Reinstalling Windows Me - Dell Inspiron 2500 Factory Service Manual

Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® : Dell Inspiron 2500 Systems
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Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows®
Dell™ Inspiron™ 2500 Systems

Reinstalling Windows Me

Reinstalling Windows 2000
Reenabling Hibernate Mode Support
HINT: For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell,
see the operating system documentation that came with your computer. You can also access
system tools and documentation from http://support.dell.com by entering your service tag or
Express Service Code and then clicking Go!.
Reinstalling Windows Me
NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling your Windows Millennium
Edition (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 system 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 computer before you reinstall Windows.
1. Turn on the computer, and enter the
support representative.
2. In the system setup program Boot menu, change the boot sequence so that the CD or DVD
drive boots first as directed by a Dell technical support representative. Then place the Operating
System CD in the CD or DVD drive and close the drive tray.
3. Exit the system setup program.
4. At the Welcome window, click OK.
5. Double-click Refresh Windows OS.
6. Click OK.
7. Click OK again.
8. Remove the Operating System CD from the CD or DVD drive, and click OK to restart your
computer.
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system setup program as directed by a Dell technical