Gateway Windows ME Recovery on new WD Hard-drive

Just put the OE System Recovery CD in the drive and follow the directions,
right? Yeah... riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

OK... about 5 trips through that amusing (to someone) little labyrinth, I'm
back to where I was when Symantec's paybackware (Norton Internet Security 04)
fixed my wagon for uninstalling it IAW Instructions from my old Drive.
Sometimes I can boot right up; usually it hangs and requires several kicks
via power-sw on Surge, trips through "Safe Mode," etc. One more {yawn} POS
that does not function as-advertised, in a world increasingly characterized
by same.

Q: can Windows-Update examine my system and detect things-amiss (other than
Gatewayâ„¢ saw me coming) and recommend fixes (other than float-testing this
Gatewayâ„¢ boat-anchor)..? Thanks for your time.

No, Windows Update is for detecting the need for and installing updates,
not detecting problems.
If you are having random problems booting, go to the hard drive
manufacturers website and get their hard drive diagnostics.

Also:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/needagain.htm

Otherwise you should contact Gateway, a Gateway newsgroup
(alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000) or a Windows ME newsgroup:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
http://www.dts-l.org


"Xpltivdletd" <> wrote in message
news:BE7904F5-3771-4883-8CEC-...
> Just put the OE System Recovery CD in the drive and follow the directions,
> right? Yeah... riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
>
> OK... about 5 trips through that amusing (to someone) little labyrinth,
> I'm
> back to where I was when Symantec's paybackware (Norton Internet Security
> 04)
> fixed my wagon for uninstalling it IAW Instructions from my old Drive.
> Sometimes I can boot right up; usually it hangs and requires several kicks
> via power-sw on Surge, trips through "Safe Mode," etc. One more {yawn}
> POS
> that does not function as-advertised, in a world increasingly
> characterized
> by same.
>
> Q: can Windows-Update examine my system and detect things-amiss (other
> than
> GatewayT saw me coming) and recommend fixes (other than float-testing this
> GatewayT boat-anchor)..? Thanks for your time.

Q: Can Windows-Update examine my system and detect things-amiss (other than
Gatewayâ„¢ saw me coming) and recommend fixes (other than float-testing this
Gatewayâ„¢ boat-anchor)..?

A: No.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx

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"Xpltivdletd" wrote:

| Just put the OE System Recovery CD in the drive and follow the directions,
| right? Yeah... riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
|
| OK... about 5 trips through that amusing (to someone) little labyrinth, I'm
| back to where I was when Symantec's paybackware (Norton Internet Security 04)
| fixed my wagon for uninstalling it IAW Instructions from my old Drive.
| Sometimes I can boot right up; usually it hangs and requires several kicks
| via power-sw on Surge, trips through "Safe Mode," etc. One more {yawn} POS
| that does not function as-advertised, in a world increasingly characterized
| by same.
|
| Q: can Windows-Update examine my system and detect things-amiss (other than
| Gatewayâ„¢ saw me coming) and recommend fixes (other than float-testing this
| Gatewayâ„¢ boat-anchor)..? Thanks for your time.