Tek-Tips Guru's I would like to ask for your help. I have a P3-600, 256K RAM, 40 GB HD (36 GB free), running ME. When I try to format a floppy in A drive it appears as if the format begins but the system freezes. Hitting ctrl-alt-del to end process works, but then windows explorer freezes (task mgr. states it's not responding). Hitting ctrl-alt-del again to end that task works but then another program freezes. I have to reboot the system to get it back to running order. When trying to defragment C dive the same issue arises. I can read from and write to both the floppy and C drive. I tried to reinstall ME, but the installation process freezes the computer after the first stage. Don't want to format the C drive because I have a bunch of software I can't replace. And yes, I am an idiot because I don't have back-up.
The only thing I can say is that I do know the format A worked at one time, and I don't know about the defrag becaused I never needed it before. The only thing that has changed is that I downloaded software from Microsoft (ME upgrades), Tucows (some shareware), ICQ from AOL, and a driver from Nvidea. I removed shareware and ICQ but problem still exists. Folks, any help you can provide will be most appreciated. I thank you all in advance for your assistance.
The only thing I can say is that I do know the format A worked at one time, and I don't know about the defrag becaused I never needed it before. The only thing that has changed is that I downloaded software from Microsoft (ME upgrades), Tucows (some shareware), ICQ from AOL, and a driver from Nvidea. I removed shareware and ICQ but problem still exists. Folks, any help you can provide will be most appreciated. I thank you all in advance for your assistance.