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4-8 Dell Dimension 900 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
Reinstalling Windows Me
NOTICE: The operating system CD provides options for reinstalling your
Windows Me operating system. The options can potentially overwrite files
installed by Dell and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive.
Therefore, Dell does not recommend that you reinstall your operating sys-
tem unless instructed to do so by a Dell technical support representative.
NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with Windows Me, you must disable any virus
protection software installed on your system before you reinstall
Windows Me.
1. Turn on the computer and enter the system setup program as directed by a Dell
technical support representative.
2. In the system setup program Boot menu, change the boot sequence so that
the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive boots first, as directed by a Dell technical sup-
port representative. Then place the operating system CD in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive and close the drive tray.
3. Exit the system setup program.
4. Select Boot From CD-ROM, and then press <Enter>.
If you wait too long to make this selection, the computer automatically boots
from the hard drive. If this occurs, allow the computer to boot completely, and
then restart it and try again.
5. Select Start Windows Setup from CD-ROM, and then press <Enter>
6. Press <Enter> again.
7. S e l e c t Continue Setup and replace your current operating system, and then
press <Enter>.
8. Press <Enter> again.
ScanDisk automatically starts and checks your hard-disk drive.
9. Click Next in the Welcome to Windows Me window.
10. Select the directory in which Windows resides.
If C:\WINDOWS (recommended) is displayed, select it, and then click Next.
If C:\WINDOWS.000 (recommended) is displayed, click Other, change
C:\WINDOWS.000 to C:\WINDOWS, and then click Next.
11. Ensure that Typ i c al is selected, and then click Next.
12. Specify a computer name, workgroup, and computer description, if desired, and
then click Next.
13. Select a country in the Country/Region window, and then click Next.
14. Specify a time zone in the Establish Time Zone window, and then click Next.