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NON-SYSTEM DISK OR DISK ERROR — A floppy disk is in the floppy drive.
Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.
NTLDR IS MISSING — Essential system files are missing or corrupt. Use the
following instructions to make new copies of the files from your Operating
System CD:
1
Insert the
Operating System
CD and turn on your computer.
2
At the
Welcome to Setup
screen, press <r> to choose
Repair using Recovery
Console
.
3
When prompted for the particular Windows XP installation you want to log
onto, press <1>.
4
In the next screen you will be prompted to enter the administrator password;
enter the password if you have one. If no password is set, press <Enter>.
5
When
c:\winnt>
(or
c:\>
) appears, type:
copy x:\i386\ntdlr c:\
6
The message
1 file(s) copied
appears.
7
Ty p e
copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
(where
x
: is the drive letter of
your CD drive).
8
The message
1 file(s) copied
appears.
9
Remove the
Operating System
CD and press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to shut
down and then restart the computer.
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. EXIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY
AGAIN — You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the
program that you want to use.
OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND — Contact Dell (see page 152).
A REQUIRED .DLL FILE WAS NOT FOUND — The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
1 Click the Start button.
2 Click Control Panel.
3 Click Add or Remove Programs.
4 Select the program you want to remove.
5 Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.
6 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
X:\ IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEVICE IS NOT READY — Insert a disk into the
drive and try again.