And yeh.. MS are aiming for a standardized PC platform to eliminate excess drivers and hassle so upgrading your BIOS may also remove the shutdown problem.
If its a Desktop, get the fcc number from the Main board and use altavista to find out the Main Board manufacturer then use WinDrivers.com to go to the downloads page.

Load times don''t matter too much when you never reboot

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Martee
http://www.csc.uvic.ca/~mdill

python_regious: Just try to do a clean install from the Windows 98 upgrade CD, and when it doesn''t detect that Windows 95 is installed on your hard drive it will ask you for your Windows 95 install CD. Once Windows 98 setup verifies that you have the CD, it will let you install Windows 98 from scratch. The Windows Me upgrade CD works similarly.

Some Guy: Maybe you meant "patches" instead of "patch"? Windows Update has a lot of fixes for Windows Me, Internet Explorer, etc. If you haven''t downloaded them already, I suggest that you do.

Your ten-second shutdown button is probably enabled in the BIOS... I found it annoying on my puter so I disabled it.

For the modem problem, delete the modem in Hardware Device Manager, reboot, let Windows Plug''n''Play it. Then update the drivers in Modem Control Panel. If this doesn''t fix it, talk to Micron.

Or don''t talk to Micron... telling someone to unplug their power supply is about the lamest thing I''ve heard for fixing a Windows system error.

For the Oni problem, it''s likely a video driver issue. Look for a patch on their site, or try enabling a different rendermode (OpenGL / Direct3D / software -- if they have it). I haven''t played the game but it sounds like a fatal system error that Windows is catching and rebooting on. Or is your video card / system overheating and causing a restart? Try installing mobo/cpu thermal monitor software, and see if this is the case.

For the suspend problem... why even bother? If you really must save money on electrical bills, then turn your computer off when not using it. Otherwise just use a blank screensaver. Seriously, to fix this, learn more about what the suspend feature does. Go into Power Management in Control Panel, and try enabling / disabling different features. See which one is the culprit. Could be your video card has bad drivers or is incompatible with your motherboard, hence the root of all your problems.

And please, be very wary when dealing with technical support. If Micron is giving you hoops to jump through (shutting down in a certain sequence, or unplugging hardware to fix software problems) then go elsewhere for support (even if it''s not under warranty and you must pay for it). Or get a friend who knows what they''re doing, to format and reinstall everything on your system so you KNOW what is done right and what is not. But don''t ever trust a system''s stability if you bought your system from someplace that mass-produces the damn things for trade shows.

(This coming from a tech-support agent who has seen more than he cares to about passing the buck and giving lame solutions.)



MatrixCubed
http://MatrixCubed.org

I have a Abit ZM6 and my keyboard light stays on when the computer is off.

My MS (hehe) keyboard has some pretty bright lights, and it shines onto the ceiling.

*sigh*



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"I''m a decorated astronaut, I don''t make those kind of mistakes."
"Oh now wait a minute. Look I''ll show ya. I''ll enter the same calculations using what we like to call ''The Right Way''."

-Rem

I have been running WinME without any problems whatsoever.