| The Windows NT4 workstation I use to synchronize all my CE devices failed to boot on June 12, 1999. Since it was a dual-boot system, I booted to Windows 95 to confirm that the hardware was working properly. After repeated failed attempts to fix Windows NT4, it became apparent that I needed to rebuild the system. I had been running SP3 but decided to install SP4. This, it seems, was a major problem. I reinstalled NT4 and SP4 twice without getting Windows CE Services 2.2 to work properly. Finally, I decided to reinstall Windows NT4 with Service Pack 3 (SP3). Here are the steps I took. Note that the information provided here is not a recommendation for action. It is simply placed here as example of a last ditch effort to restore a working system for myself. |
| Note, I could reformat with some security because I use different partitions for the Windows NT Workstation operating system files and my data files. So, reformatting the OS partition left my data intact elsewhere. On the other hand, I still have a lot of work ahead of me. I still need to re-install drivers for devices like my DVD-ROM MPEG player, my sound card, my ZIP drive, and a host of other devices. Any one of these procedures could leave me with another corrupted system. And, I have noticed that my Casio E-100 during long syncs. |