i've been asked to take a look at a friends PC, cos they've somehow scewed up their windows installation, and now can't boot. reckons his win CD won't boot from CD either for a reinstall. he says he's tried a standard, borowed ERD for his version of windows (which escapes me right now), but thinks Dell somehow have a proprietary booter!?
i've got several ERD's for various windows versions from , but can't seem to find any references to 'dell specific' boot disks?
cheers neil x x x x
First thing to check is if the 'boot from CD' is selected in the BIOS. If it isn't then you will have to make it so. To check, press the 'del' key on power up.
The windows CD from DELL should be enough to re-install the OS. Your friend will also have a drivers CD with all the relevant drivers that will be needed after the initial installation.
Can you tell me when the ssytem stops the bootup. Do you hear any beeps? Does the num lock flash? Can you hear the fan start? Does the monitor come on?
I have got a Dell boot disk, just found it.
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