Solved cant boot dell inpiron 531

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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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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    presario C714NR, inspiron 531, iMac
    Memory
    2gb on pc, 4gb on imac.
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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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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
all fixed now. it prompted me to run from the partition to clean install the os to factory condition. thanks. :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    presario C714NR, inspiron 531, iMac
    Memory
    2gb on pc, 4gb on imac.
Thats great, glad that you got it sorted.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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