Dell Inspiron 2600 Factory Service Manual page 47

Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® Operating Systems: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling the Windows 2000
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. Turn on the computer, and enter the system setup program as directed by a Dell technical
support representative or as follows:
a. Shut down the computer.
b. Before the computer boots into Windows, press
program.
c. Press
d. In the system setup program Boot menu, follow the instructions on the screen to
change the boot sequence so that the CD or DVD drive boots first. Then insert the
Operating System CD into the drive.
e. Press
f. Press any key to boot the computer from the CD.
2. When the Windows 2000 Setup window appears, ensure that To setup Win2000 now,
press ENTER is highlighted. Then press
3. Read the information in the License Agreement window, and then press
4. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window appears, press the arrow keys to select
the Windows 2000 partition option that you want. Then press the key for the partition option
you chose.
5. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window reappears, press the arrow keys to
select the type of file system that you want Windows 2000 to use, and then press
6. Press
7. Click Next when the Welcome to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard window appears.
8. When the Regional Settings window appears, select your region, and then click Next.
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to move to the Boot menu.
to save your changes and exit the system setup program.
again to restart your computer.
to enter the system setup
.
to continue.
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