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Solving Pr oblems
Error Messages
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system
or the application program that was running at the time the message
appeared.
A
F I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N T A I N A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G
C H A R A C T E R S
: \ / : * ? " < > | — Do not use these characters in
filenames.
I
N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A
nonbootable CD. Insert a bootable CD.
N
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
T R Y A G A I N
— You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open
the program that you want to use.
O
P E R A T I N G S Y S T E M N O T F O U N D
A
R E Q U I R E D
. D L L
F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D
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 the Change or Remove Program icon.
6
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
X
:\
I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E
into the drive and try again.
— The operating system is trying to boot to a
. C
L O S E S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D
— Contact Dell (see page 70).
— The program that you are
. T
H E D E V I C E I S N O T R E A D Y
— Insert a disk