See my response to your identical post in the New to the Community section.

Multiple posting is discouraged on this forum as it can cause confusion.

 

 

SHERITA12

 

As mentioned by fireberd multiple posting can cause confusion  :emotion-40:

 

Assuming it’s Windows XP & you haven’t deleted the Dell PC Restore image partition?

 

The DRMK (Dell Real Mode Kernel) hang problem is a MS-DOS type boot execution failure, normally caused by entry error(s) in the partition table of PBR (Partition Boot Record) descriptor 1

Meaning the system can’t boot load to that partition, normally a partition that contains Dell Utility or the PC Restore (DSR) Utility (normally PBR 3)

 

Options are:

 

1. Fix partition table entries as described by Dan Goodell (tech heavy for some)  :emotion-15:

 

2. Windows XP Clean install (as described in link provided by fireberd – in the other Forum)

 

If Dell PC Restore image partition is still there, leave it alone & only format the XP partition

You can then, if inclined to do so, try & fix partition table entries when time permits