Just wanted to say thanks guys for the reply's.... I know WinME does suk.


XTC46- That maybe, Ill check it out.......Im pretty sure there is an OS on this Dell Reinstallation CD though... its brand new.

foxyloxley- No I dont have to have ME, I could use Win 98SE or XP for that matter, but what would that accomplish if the Dell Reinstallation CD isnt being seen at startup?


Originally posted here by Negative
Aren't A+ certified folks supposed to know how to fix this problem?

If you're using a "real" WinME CD, you'll see the option to install the OS, or to boot to a command line (and possibly some other option) once you boot from the CD.
Its as real as what it came with.
If I got a prompt to boot into CLI mode I would be home free. This CD is being overlooked, so I need to go back to Setup(CMOS). That doesnt happen with WinME. You might get lucky every once in awhile and get a prompt to boot into safe mode , which isnt going to do anything for me. THe disk definetly has an OS on it im sure of it.

The A+ exam only covered Win 2000 and 9x..




Originally posted here by nihil
Hah!



There is, but you have to be quick (it is F8 and you have to keep hitting it..................otherwise use the Bill Gates method.............like HOLD DOWN THE UPPER SHIFT KEY DURING BOOT-UP

That is a little WinME add-on .................gives you 100% guaranteed safe mode boot on a functional system............otherwise you have other problems as well.

Get a Win98/98SE boot disk to boot from the floppy.............it is easier............you did not follow the ME installation instructions did you..................that is when you should create the recovery disks. The Win 98 disks will do the job just as well.

You probably need to go into set-up and make sure that you have floppy/CD/HDD as your boot options......................IN THAT ORDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try that, and let us know


nihil- UPPER SHIFT KEYS ? hold shift down while pressing F8? trust me I was pressing F8.
You have to be quick with the keys, tell me about it. My relative thought I was weird he asked me why every time you reboot the box you smash the top row of keys....lol

Sigh, well where do I begin. THis isnt an excuse but I didnt think that I had to use CMOS to setup the order in which to access the boot config screen. This is what my setup looked like....


BOOT

1st Boot Device [Floppy]
2nd " " [ARMD- FDD]
3rd " " [IDE-HDD]
4th " " [ATAPI- CDROM]


I changed it to................

BOOT

1st Boot Device [ATAPI-CDROM]
"
"
So everything is A-OK .. Had to make a backout disk?
I overlooked this screen like 5 times.... I feel ashamed....So since I posted this I feel obligated to change my avatar with my head down....... you all want me to change it but havent given me any suggestions? What is synonmo s with Propaganda?