Dell Dimension 8100 - Manual (Page 37)

Reinstalling Windows Me
NOTICE: The operating system CD provides options for reinstalling your
Windows Me 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.
О NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with Windows Me, you must disable any virus
protection software installed on your computer before you reinstall
Windows Me.
1 Turn on the computer and enter the system setup program as directed
by a Dell technical support representative (see page 69).
2 In the system setup program Boot menu, change the boot sequence so
that the CD or DVD drive boots first, as directed by a Dell technical
support representative. Then place the operating system CD in the
CD or DVD drive and close the drive tray.
3 Exit the system setup program.
4 Select Boot From CD-ROM, and then press <Enter>.
If you wait too long to make this selection, the computer automatically
boots from the hard drive. If this occurs, allow the computer to boot
completely, and then restart it and try again.
5 Select Start Windows Setup from CD-ROM, and then press
<Enter>.
6 Press <Enter> again.
7 Select Continue Setup and replace your current operating system,
and then press <Enter>.
8 Press <Enter> again.
ScanDisk automatically starts and checks your hard drive.
9 Click Next in the Welcome to Windows Me window.
10 Select the directory in which Windows resides.
If C:\WINDOWS (recommended) is displayed, select it, and then
click Next.
If C:\WINDOWS.OOO (recommended) is displayed, click Other,
change C :\WINDOWS . 000 to C:\WINDOWS, and then click Next.
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