Reinstalling Windows Xp - Dell Inspiron 2600 Factory Service Manual

Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® Operating Systems: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
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Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® Operating
Systems
Dell™ Inspiron™ 2600 and 2650
Reinstalling Windows® XP
Reinstalling Windows 2000
Reinstalling Windows® XP
Before reinstalling the Microsoft® Windows XP operating system to correct a problem, try correcting
the problem by using
NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling the Windows XP 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.
HINT: The CD that you need to place in your CD or DVD drive is titled Operating
System.
1. Insert the Operating System CD.
2. Shut down the computer (see
3. Press any key when the Press any key to boot from CD message appears on the screen.
4. When the Windows XP Setup screen appears, press
Windows now.
5. Read the information in the License Agreement window, and then press
keyboard to agree with the license information.
6. If your computer already has Windows XP installed and you want to recover your current
Windows XP data, type r to select the repair option, and then go to step 14.
If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press
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System Restore.
"Accessing Help"), and then turn on the computer.
to select the fresh copy option and
to select To set up
on your