>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:
>
>
>href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/msninvestor/Patch/1.0/WIN98/EN-US/mcrepair.EXE">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
>target=_blank>http://www.bootdisk.com) and type the following at the C:\ prompt
>-
>
>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
>
>
>
>
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