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System:   Lattitude D600 Win 2000 Pro Intel Pentium M 1400Mhz AT/AT Compatible 523,496 KB RAM   Network Adapters:   Broadcom 570x Gigabit INtegated Controller Dell Wireless WLAN 350 WLAN Mini-PCI Card       I was getting the above error message on startup and couldnt get into windows proper, so I reinstalled Windows 2000, however when I did this I received the following error   cusrvc.exe - ordinal not found The ordinal 212 could not be located in the dynamic link library LOCWIN32.DLL     Could anyone please give me advice on what I can do?   I have installed a new version of windows also which let start up windows but it seems to have not installed all my network card drivers and other stuff, so would there be any way I could recover my previous windows installation?   Also would it be better for me to upgrade to windows XP or if my laptop can take it Windows VISTA?   Thanks very much for any help.

carbign · Answer

hi,

it depends and how you installed your new windows on your system. if you upgrade to windows xp or vista i thinks there is a way to go back to your original OS. For the drivers you can go to support.dell.com to check any updated drivers for your system

note:

for me your system is not suitable installing windows vista- ill go for xp pro

AIR-AUSSIE · Answer

Well i installed it seperately without deleting my original OS. This allowed me to get a windows installation started to scan my drive for viruses and back up any files to my external HD. When I try to startup my original OS i get the above error and can't get any further.

Allegedly the problem wit the LOCWIN32.dll has to with NOVELL CLIENT which I don't need anymore.

What I want to know is

Should i try to repair my original Windows 2000 OS (i have tried to repair it with an win2000 CD, which didnt get me any further)?
Or should i attempt to install all the required drivers (which i download form dell?) to the new OS i have installed and just delete my previous OS. will this work? Any advice on exactly what drivers i need and from where?
Or should I forget about Win2000 and buy an upgrade to Windows XP? Is this worthwhile seeing that the laptop is quite old, I would like to use for college - internet, microsoft office, possibly some simple structural analysis.

I'd like any input as I dont want to shell out on an new OS if theres no point.

Thanks for any advice

Message Edited by AIR-AUSSIE on 04-09-2008 07:50 AM

Message Edited by AIR-AUSSIE on 04-09-2008 08:00 AM

carbign · Answer

Hi,

1. Repairing is not an option for me if you will ask. I only do repair if my OS is corrupted and i have some important files that i need to backup. I had a bad experience doing repair on my os previously it causes me a lot of problem that leads me in reinstalling my OS.

2. well you can try reinstalling the driver and see if that will work- but i think the error message you received has nothing to do with the driver thaty you are going to install. I think that the novell client is part of your OS?

3. Better to install windows xp...especially if you will use this for school

Peace!

AIR-AUSSIE · Answer

Right one last question, is it worth it to upgrade to XP?

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