can't boot up
error message

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can anybody help please, my computer does not boot up even in safe mode, i get a error message coming up saying.
File Name VMM(12) +00001A77
Error OE : 0028 : C022CD5F,
press any key to continue, then another screen appears with another code quoting: C0280A77, i know its ancient but i'm running Me with 4.3Gb harddrive

Welcome to PCHF.

Give this a try...

Click Start
Click Run
Type scanregw.exe
Hit Enter

If you are unable to boot into windows try this:

Restart the pc and boot into dos and type the following:

c: <enter>
CD\windows\command <enter>
scanreg.exe/fix <enter>

thanks for replying guys, could you please tell me how does one boot into dos

Try F8 on boot up and see if it brings up the choice menu?

You may need the ME boot disk:http://www.bootdisk.com/

Or do you already have the ME startup disk?

i made a boot disc earlier today, when it runs it asks whether to boot from hdd or cd rom, i say hdd, it starts ok, but when the desktop has finished loading within 5 seconds i get the same error message