After you finish formatting, you then need to have the CD in the drive. The setup CDs are not necessary WHILE you format, but you can always drop them in there while the formatting is taking place. After you format, you then switch to the drive letter that represents your CD drive. If your CD drive is the D drive, you enter: d: and press [ENTER]. Then you type: SETUP and press [ENTER] and the setup will begin. Here's a good follow-along for installing Windows ME: http://www.windows-help.net/windowsMe/install-pf.htm I would suggest printing this out for yourself and following along if you have any problems. In that write-up, you can begin where it says FORMAT. Let us know how it goes. ---Troth ----- Original Message ----- From: Sylviavandewall To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:17 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: DBX-files Hi Troth, Thank you for the encouraging (had to look up that word -:))) words. I never solved the problem with the DBX-files but it does not matter because I'm going to reformat anyway. I already saved most things I wanted. My next question is: When I put in the start-up disk from WindowsME and after I type in Format C: /u. what do I do next? Will the computer tell me to put in the CD's or do I have to do something else? Sylvia........Holland. > Number one rule ANYTIME dealing with computers... never be discouraged. I'll tell you, I learned all my computer knowledge on my own... no schooling, no training, no mentor. I learned from reading magazines in waiting rooms, watching TechTV before it WAS TechTV, opening up systems and experimenting, and just reformatting every other month. When I first got into all this, I can't think of any other one person that has reformatted their system more than me... except Cosmic Charlie, if he's still on the list. > :-) > But, anyway... that's how you learn. And, I'm still learning today. And, just when you think you have a stupid question, that question many times baffles the more experienced techs on the list... not to mention that about another 10% of the list need the same question answered or at one time needed the same question answered. And, for what's its worth, your question and any answers go into our archive, so as to be searched by future members if they have the same problem. In other words, no question is ever stupid... EVER. > > With that said, don't be afraid to experiment with your computer. The only thing you should do is always make sure you backup the important stuff. When I say important stuff, I don't mean the installation files or stuff you've downloaded from the net. I mean stuff you cannot replace (ie. photos from a digital camera, reports you've written, financial saves from programs like Quicken). Your favorites in Internet Explorer are not going to kill you if you lose them. Sure, you can add them to your backup set... but, losing them won't kill you (at least not most people). And, I'm referring to backing up the important stuff in the event you're about to do something that could be risky. If you making an everyday backup set, as I now do, THEN you can add all your important stuff plus the not-so-important stuff. > > Several backup programs on the market to make the backups. WinBackup, by LIUtilities, is a popular one, but will cost you 40 bucks. A free one that I like and I use is called Back It Up, which can be attained as freeware from here: > http://w1.321.telia.com/~u32102551/ > > What to backup... > > When you're ready to use a program to make the backups, tell us here on the list, and I'll throw at you a bunch of stuff and locations that you should backup. And, I'm sure everyone else will throw in a few also. If you use Back It Up, I'll tell you how to use it. > > With that said, don't be discouraged, and make learning fun, not frustrating. > :-) > > ---Troth To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk