ZZtop is history with a reinstall. The problem may be you have too much RAM for ME. Pull out 512MB and see if your problems go away.

Max,. Ram Wme will support is only 512mb and not 1024mb, if you need to use 1024mb then you will need install a new Operating System, such as XP


Bev

I suggest running ZZTOP. It completely restores your computer to factory settings just like when it was first delivered. Backup your stuff and go to command prompt. Then type in ZZTOP. If it doesn't work, then it means that the secret ghost partition was mistakenly deleted. A Dell tech representative once told me that it could be caused by defragmenting on a frequent basis.

Win9x and WinME both support up to 2 Gigabytes of RAM. Here is a very good thread on the subject.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=f21501c12668%2476052ef0%24a4e62ecf%40tkmsftngxa06&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26selm%3Df21501c12668%252476052ef0%2524a4e62ecf%2540tkmsftngxa06

Jerry

I agree with Bev. Windows ME was designed to manage up to 512MB fo RAM.
Try use only 512 for testing or upgrade it do Windows XP or Windows 2000.