Hi Debbie, here are some of the instuctions from MS http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;222469 Windows Me To restart to a command prompt and run ScanDisk in real mode, follow these steps: Start your computer by using the Windows Me Startup disk. If you need to create a Startup disk, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: 267287 How to Create a Startup Disk in Windows Me From the Startup menu, choose Minimum Boot. At the command prompt, type scandisk, and then press ENTER. Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews see ~ http://www.mwn.ca <mikeswhatsnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> See my Anti-Virus pages ~ http://virusinfo.hackfix.org A Technical Support Alliance Charter Member http://groups.yahoo.com/group/techsupportalliance/ *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 21/11/2002 at 11:58 PM Debbie A. wrote: Um...How do I start in DOS? I have WIN ME. Inside me is a skinny woman trying to get out. But I can usually shut the bit@# up with chocolate." ~*~*~*~*~ Was this forwarded to you? Want to subscribe? Send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe. For a complete list of email commands for our list send an email to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of "info 1stpickpchelp" without the quotes. If you wish to unsubscribe from our list send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe To contact the list moderators send an email to 1stpickpchelp-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~