In windows me my explorer shell was changed USING aston program. Something went wrong and now only a blue screen appears at boot. I was told it was possible to use a win 95 boot disk to remedy this problem. Is there someone who can tell me how to use this to access my system files and change my shell back to explorer? I believe it's located in the system.ini FILE. Thank-you for any and all help or suggestions.Try going into Safe Mode at boot (F8 before the Windows logo) and choosing System RESTORE to a point before this error began. It sounds like it was very recent.

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Thanks for your response. Safe mode brings up a grey screen with safe mode written in every corner. Still unable to access any files. I think it needs to have the explorer shell to boot into safe mode. Thanks again, any IDEAS are welcome.Ahh, the Blue Screen of Death?The last time that I saw DOS4WinME or similar installed, the only sensible option was a complete reinstallation of ME.

It is the System.ini file you're thinking about and a working file from a VM is listed here:

CODE: [Select][keyboard]
keyboard.dll=
oemansi.bin=xlat850.bin
subtype=
type=4

[drivers32]
msacm.lhacm=lhacm.acm
VIDC.VDOM=vdowave.drv
msacm.msaudio1=msaud32.acm
msacm.sl_anet=sl_anet.acm
MSACM.imaadpcm=imaadp32.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=msadp32.acm
MSACM.msgsm610=msgsm32.acm
MSACM.msg711=msg711.acm
MSACM.trspch=tssoft32.acm
vidc.CVID=iccvid.dll
VIDC.IV31=ir32_32.dll
VIDC.IV32=ir32_32.dll
vidc.MSVC=msvidc32.dll
VIDC.MRLE=msrle32.dll
VIDC.IV50=ir50_32.dll
msacm.iac2=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IAC25_32.AX
msacm.l3acm=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\L3CODECA.ACM

[NonWindowsApp]
TTInitialSizes=4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 22

[power.drv]

[drivers]
wavemapper=*.drv
MSACM.imaadpcm=*.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=*.acm
wave=mmsystem.dll
midi=mmsystem.dll

[iccvid.drv]

[mciseq.drv]

[mci]
cdaudio=mcicda.drv
sequencer=mciseq.drv
waveaudio=mciwave.drv
avivideo=mciavi.drv
videodisc=mcipionr.drv
vcr=mcivisca.drv
MPEGVideo=mciqtz.drv
MPEGVideo2=mciqtz.drv

[vcache]

[MSNP32]

[Password Lists]

[386Enh]
ebios=*ebios
woafont=app850.fon
mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd
device=*dynapage
device=*vcd
device=*vpd
device=*int13
keyboard=*vkd
display=*vdd,*vflatd

[boot.description]
system.drv=Standard PC
keyboard.typ=Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
mouse.drv=VMware Pointing Device
aspect=100,96,96
display.drv=Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)

[boot]
oemfonts.fon=vga850.fon
shell=Explorer.exe
system.drv=system.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv
user.exe=user.exe
gdi.exe=gdi.exe
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
*DisplayFallback=0
fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon
fonts.fon=vgasys.fon
386Grabber=vgafull.3gr
display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv

[TTFontDimenCache]
0 4=2 4
0 5=3 5
0 6=4 6
0 7=4 7
0 8=5 8
0 9=5 9
0 10=6 10
0 11=7 11
0 12=7 12
0 13=8 13
0 14=8 14
0 15=9 15
0 16=10 16
0 18=11 18
0 20=12 20
0 22=13 22
If you use this, only use the relevant parts!
Whether this will work or not depends on exactly which software was used. In most cases, a lot of other fundamental changes are made.Quote

In windows me my explorer shell was changed using aston program.