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June 2nd, 2005 23:00
Booting Problem on Dimension L800
I have a Dimension L800 and have formatted the entire hard drive so it is blank. Now I am stuck because my machine will not boot to my windows XP disc. The disc works fine on other computers but will not boot at all on this one. Every time I attempt to boot it it says "Invalid Boot Diskette Insert BOOT diskette in A:" I have already changed the boot priority list to have my CD-Rom first. How do I make this computer boot? Right now it is dead.
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First, you make the CD/ROM/DVD the first boot device. Procedures for configuring a Dimension series system to boot to the CD/DVD drive.
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After this you can use the following instructions.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Prior to installing, remember to disconnect all external peripherals from the computer, except the keyboard, monitor and mouse.
While installing, delete all existing partitions (Paragraph 5) when you are prompted, then remake and format
them (Paragraphs 6 & 7), following by installing XP.
You will have to reload the drivers and applications, etc.
After the installation, you will need to download and install the MicroSoft Critical Updates, plus any other updates you deem necessary, also remember to enable the firewall and install the AV software before going online.
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Printing a copy of these instructions, as a reference while installing XP could also be a help.