Hi Matt,

Answers are interspersed, since there are two questions.
> Ok my pc fall down go boom.
Quick! Call PC-911! It's fallen and can't get up! *G*
> 2 questions:
> 1. Anyone know how to clear up "Windows Protection Error?"
> (windows ME)
Actually, it could be any nuber of things, the monitor problem may
or not have anything to so with it.
Starting with this Microsoft Knowledge base page, and following the
troubleshooting link, you might be able to determine the cause and
fix it:
http://tinyurl.com/4bnf
> 2. If I want to try the good old, reformat hard drive technique, how
> do I do that (from safe mode)
Actually you can't format a drive that's in use. You'll need to get a
WinME boot disk (from freepctech.com) and boot with that. You'll
be able to run fdisk and/or format from the a:\ drive. A quick list of
commands for DOS is found at
http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

Hope these suggestions help some, and your puter is up and
running soon. :-)

Sue Clark
Bristol, ME

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