Hi,
My wife's laptop, a Dell Studio 1535, is booting automatically into Dell Media Direct. We can't seem to stop this behavior and get a normal boot.
Does someone have a solution for this problem?
Thanks
Frank C

If you run msconfig.exe and look in the Startup tab, is Dell Media Direct listed? If so, disable it and reboot.

Thanks for the reply wither 3 and townsbg,
DMD and was not in start up. I understand that it starts from it's own partition
under control of a DMD button:
Dell MediaDirect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We seem to have fixed the problem.
I did a safe start (F8), a shutdown and then a normal start up. The boot was
successful. The Dell Media Direct indicator light on the left near the Studio logo
did not come on. The light looks like a movie film slate clapper director action
board.

My frustration is; "How did I get into this situation to begin with?" My research
kept referring to a DMD button near the power button on the laptop. On this model
(Studio 1535), I can not find a DMD button.
I want to avoid a repeat of this experience if at all possible,
Frank C

I overlooked the obvious, further investigation revealed that the indicator light for Dell Media Direct is also a switch to invoke it. It may have helped if I had read the manual.
Frank C

Yes, It is fixed. The DMD light is off and the boot is normal.