Webuser Forums: Me re-installation problem

I have an old(ish) Packard Bell PC (bought in 2001) which ran Windows Me without problems until a few weeks ago when it refused to boot up. The hard disk would whirr away, the Windows Me screen would appear for a second then the screen would go blank with only the cursor flashing in the top left of the screen. I failed to get it to do anything other than this.

I decided to reinstall Windows Me using the red rescue floppy disk and the 3 master CD ROMs supplied with the PC. Following the instructions to insert each CD ROM in turn, everything seemed to proceed normally (including removing the CD ROM and the floppy disk) until a window appears saying: “Windows Millenium Edition is now setting up your hardware and any plug and play devices you may have”.

At this point everything freezes and the only way out is Ctrl-Alt-Delete which will restart the computer and it will proceed to boot up to the same hardware set-up window. Switching the PC off and then on again produces the same result. The only devices connected are a mouse and a keyboard.

Does anyone have any advice about what to try next ?

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