I have a 9 year old Dell 8100 with Windows ME. It has been running slow for some time. I thought I could fix it by re-installing the operating system. My first mistake was that I did not back up any of my files. The next problem is that the re-install stalled,
so I stopped the install. I figured out how to restart the install but now I'm afraid that if I continue all my files will be gone. 1. Are my files gone anyway? 2. Should I attempt to finish the install? 3. Can I stop or undo the install
and recover my files? Thanks, Tom
My, it's a long time since I saw an ME problem :)
It depends on whether your ME disk is a Recovery disk, or an MS OEM -type disk (many Dells were of this type).
To recover your files you need to stop the reinstall NOW!!
you can then investigate what files remain, using the boot floppy (or boot CD).
Assuming the files are available, then your best bet is to boot using something like a Bart PE disk, and copy the files to a thumb drive
You can then complete the reinstall.
For more ME help - feel free to visit my site (below), or
www.aumha.net where specialists are available.
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