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cant boot dell inpiron 531

  1. 25 May 2012 #1


    macgig

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    cant boot dell inpiron 531

    see pics. how can I get this fixed so I can boot? pc was given to me, but I don't have the vista CD or DVD.



    I do have windows xp on cd. is there some way I can install this?

    thanks for your help

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  2. 25 May 2012 #2
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    Re: cant boot dell inpiron 531

    Welcome
    Several things to try. With this your computer will go back to the day it was purchased. No documents updates etc. Lets try this and if does not work, post and we will try method 2.

    Many times during boot tap
    Ctrl + F11 or F8 - Access Dell computers Dell System Restore (DSR) partition on many different models.
    If one does not work try the other.

    You may have a bad hard drive. We can test that too. If you do, you must replace it before anything works.

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  3. 25 May 2012 #3


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    Re: cant boot dell inpiron 531

    all fixed now. it prompted me to run from the partition to clean install the os to factory condition. thanks.

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  4. 25 May 2012 #4
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    Re: cant boot dell inpiron 531

    Thats great, glad that you got it sorted.

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