Re: setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your compu

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your compu

 

Correction below..

 

Bill in Co. wrote:

> Daave wrote:

>> Bill in Co. wrote:

>>

>>> mae wrote:

>>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:%23jYIoaRkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>> For the nth time, you don't normally need a CD to restore the Dell

>>>>> to the factory condition. When you boot up and press Ctrl-F11, it

>>>>> will execute that program. Just keep in mind if/when you do

>>>>> this, you'll lose everything added since that time, so it's pretty

>>>>> much a last resort.

>>>>

>>>> Not for my old Dell.

>>>> I only have a burgundy reinstallation disk.

>>

>>> For the newer Dells, then.

>>

>> Not for the Dell Vostro my colleague purchased a few months ago. It came

>> with an XP Reinstallation CD.

>

> Very strange, since I got my Dell Inspiron in January. Are you positive

> there isn't a Ctrl-F11 option at bootup?

>

> N.B.: If you've done any repartitioning, or anything that changes the

> MBR,

> that option will be gone (i.e:, those keystrokes will be ignored at

> bootup) - unless you can fix it with DSRFIX (or whatever).

 

I meant DSRFIX, not MBRFIX (DSR = Dell System Restore)

Check out Goodell's site: http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/

[Guest PD43]

Re: setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your compu

 

Re: setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your compu

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>> bootup) - unless you can fix it with DSRFIX (or whatever).

>

>I meant DSRFIX, not MBRFIX (DSR = Dell System Restore)

>Check out Goodell's site: http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/

 

Good of you to post the correction.

 

I often check my answers by checking Google first... it helps to

reduce the number of embarrassing posts to correct your info ;-)