this message has appeared on my computer several times now, normally i can restart the system but it is getting more difficult.

SYMEvent(01)+00010AD2 Error:0e:0028:C0097076

Can you HELP me, assuming i can get my system started to read my options

A possible solution
SYME tells me this is a Symantic event.
This document describes how to update the Symevent files.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-s...998092408260848

scroll down to: To update the Symevent files on Windows Me/98/95

Also read here
Fatal Exception 0E

This is a Page Fault interrupt. It typically occurs when Windows tries to access virtual memory on a demand-paged basis and the requested page of memory is missing or damaged, or when a paging protection rule is otherwise violated. When occurring in the 0028 memory range, it nearly always means that a device driver is implicated in the problem. Many of the Knowledge Base articles for these problems address specific hardware or settings issues.

http://www.aumha.org/win4/kbefe.php

Also info for Device manager and troubleshooting devies here
Windows 98 and Windows Me Hardware/Device Driver Troubleshooting Resource Center

May be you can find the faulty device and then we can do more,if it is not the first item.