Enabling Hibernate Support; Reinstalling Windows 2000 - Dell Inspiron 8100 Service Manual

Reinstalling Software : Dell Inspiron 8100
18. Reinstall the appropriate drivers (see
19. Reenable your virus protection software.

Enabling Hibernate Support

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Power Options icon.
3. Click the Hibernate tab.
4. Ensure that Enable hibernate support is selected, and click Apply.
5. Click OK to close the Control Panel.

Reinstalling Windows 2000

1. Insert the Operating System CD into the CD or DVD drive.
2. Shut down the computer.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press any key when the Press any key to boot from CD message appears on the screen.
5. When the Windows 2000 Setup window appears, ensure that the To setup Win2000 now,
press ENTER option is highlighted. Then press <Enter>.
6. Read the information in the License Agreement window, and then press <F8> to continue.
7. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window appears, press the arrow keys to select
the Windows 2000 partition option that you want. To continue, press the key specified in the
partition option that you chose.
8. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window reappears, press the arrow keys to
select the type of filing system that you want Windows 2000 to use, and then press <Enter>.
9. Press <Enter> again to restart your computer.
10. Click Next when the Welcome to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard window appears.
11. When the Regional Settings window appears, select the settings for your locale, and then click
Next.
12. Enter your name and organization in the Personalize Your Software window, and then click
Next.
13. When prompted, enter the Windows Product Key, which is printed on the Microsoft label on your
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