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While the computer is starting up, press F-8 to get to the startup menu. From there, select "command prompt only". At this command prompt the drive will be free of open file handles and you will be able to have your way with it. Just be sure you have your original ME disk if you're going to install an upgrade version of a newer Windows OS.

And beware - if your computer came with ME preinstalled and only has what is called a "restore disk", a Windows upgrade may not recognize it as an original product disk. You might just want to do what others have said, just upgrade right over the top of your existing system.

Dave in Eugene

5 posted on 08/22/2003 9:42:25 PM PDT by Clinging Bitterly (Keep forgetting to update this thing from thread-specific taglines. Am I the only one?)

Hey, thanks to all of you.
I followed the instructions of Dave in Eugene and wiped that WINDOWS ME right off the computer.
It's up and running now with windows 2000, the full install.
Also, thanks to pythonicCow and da toolman.
All of you are great!