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158654 2003-07-10 04:45:00 ive got a compaq with 20g that has ME and ive tried unsucessfully to fdisk the hard drive because my friend opened an email and on start-up my screen was full of $$$$$$$$, and i am unable to read text as letters and numbers are changed.

can anyone help
visionaire (530)
158655 2003-07-10 05:20:00 First thought if completely unusable - fit in another comp as a slave and format on that. Most places should do this for a moderate price.
Bye
Peter H (220)
158656 2003-07-10 05:29:00 How old is the computer? Is it still under guarantee? Have you got the recovery CD, or a Windows ME installation CD? Did you make the recovery floppy? You should be able to get a copy of the appropriate boot disk from www.bootdisks.com/ .

However, have you got a friend who knows this stuff to help you? It is very difficult to help you with a process which can go wrong in so many ways by remote control. It's so much easier for someone sitting at the keyboard of your computer. :D
Graham L (2)
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