Date sent: Sun, 14 May 2000 03:42:46 -0700 Send reply to: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: A&C Thompson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] reloading windows still having trouble(3) To: [log in to unmask] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert Cooke > Subject: reloading windows still having trouble(3) > > > > My freind is still having trouble reloading windows. Here is a little more > information about the trouble.The system is a Packard Bell 150mhz,48Ram. I > am not sure what version of 95 he has running. But he is trying to reload > > I guessing here, but maybe it would help to use dos safe mode, and remove > any control panel extensions (*.cpl) from C:\windows\system ? Anyone ever > tried that? I don't know if it would help or hurt. It almost sounds like > he's trying to install 95a over 95c, or something like that. > > Alan Thompson > Hi, yes, its possible, he tried to overwrite w95b/c with 'a'. in that case, he should start brand new installation from pure Dos and at the moment the program ask him to leave old file/s, he should overwright them (answering: no) ... - for sure, before installation, he can delete the file 'control.exe' in c:\windows dir which starts Control panel. -- cu Miodrag Drenovcanin ======================================== Please reply with a 'Text-Only' message. Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://nospin.com/pc/pcsoft.html