Hmm. Now you've got me thinking.
The people who installed the hard drive loaded 98 and I installed ME over the top.
When I encountered the conflicts I tool it back to them and they loaded 98 again (I didn't dare install ME again). I suppose it all depends whether they reformatted or just loaded 98 again but I thought you couldn't do that. Whenever I've tried to install an older version I get a message telling me I can't.
Sounds like I may have to reformat and start again.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.................