Dell Inspiron 2500 Factory Service Manual page 59

Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® : Dell Inspiron 2500 Systems
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
computer. Then click Next.
14. When the Computer Name and Administrator Password window appears, enter a name for
your computer and a password, if desired. Then click Next.
15. Enter the date and time in the Date and Time Settings window, and then click Next.
Windows 2000 begins to install its components and configure the computer.
16. When the Completing the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard window appears, remove the CD
from the drive, and then click Finish. The computer automatically restarts.
17. Reenable hibernate mode
Reenabling Hibernate Mode 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.
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