I was experiencing problems with the computer not shutting down properly and subsequently not starting properly. I have a Gateway machine (2001), 1.3GHz hard drive and Windows ME operating system.

While attempting a system restoration using the manufacturer’s recovery disk, I received the following error message, “Drive 0 (or could be "O" - cannot really tell) is in a corrupt state due to a previous incomplete restore operation. The partition table of this drive must be erased in order for the ImageCast client to initialize properly”. The machine freezes at this POINT and I cannot go any further. I restart the machine by turning the power off, with the recovery disk in the CD ROM it prompts to LOAD from the CD ROM but, then gets stuck with the above message.


Travel Here first and have a look around...
You will need to use FDisk to rebuild the partition table before proceeding.
This guide will show a simulation of all the steps involved.
All that would be required is for you to travel to bootdisk.com and DLoad a WinME bootdisk file. This then needs to be extracted to a clean floppy so you can rebuild the partition and format the drive so the Restore CD will run.

Have a look and let us know how COMFORTABLE you would be performing the above....Thanks for your reply.

I have gone to bootdisk.com and downloaded a WinMe bootdisk to a CDROM. I'm assuming I can put it into the CDROM drive upon turning on the computer and it will read the program?

I have looked around in the "travel here" link per your response but, there are several options which I'm not sure which one applies to my specific issue. Could you please send specific next step instructions?

Thanks again!In the first screen it has the option to Display Partition info...you need to do this first just in case the drive has a hidden partition.
This would contain Restore files from the manuf. and we don't want to touch that.
Post back with that info.When I start up the computer with the WinMe boot disk in the CDROM I get the error message, "INVALID system disk, Replace the disk, and then PRESS any key".Did you follow the instructions to make the CD bootable or juset burn the file to a CD ? ?I just copied it to the CD, didn't know there was a difference. I will go back and try to make it bootable per the instructions.If you use Nero for burning or Roxio there are instructions there as well...