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Well, that appears to be our problem then!
The system shipped with XP Media Center Edition
All drivers on the website are for XP there are none for ME.
No wonder they wont work huh!
You need to install XP to get it to work correctly not ME
Reinstalled Windows Me now what? - cant install video driver
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Posted 05 April 2007 - 01:08 PM
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Posted 05 April 2007 - 01:51 PM
they just send me the ME disk 
am I screwed? just pay the $40 I guess?
am I screwed? just pay the $40 I guess?
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Posted 05 April 2007 - 06:52 PM
Who sent you the ME disks? Not Dell, I guarantee you that!
Any tech there would know what OS shipped with the system. Windows ME hasnt shipped for almost 7 years.
It would also be a violation of their licence agreement with Microsoft to do so.
What I have been trying to tell you is that you do not have the correct OS installed. Even though you said that you do, you dont! I should have caught that earier.
Think about it for a second, and let me try to make it as clear as possible. Your computer shipped from Dell with Windows XP Media Center Edition preinstalled. It says so on the list that you provided above. That is the base operating system that your computer is designed to run. You installed Windows ME which predates Windows XP For what reason is not clear. There does not appear to be any drivers for Windows ME and your system on the Dell website. That means they dont make them.
Windows ME is not the base operating system and will not work correctly.
You are pirating the OS anyway
That being said you basically have two options:
1. Call Dell and see if you can order the original restoration cd's
2. Go buy a copy of Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Unless anyone else has another ideas, those are basically your only two choices.
Any tech there would know what OS shipped with the system. Windows ME hasnt shipped for almost 7 years.
It would also be a violation of their licence agreement with Microsoft to do so.
What I have been trying to tell you is that you do not have the correct OS installed. Even though you said that you do, you dont! I should have caught that earier.
Think about it for a second, and let me try to make it as clear as possible. Your computer shipped from Dell with Windows XP Media Center Edition preinstalled. It says so on the list that you provided above. That is the base operating system that your computer is designed to run. You installed Windows ME which predates Windows XP For what reason is not clear. There does not appear to be any drivers for Windows ME and your system on the Dell website. That means they dont make them.
Windows ME is not the base operating system and will not work correctly.
You are pirating the OS anyway
That being said you basically have two options:
1. Call Dell and see if you can order the original restoration cd's
2. Go buy a copy of Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Unless anyone else has another ideas, those are basically your only two choices.
This post has been edited by Eyesee: 06 April 2007 - 12:23 PM
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Posted 07 April 2007 - 12:01 PM
There is a third option...... a quick google shows that Linux will setup on this notebook. You may have to enable WiFi in the BIOS but from what I read, it is doable on this laptop. Spend a few days reading up on Linux. Multimedia is a little more feature rich in Windows (...Linux is gaining), but for general office apps, internet and email, Linux is pretty much easier to install than Windows and point 'n click nowadays.
Also, you won't have to worry about activations, defragmenting, or viruses and spyware. Your Linux installation WILL NOT send back any personal information to some giant corporation, and you will have your Linux disk (usually free or for a $5 - $10 fee) forever....for you to keep and install on as many home or home office PCs as you desire.
good luck with Dell and those disks
Also, you won't have to worry about activations, defragmenting, or viruses and spyware. Your Linux installation WILL NOT send back any personal information to some giant corporation, and you will have your Linux disk (usually free or for a $5 - $10 fee) forever....for you to keep and install on as many home or home office PCs as you desire.
good luck with Dell and those disks
