Problem with SCLWAP1.DLL - it says here.
 

Wifes 'puter has suffered cardiac arrest - will not boot up.

Press the power switch - lots of life, screen shows usual configuration page - then Windows ME logo - the looooonnnngggg wait until wallpaper appears. Hour glass churning (actually - it's a mouse eating a block of cheese - but it represents the hour glass).

Then, eventually, up pops a box saying..

Scandisk has encountered an error with SHLWAP1.DLL and will now close.

Back to wallpaper and cheese - then "Spool32 has encountered an error with SHLWAP1.DLL and will now close".........long wait and the Spool 32 report comes back again.

When hour glass stops (mouse stops eating cheese) - all we get is wallpaper...no icons or nuffink.

Press Ctrl/Alt/Del gives us an EMPTY box.

Oooh, errrr, missus.

I do not think it is SCLWAP1.DLL....it is SHLWAPI.DLL
get the file from someone and replace it.
Alternatively, you will need to re-install ME.

and watch out...not spelled with 1 .... it is an i

But - assuming I could get the file from the original CDRom (which I have) - how would I load it onto a computer that will not start??

Boot up in safe mode. To do this as computer begin to boot up hold down ctrl key until options menu appears then select safe mode