Startup problems (seems to be alot of these)

[TommyBoy]

I seem to be having some weird startup problems with ME.

When I turn on my computer I see the COMPAQ sign and then the windows ME screen and then all of a sudden I get the NORMAL/LOGGED/SAFE MODE screen so I choose safe mode thinking there is a problem, after I choose Safe mode I get the infamous Blue screen that says:

While Initializing device VF backup
VF Backup could not load VFD.VXD please run setup again
System Halted


So I then shut my computer down and restart and I get the SAFE MODE screen again but this time I choose NORMAL. I then get the infamous Blue screen again that says:

While Initializing Device SHELL
Connot find or load required file KERNL 386.EXE
The file was not found
System Halted

Any advice of what to do would be great!!!!!!
THANX

[zipulrich]

Does this Microsoft article (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=150164) help any?

[TommyBoy]

The Microsoft support Info is only for Windows 95, I run ME

I don't get a MSDOS pompt it just goes to that startup menu that includes SAFE MODE. I choose safe mode and then get the blue screen