This is probably a really stupid question, but I don't
have much experience with computers.
Is it possible to boot DOS without a startup disk?

Need a little help please, we have a laptop with no serial
port, we bought a usb to serial convertor.  We can't get
it to work.  We were told to reload software but convertor
didn't come with any.  

I have purchased windows Me and i need to know if I need
to take windows 95 completely off my computer before I
install the new windows version or can i just pop the cd
into the cd rom and install it.

Although I totally re-installed windows ME due to a couple
of problems I couldn't install Office 2000 as I get the
message that the MSIexec is missing. After checking the
registry according the Windows Knowledge base I couldn't

i deleted all windows directorys on my hard drive in an
attempt to get a clean installation.
when i entered the windows me disk it asked for
verification of a previous version of windows (which i

I am currently running Windows 98 and attempting to
upgrade to ME. When the upgrade is installed my browser
(IE 6.0) no longer functions. I can connect and ping
websites but the pages do not open on the browser. When ME

I have lost the printed "product key" for my Windows ME
cd.  However, I have that system installed and believe
that the product key probably can be found somewhere in
the installed files.  Can someone please tell me where to

after major problems i decided to re instal windows me,
it gets so far as looking for plug and play then either
freezes or restarts it self

I don't have an EBD and I got an error BROWSE1.dll and I
can't bring my home pc up. I am looking for a EBD. i was
installing a web browser and I kiiled the installation. I
got the errror message Explorer has caused an error in

Sorry for the stupid question, I don't use computers
much.  I need to run a program (to clean my printer)that's
on a floppy disk.  The instructions are that to run the
program I need to exit Windows to DOS.  How do I do this?  

trying to help a friend, she downloaded "critcal" updates
on her computer and now it won't come back up. At first
it gave her the %1 to %2 error that I saw on other posts.
I tried all the suggested remedies from the posts but had

I am attempting to re-install WindowsME. When files are
being copied from the CD during setup, the program stops
at 65% and I receive the following error message:
SUWIN caused General Protection Fault at 0002:24AE VERX.DLL

Hello. I am the administrator of our company's network.
Many user always drag the folders to somewhere carelessly.
Does anyone know how to disable the user to drag and drop
feature in Windows ME. I am tired to help the user to look

When booting up ME:  a request for pass word appears.  If,
wrong pass word no entrance permitted; if, correct pass
word entrance permitted; however, if Cancel is selected
entrance is permitted.  Why?