Reinstalling Windows Me
NOTICE: The operating system CD provides options for reinstalling your Windows Me operating system. The options can potentially overwrite files installed by Dell and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, Dell does not recommend that you reinstall your operating sys- tem unless instructed to do so by a Dell technical support representative.
NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with Windows Me, you must disable any virus protection software installed on your system before you reinstall Windows Me.
1.Turn on the computer and enter the system setup program as directed by a Dell technical support representative.
2.In the system setup program Boot menu, change the boot sequence so that the
3.Exit the system setup program.
4.Select Boot From
If you wait too long to make this selection, the computer automatically boots from the hard drive. If this occurs, allow the computer to boot completely, and then restart it and try again.
5.Select Start Windows Setup from
6.Press <Enter> again.
7.Select Continue Setup and replace your current operating system, and then press <Enter>.
8.Press <Enter> again.
ScanDisk automatically starts and checks your
9.Click Next in the Welcome to Windows Me window.
10.Select the directory in which Windows resides.
If C:\WINDOWS (recommended) is displayed, select it, and then click Next.
If C:\WINDOWS.000 (recommended) is displayed, click Other, change
C:\WINDOWS.000 to C:\WINDOWS, and then click Next.
11.Ensure that Typical is selected, and then click Next.
12.Specify a computer name, workgroup, and computer description, if desired, and then click Next.
13.Select a country in the Country/Region window, and then click Next.
14.Specify a time zone in the Establish Time Zone window, and then click Next.
