Dell Inspiron XPS User Manual
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Solving Problems
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N
ON
-
SYSTEM
DISK
OR
DISK
ERROR
—
A floppy disk is in the floppy drive.
Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.
N T L D R
IS
MISSING
—
Essential system files are missing or corrupt. Use the
following instructions to make new copies of the files from your Operating
System CD:
1
Insert the Operating System CD and turn on your computer.
2
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press <r> to choose Repair using Recovery
Console.
3
When prompted for the particular Windows XP installation you want to log
onto, press <1>.
4
In the next screen you will be prompted to enter the administrator password;
enter the password if you have one. If no password is set, press <Enter>.
5
When
c:\winnt>
(or
c:\>
) appears, type:
copy x:\i386\ntdlr c:\
6
The message
1 file(s) copied
appears.
7
Type
copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
(where x: is the drive letter of
your CD drive).
8
The message
1 file(s) copied
appears.
9
Remove the Operating System CD and press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to shut
down and then restart the computer.
N
OT
ENOUGH
MEMORY
OR
RESOURCES
. E
XIT
SOME
PROGRAMS
AND
TRY
AGAIN
—
You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the
program that you want to use.
O
PERATING
SYSTEM
NOT
FOUND
—
A
REQUIRED
. D L L
FILE
WAS
NOT
FOUND
—
The program that you are 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 Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.
6
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
X
: \
IS
NOT
ACCESSIBLE
. T
HE
DEVICE
IS
NOT
READY
—
Insert a disk into the
drive and try again.