Error messages – Dell Dimension 8300 User Manual
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Error Messages
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program
that was running when the message appeared.
E
NSURE
THAT
YOU
ARE
CONNECTED
TO
THE
I
NTERNET
— With the Outlook Express
e-mail program open, click File. If Work Offline has a checkmark next to it, click the checkmark to
remove it and connect to the Internet.
E
NSURE
THAT
YOU
HAVE
SUBSCRIBED
TO
AN
I
NTERNET
SER VICE
PROVIDER
—
Contact an Internet service provider to subscribe.
C
ONTACT
YOUR
I
NTERNET
SER VICE
PROVIDER
— Contact your Internet service provider
for assistance.
A
FILENAME
CANNOT
CONTAIN
ANY
OF
THE
FOLLOWING
CHARACTERS
: \ / : * ? “ <
> | — Do not use these characters in filenames.
A
— The program that you are trying to open is
missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program:
1
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2
Click Add or Remove Programs.
3
Select the program you want to remove.
4
Click the Change or Remove Program icon.
5
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
I
NSERT
BOOTABLE
MEDIA
— The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable floppy
disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
N
ON
-
SYSTEM
DISK
ERROR
— A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the floppy disk and
restart the computer.