rhan Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I have a blue screen error - 'Windows protection error - you neeed to restart your computer'.If restarted it runs OK in safe mode, giving full access to files etc, but can only get files out on floppies.Many applications cannot be started because winspool driver is absent.Can anyone give me any advice please? Is there any way to recover from this.If I try to reload windows will I lose all files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Are you sure that Winspool is the cause of some of your problems, as all that driver does is send print jobs to Network Shared Printers or to LPT ports.From my memories of ME, it has system restore which can be accessed from safe mode, have you tried that ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhan Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Are you sure that Winspool is the cause of some of your problems, as all that driver does is send print jobs to Network Shared Printers or to LPT ports.From my memories of ME, it has system restore which can be accessed from safe mode, have you tried that ?.Yes but there was only 1 restore point available from a couple of days earlier and it made no difference. Re winspool message - yes it seems strange that a command to open most application files results in an immediate requirement for the winspool driver but that is what happens. It would seem to me that there is a corruption in the windows files and I will have to try a drive format and reload of windows from my original cd, and put up with losing a lot of data which I can't get out by floppies.Any otgher ideas anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I never had Windows ME, but it's not much different from Windows 98. I remember that Windows 9x was really very easy to reinstall, especially a Verify (repair) install.In Windows 98 there was a tool called 'Batch98', which created a batch setup script for easy reinstallation. You just changed (under [setup]) Verify=1 to specify a repair install.So I recommend a repair install in that manner; I'm pretty sure that ME has the same tools as 98. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa1916 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Windows ME has been unsupported for 3 years so if your using it for internet use you could be wide open to attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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