registry problem

[luck of the irish]

open up ME using CD if necessary and if you think you are good enough do the following

Start -> run -> msconfig -> boot.ini -> check boot paths

do this and tell us what results come back.

[mikey909]

Set it for HDD to be the first boot device, if you want put the CD second or the FDD.
Let us know how that works for you.

That did not work.

My choices are:

Floppy -  ARMD FDD -  ARMD HDD - IDE HDD - ATAPI CD-ROM - DISABLED

When I run this:

Start -> run -> msconfig -> boot.ini -> check boot paths


I get the system configuration utility with 7 tabs,  general , system.ini , win.ini ,  static vxds ,  startup ,  environment  ,  and international.  Don't see  boot.ini.

[luck of the irish]

look in win.ini and system.ini check paths

[BC_Programmer]

Paths have nothing to do with this, and Win 9x doesn't have a Boot.ini.

the cause here, is that the hard drive- is simply not bootable yet.

In order to make it bootable- boot back into the CD. once at the prompt type "SYS C:" which will transfer the core boot files to the proper location on the HD.

Then reboot. It should boot to the HD on it's own.