computer reprograming help - DPChallenge Forums

06/05/2004 02:33:53 PM · #1

Hi peeps,

I am really hoping someone can help me here, because its driving me crazy and I have been working on this other machine for weeks, and its so frastrating.

I had been trying to format it, and it would not respond to the command at all. I had been running on an upgrade of Win ME and under that I had Win 98. I actually re ran Win 98 and it then let me format.

Anyway so I finally had cleared it all last night, so I was happy.

However because I had been working on safe mood for weeks now, when I went back to normal mood (which resets computer to the mood before last reset) it was pretty much just safe mood.

It only had the 16 colors and nothing starts at start up.

Does anyone know how to reprogram the config so the computer will run as it should? I know if you have a start up disk you can, but my disk was also made with this weird normal mood so that will not work.

I am really desparate, so if someone has any ideas please help.

Thanks

06/05/2004 02:42:01 PM · #2

you have to reinstall all the drivers for your hardware.

did you format the c: drive and reinstall the OS?
why even look at at winME its a waste of an OS

06/05/2004 02:45:49 PM · #3

The drivers are all there. ME comes with everthing, which is why I use it. It means you dont need drivers for things like card readers and stuff like that, which is why I use it.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 L IS

06/05/2004 02:46:08 PM · #4

Aren't you presented with choices as to which mode to start in? They normally appear for a few seconds as a list of options, including

- Normal mode
- Logged
- Safe mode

There might be other choices in the list, I can't recall at this point, been a while since I've dealt with Win98.

06/05/2004 02:48:38 PM · #5

Originally posted by kirbic:

Yeah that does come up. However normal mood is identical to start up. Like none of the start up programs are running when I go into task bar and like i mentioned the colors are not there either. It thinks this is normal. So I need to reprogram it so it does open background files like systray and all of that. does that make sense?

thanks

06/05/2004 02:49:50 PM · #6

if you think winME comes with everything you have to do some rethinking.

under the device manager all your hardware is properly installed with no yellow flags?

brownt

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

06/05/2004 02:50:32 PM · #7

Originally posted by soup:

if you think winME comes with everything you have to do some rethinking.

under the device manager all your hardware is properly installed with no yellow flags?

Agree with Soup,

SOunds like you have no drivers installed for your graphics card...

06/05/2004 02:51:02 PM · #8

you formatted the drive - none of the other programs are installed anymore.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

06/05/2004 02:59:34 PM · #9

the drivers are fine. I have checked on all of that anyway. what ever is wrong is in the start up somewhere.

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

06/05/2004 03:03:00 PM · #10

Originally posted by loz1:

the drivers are fine. I have checked on all of that anyway. what ever is wrong is in the start up somewhere.

Right click on the desktop, choose properties, then look at the Settings tab. That will give you the option to change colour depth/etc.

Also, what are you expecting to start and startup?

Message edited by author 2004-06-05 19:03:28.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

06/05/2004 03:05:05 PM · #11

Originally posted by PaulMdx:

Originally posted by loz1:
the drivers are fine. I have checked on all of that anyway. what ever is wrong is in the start up somewhere.

Right click on the desktop, choose properties, then look at the Settings tab. That will give you the option to change colour depth/etc.

Also, what are you expecting to start and startup?

Thanks, but that is locked. Because its a copy of safe mood, it can not be changed.

all of the backgrown programs should start at start up. The only thing that is in task manager is explorer which is really strange.

Message edited by author 2004-06-05 19:06:20.

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

06/05/2004 03:07:12 PM · #12

Originally posted by loz1:

Thanks, but that is locked. Because its a copy of safe mood, it can not be changed.

You'll need to startup in Normal mode - there's no other way around it.

Originally posted by loz1:

all of the backgrown programs should start at start up. The only thing that is in task manager is explorer which is really strange.

What programs?

06/05/2004 03:11:29 PM · #13

Originally posted by PaulMdx:

Originally posted by loz1:
Thanks, but that is locked. Because its a copy of safe mood, it can not be changed.

You'll need to startup in Normal mode - there's no other way around it.

Originally posted by loz1:
all of the backgrown programs should start at start up. The only thing that is in task manager is explorer which is really strange.

What programs?

But I am in normal mood. It is just running as though its in safe mood lol Its totally weirf lol

i dont really know what programs, but windows usually has a few things going on in the bg. i know the stuff i installed like MS off is not opening up which it should because i have it set too.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/05/2004 03:18:02 PM · #14

why did you have to format to begin with?

maybe you didnt fix the original issue...

goinskiing

Canon EOS-6D

06/05/2004 03:24:25 PM · #15

I would think that if you completely wiped the drive and reloaded the OS, then it really shouldn't have any of these problems. I am just curious, what exactly were you doing or what caused you to format your HD? What made you say "I need to reformat" and then what were the exact steps you took. I am just trying to figure out all the steps you and as many details as possible so we can help.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/05/2004 03:26:48 PM · #16

well considering it took a few weeks, to accomplish, i am semi-against seeing the steps, and more curious just as to why it was formatted.

Message edited by author 2004-06-05 19:27:12.

goinskiing

Canon EOS-6D

06/05/2004 03:30:01 PM · #17

Originally posted by soup:

well considering it took a few weeks, to accomplish, i am semi-against seeing the steps, and more curious just as to why it was formatted.

how could it take two weeks to format...
okay, really, that is what I was looking for too, what made you need to reformat?

06/05/2004 03:33:11 PM · #18

Its my sisters old computer. It has a 20 gig c drive and it was completely filled up with crap. It needed to be started again.

Anyway this computer had something in the processor that seems to block formats. I should know it took me ages to do it the last time too. Both times it only let me format after reinstalling Win 98 over the top and both times I had this problem.

Last time i dont know how it got fixed but it just did. I tried so many things and eventually it worked. However last time i also had the internet to help me, this time i dont have a connection for that computer.

tomlewis1980

Canon EOS-10D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

06/05/2004 04:02:43 PM · #19

loz,

I take it that if you right click on your desktop, click properties then select the settings tab, is 800 by 600 the only screen resolution avaliable to you? And is 16 color mode the the only Color quality?

Also do you have any of the driver disks that may have been supplied with the PC?

06/05/2004 04:03:46 PM · #20

Originally posted by tomlewis1980:

Yes and Yes :)

tomlewis1980

Canon EOS-10D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

06/05/2004 04:09:44 PM · #21

It definitely sounds like you don't have the graphics drivers installed correctly, do you have a drivers disk specifically for the graphics card?

egillibsen

Canon EOS-20D

06/05/2004 04:12:19 PM · #22

Reformat your drive, setup Win 98 again, it is much better than ME ever was. If you still like to use the ME, then put the OS cd in AFTER you have completely set the WIN98 in working order and choose upgrade. ME is seriously flawed thought.

06/05/2004 05:02:20 PM · #23

Originally posted by tomlewis1980:

It definitely sounds like you don't have the graphics drivers installed correctly, do you have a drivers disk specifically for the graphics card?

I just tried that now. I put the driver in and now I can't even get into Normal mood at all. I am not sure whats happened but it will not load and an error comes up. I am now trying to restore it back to yesturday, but I dont think that is working either.

06/05/2004 05:06:38 PM · #24

have someone else fix it...