first and foremost i hope you have created a back up copy of your files.
second, the ins 3200 is not intended to have windows xp on it as the mechanical specifications of that sys could not handle windows XP. it would not meet the standard requirement for it to run on xp.
third, are you sure you uninstalled win98 through add/remove program?
4th, try to restart the sys and start tapping F8, go to safe mode with command prompt.
once you are there, type scanreg /restore and hit enter (this works like system restore in xp / vista)
Select the previous registry you want to restore, and then press ENTER.
NOTE: A properly working registry has the word "Started" next to the date.
you will receive a notification that you restored a properly working registry then press ENTER to restart your computer.
Some of the CDROMs shipped with the Inspiron 3000/3200s were not DOS bootable without using a boot disk to install the CDROM driver and then hotswitch to it in DOS. Microsoft made a set of 6 Utility disks with the software available from MS's website to do the same thing.There is another problem though; to hotswitch in DOS, you need the floppy drive and the CDROM to be active at the same time and that requires a special floppy cable that was made just for the Inspiron 3000/3200. The last time I tried to find one for a friend, the supply seemed to have dried up.
Another reason for not putting W-XP on this machine, the BIOS has an 8gb limit for HDDs. You can get by that with a DDO, but that further complicates an already rocky path.
One bright spot is that Dell's stated limit for RAM of 144mb is a result of 64mb PC66 SDRAM modules were the only thing available when that model was released and the manual written. 2x128mb PC66 modules can be installed for 272mb with the 16mb on the board. I even jacked one up to 400mb with PC100 once, using a Low profile PC100 256Mb moduleI had at that time and a 128mb module.
I would stick with W98SE or perhaps W-ME with this oldtimer
Thanks but this did not work. It gave me "errror loading atmsys.drv". I did remove from add/delete and would be happy to restore to how I got it originally. Any other suggestions are appreaciated.
ellomei
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March 8th, 2008 02:00
first and foremost i hope you have created a back up copy of your files.
second, the ins 3200 is not intended to have windows xp on it as the mechanical specifications of that sys could not handle windows XP. it would not meet the standard requirement for it to run on xp.
third, are you sure you uninstalled win98 through add/remove program?
4th, try to restart the sys and start tapping F8, go to safe mode with command prompt.
once you are there, type scanreg /restore and hit enter (this works like system restore in xp / vista)
Select the previous registry you want to restore, and then press ENTER.
NOTE: A properly working registry has the word "Started" next to the date.
you will receive a notification that you restored a properly working registry then press ENTER to restart your computer.
leduke30
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March 8th, 2008 04:00
Some of the CDROMs shipped with the Inspiron 3000/3200s were not DOS bootable without using a boot disk to install the CDROM driver and then hotswitch to it in DOS. Microsoft made a set of 6 Utility disks with the software available from MS's website to do the same thing.There is another problem though; to hotswitch in DOS, you need the floppy drive and the CDROM to be active at the same time and that requires a special floppy cable that was made just for the Inspiron 3000/3200. The last time I tried to find one for a friend, the supply seemed to have dried up.
Another reason for not putting W-XP on this machine, the BIOS has an 8gb limit for HDDs. You can get by that with a DDO, but that further complicates an already rocky path.
One bright spot is that Dell's stated limit for RAM of 144mb is a result of 64mb PC66 SDRAM modules were the only thing available when that model was released and the manual written. 2x128mb PC66 modules can be installed for 272mb with the 16mb on the board. I even jacked one up to 400mb with PC100 once, using a Low profile PC100 256Mb moduleI had at that time and a 128mb module.
I would stick with W98SE or perhaps W-ME with this oldtimer
hradtke
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March 8th, 2008 22:00
Thanks but this did not work. It gave me "errror loading atmsys.drv". I did remove from add/delete and would be happy to restore to how I got it originally. Any other suggestions are appreaciated.