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Cursor

Feb 5, 2004 5:08AM PST

Bob,
still need my Me restored
any new ideas how to get that cursor back?
and I was unable to have the safe mode work

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Re:Cursor
Feb 5, 2004 5:18AM PST
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188867 is a method I use.

Remember, each post is a microcosm on its own. If you had some dual boot and we destroy such in the repair, I wouldn't know about this.

Bob
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Feb 5, 2004 7:54AM PST

Bob,
I used the Diagnostic Setup option (second in the msconfig applet), the computer got into what looks like a safe mode (but there are no safe modes in the corners)
and...
there was the cursor!
going back to normal boot, its gone again!

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That's a clue.
Feb 5, 2004 8:14AM PST

Look over the selective startup options. What can you do without?

Bob

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Re:
Feb 5, 2004 8:46AM PST

and the culprit is: Process System.ini file,
the first box

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What's in SYSTEM.INI?
Feb 5, 2004 10:06AM PST

It may be interesting?

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Re:
Feb 5, 2004 10:00PM PST

not sure I understand your Q
anyway, checked all the boxes except the first one
and got a (almost!) fully functional (incl the cursor) OS, but a gray screen
are we close?

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(NT) When I ask for SYSTEM.INI, why not share it here?
Feb 5, 2004 10:16PM PST

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Reply to this one with the contents of SYSTEM.INI
Feb 5, 2004 10:27PM PST

Use notepad and copy/paste it as a response.

Bob

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Feb 5, 2004 10:43PM PST

[boot]
system.drv=system.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dll
user.exe=user.exe
gdi.exe=gdi.exe
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
shell=Explorer.exe
*DisplayFallback=0

[386Enh]
ebios=*ebios
device=*vshare
device=*dynapage
mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd
device=*vcd
device=*vpd
device=*int13
woafont=dosapp.fon
keyboard=*vkd
display=*vdd,*vflatd

[drivers]
wavemapper=*.drv
MSACM.imaadpcm=*.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=*.acm
wave=mmsystem.dll
midi=mmsystem.dll

[mci]
cdaudio=mcicda.drv
sequencer=mciseq.drv
waveaudio=mciwave.drv
avivideo=mciavi.drv
videodisc=mcipionr.drv
vcr=mcivisca.drv

[drivers32]
MSACM.imaadpcm=imaadp32.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=msadp32.acm
MSACM.msgsm610=msgsm32.acm
MSACM.msg711=msg711.acm
MSACM.trspch=tssoft32.acm
vidc.CVID=iccvid.dll
VIDC.IV31=ir32_32.dll
VIDC.IV32=ir32_32.dll
vidc.MSVC=msvidc32.dll
VIDC.MRLE=msrle32.dll
msacm.lhacm=lhacm.acm

[TTFontDimenCache]
0 12=5 12
0 13=6 12
0 14=7 14
0 15=7 15
0 16=8 16
0 18=10 18
0 20=10 20
0 22=12 22

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Learn to REMark out SYSTEM.INI lines.
Feb 5, 2004 11:39PM PST

Since the MSCONFIG and don't process SYSTEM.INI works (correct me if I read that reply wrong), you can take your current \Windows\System.ini and edit it to disable lines inside to find what item it was.

The supplied System.ini looks more like what I would see if Windows ME was in the don't process SYSTEM.INI with MSCONFIG rather than the real one. It's another Microsoft'ism that you'll have to let MSCONFIG not be in its selective startup and boot up in ME to get the files to flip back into their former content.

But here's how to COMMENT or REMARK out a System.ini line. Example follows.

msacm.lhacm=lhacm.acm

is remarked out by add the ; character.

;msacm.lhacm=lhacm.acm


Bob

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Re:
Feb 6, 2004 12:03AM PST

sorry Bob
I don't quite understand what is it that I have to do,
could you be more specific?
also, the title says: DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!

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Weird. Your post didn't include that line!
Feb 6, 2004 12:33AM PST
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Feb 6, 2004 3:12AM PST

Just noticed
msconfig system.ini tab, 3 lines (with checked boxes), are complete trash!
guess they are corrupted
need to be rewritten?!

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Please share the System.ini contents.
Feb 6, 2004 3:23AM PST

Something must be unclear with my request.

Can you help me ask this in a clear and simple manner?

From what I can tell, we could have found the issue a day ago, if the SYSTEM.INI file was revealed.

If you can't share it, that's fine, but come right out and tell the forum you can't do that.

Best of luck fixing it.

Bob

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Be back in an hour or so. Dog wash day...
Feb 6, 2004 12:37AM PST

You know the drill.

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Re:
Feb 6, 2004 3:49AM PST

Bob come-one
this stuff is completely new to me
I am ready to do whatever you ask me to, in order to
solve the problem

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Just share what's in the SYSTEM.INI file that is causing the issue.
Feb 6, 2004 5:52AM PST

I can ask, and I know you can do this since you did it once.

One more time please.

Bob