Our 4100 Dimension ME won't boot at all.  It goes to a solid blue screen when powered on after displaying the Windows ME Logo screen. The only active tasks in Task Manager are Devldr16 and Statemgr.

We have powered the PC off and rebooted multiple times with the same result.  We took the cover off the hard-drive and vacuumed out the dust inside.  We thought we might need to reinstall Windows ME but can't do that because the emergency boot disk is on CDROM and it won't read the CDROM drive during boot up.  We have not been able to get to the BIOS screen to make the change to point to the CDROM drive during boot up. We have tried hitting both F2 and the delete key prior to and during the boot up Windows ME Logo screen display.  The end result is always the solid blue screen with Devldr16 and Statemgr as the only active tasks in Task Manager.  We can't get to a DOS prompt or to a Windows screen.

Is it possible to copy the CDROM to a floppy on another computer and try a repair from the A: drive?  How can I repair the ME Operating System if I can't get to the BIOS screen, a DOS prompt, or Windows?

Thank you for any help you can provide.