Dell Inspiron PP09L Owner's Manual page 78

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Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.
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following instructions to make new copies of the files from your Operating
System CD:
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A G A I N
program that you want to use.
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open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
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drive and try again.
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Solving Problems
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I S M I S S I N G — Essential system files are missing or corrupt. Use the
Insert the Operating System CD and turn on your computer.
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At the Welcome to Setup screen, press <r> to choose Repair using Recovery
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Console.
When prompted for the particular Windows XP installation you want to log
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onto, press <1>.
In the next screen you will be prompted to enter the administrator password;
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enter the password if you have one. If no password is set, press <Enter>.
When c:\winnt> (or c:\>) appears, type:copy x:\i386\ntdlr c:\
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The message 1 file(s) copied appears.
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Type copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ (where x: is the drive letter of
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your CD drive).
The message 1 file(s) copied appears.
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Remove the Operating System CD and press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to shut
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down and then restart the computer.
O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S
— You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the
P E R A T I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D
R E Q U I R E D F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D
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Click the Start button.
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Click Control Panel.
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Click Add or Remove Programs.
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Select the program you want to remove.
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Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.
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See the program documentation for installation instructions.
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I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E H E D E V I C E I S N O T R E A D Y
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— A floppy disk is in the floppy drive.
. E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y
— Contact Dell (see page 152).
— The program that you are trying to
— Insert a disk into the