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xp boot problem on dell

  • 03-07-2005 11:27am
    #1
    blackrebelmary
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    hows it goin

    i have a dell inspiron 4150 and it won't boot. i'm getting the dreaded blue screen and all that nonsense. have the boot cd but i can't get to the setup screen on start up and therefore cant access the recovery console.

    any help would be greatly appreciated


Comments

  • #2
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    try using another xp cd yours possibly damaged


  • #3
    kjt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭kjt


    The xp boot cd doesnt load automatically?

    Try changing your boot options in your bios...

    Or Press F8 or F10 as its booting and it will give you the option to boot from cd.

    Think its F10


  • #4
    Megatron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Megatron


    it's f12 to get into the boot options menu on a dell , f2 to get into the bios.

    also if you stil have the drivers cd you can run a diag by booting up off the driver disk , it should test the memory and everything else just to make sure.


  • #5
    condra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭condra


    f12? i thought it was shift and f12 or shift and f11? maybe im wrong- anyways- i got that blue screen sh1t with my dell laptop and had to reinstall windows. seriously thinking of gettin a g5.


  • #6
    Megatron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Megatron


    i used to work for dell , i know what i'm talking about here.


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  • #7
    the corpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,805 ✭✭✭the corpo


    i have a 2nd hand inspiron that i want to format and install XP onto. i assume i'll need a pile of Dell install device drivers. anyone know what i need/where to get 'em?


  • #8
    blackrebelmary
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭blackrebelmary


    thanks a million for the help megatron.

    starting to get things up and running again

    fingers crossed


  • #9
    Megatron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Megatron


    the corpo wrote:
    i have a 2nd hand inspiron that i want to format and install XP onto. i assume i'll need a pile of Dell install device drivers. anyone know what i need/where to get 'em?

    go to the dell support site, it will ask for the serivce tag of your machine .. once u stick it in , u can then just download what u need ( but they need to be installed in a particular sequence so be careful)


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