Try this> 1)Start up the laptop and hit f12 to give you the boot up options.
2)Insert windows installation/recovery CD into CDROM,choose cdrom boot option and click enter.
3)Let the installation proccess go until it prompts you "press R for repair"...This should then take you into the DOS mode.
4)Type in FIXBOOT and when prompted,Press Y to start creating the new boot partition.If everything goes right,you should get a message saying the partition was corrupted and a new one was created successfully.
5)Remove the CD and reboot your system,everything should be ok now.
Don't try a FIXMBR or you will lose your hidden dell partitions,meaning if you have not backed it up on to DVD,you cant go back to the original factory settings if you ever need to.
dgkpcon
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April 16th, 2008 00:00
dgkpcon
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April 16th, 2008 01:00
Try this> 1)Start up the laptop and hit f12 to give you the boot up options.
2)Insert windows installation/recovery CD into CDROM,choose cdrom boot option and click enter.
3)Let the installation proccess go until it prompts you "press R for repair"...This should then take you into the DOS mode.
4)Type in FIXBOOT and when prompted,Press Y to start creating the new boot partition.If everything goes right,you should get a message saying the partition was corrupted and a new one was created successfully.
5)Remove the CD and reboot your system,everything should be ok now.
Don't try a FIXMBR or you will lose your hidden dell partitions,meaning if you have not backed it up on to DVD,you cant go back to the original factory settings if you ever need to.
Ron Weiss
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April 16th, 2008 01:00
No buttons, so I'm sure I don't have the media application partitions.
Ron