Re: Reinstall on Dell xps
- From: "Tom Scales" <tjscales@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 17:16:28 -0500
If your CD drive is the top drive, that's the one it will boot. Swap the
cables and it will boot from the DVD
"KLD" <KLD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The most important thing for me is having Media Center I really liked it.
I
don't really care about the other Dell nonsense.
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KLD
"Tom Scales" wrote:
The Dell DVD is just a standard MCE2005 DVD without the need for
activation.
It won't restore the computer to factory fresh, as it contains no
applications.
Tom
"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You will have to use the Dell supplied recovery DVD, if you want the
computer back the way it came. You cannot use the DVD to add the MCE
functionality to an XP Pro installation. If the DVD isn't working for
you, please provide more details of why it isn't (errors during
install,
things that don't work and etc.). If the Restoration DVD itself is the
issue, request a replacement from Dell, or purchase MCE 2005 yourself
from
any of many online retailers. But I would stick with the more
reputable
ones to ensure you don't get a pirated CD key.
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Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"KLD" <KLD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I installed a new hard drive in my xps and I wanted to install the
software
the same way it was when I got it. I have the (Dell) XP MCE reinstall
DVD
and
the Dell Resource CD that came with the system.
I tried to install using the Dell software(downloads from Dell as
well)
with no luck. I ended up installing my own version of xp pro, and was
able to
get the computer to work. I tried to use the Dell software to add the
MCE
modual etc. with no luck.
All I want is to have my system back the way it was new. Or at the
very
least have MCE back. I tried the Dell forum, no luck there. Any help
would be
great I'm at the end of my rope! Thanks
System Info:XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 4
Pentium 4, 3.8GHZ
SAMSUNG, CD READ WRITE, 48X32, IDE; PHILIPS,DVD+/-RW, 16X,
;MULTI-MEDIA,
AUDIO, 1394,
SB0358 GRAPHICS, 256, GEFORCE, 6800
MEDIA CENTER, DIMENSION, MULTI-MEDIA, TVT1, MEDIA CENTER
FLOPPY DRIVE, 1.44M, TEAC Maxtor Calypso, WD HARD DRIVE, 250GB, Serial
ATA,
7.2K, 8MB,
SOFTWARE, WP, DOCUMENTATON ON FLOPPY DISK, SOFTWARE, POWERDVD,
5.3.1012
2 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 512, 533M,
KIT, SOFTWARE, OVERPACK, WINDOWS XP, MARKETING CENTER EDITION 2005,
DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE,; DISPLAY, FLAT PANEL DISPLAY, 19,
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KLD
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