I did remove and test the cmos, and with my multi tester it showed weak, so I replaced it. Is that good enough for a reset of the bios?
Sorry for the confusion...It used to boot, but not now. The cd's work in my other system. I dl'ed the win 98 program to a floppy. I booted the...
It did in the PAST, but not now...sorry for the confusion. I will try your suggestion with the floppy...thanks, again.
Thanks for the replies...I have used the Hirens in other pc's successfully. I checked and the boot order was saved. I even disabled the floppy...
sorry, this is a Dell Dimension 4600, Win XP Prof-SP3 w/512mb ram running at 2.8 mhz
I have 4 green lights....I will try the methods you both have suggested and report back to you later as I have to go to an appointment...
This system has an ide(ata) hd and their are two connectors on the mb...one for the hd and the other one for the optical drives. I tried to use a...
I just changed it out and same results..thanks for the suggestion as I had not thought of it...
No, I have reconnected the drive 3 times on that end but not on the MB...however, if that was the culprit, other programs wouldn't run on the...
PeteC, I tried to do a full install I think, but may have selected repair. Now I just want to stop it.
You are absolutely correct....
You are tooooKoool! Thanks for the help. ok, I did the alt+e and f and followed the steps 1-3 and booted again choosing the cd drive and it still...
Hi, and thanks again. B-expansion card video. Keep in mind, I have been toiling on the system for 2 weeks. In the past, I replaced the cd with...
I really appreciate the help....This is a Dell Dimension 4600. It had a bios a09 which I updated tp A12 from the Dell downloads. The bios options...
Thanks for the reply. I did that and even disabled the hd so that only the cd was listed. I've been told that even if the device is listed...
I am working on an Dell XP system and I want to reload the os from a Dell system disc, but it won't boot from the cd when I select f12 on startup....
reply Thanks for the replys. I did remove and completely clean the cd drive and then ran several cd programs just fine. Of course I changed the...
I am trying to reload my XP Prof OS and when I select F2 for boot order and select cd, the OS just loads normal. I went into setup and the cd is...
reply Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Tim>ipconfig/all...
I am on a Vista Home premium and have checked my network connection and the icon at the bottom right shows connected local and internet. But when...
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