Dell Inspiron 2500 - Manual (Page 64)

64 Solving Problems
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m 16 If the Date/Time Properties window appears, adjust the date and time
properties, click Apply, and then click OK.
Windows updates the system settings and restarts your computer.
17 If you created a Windows user name and password, type your password
and click OK.
18 Reinstall the appropriate drivers (see page50).
19 Reenable your virus protection software.
Reinstalling Windows 2000
NOTICE: The operating system CD provides options for reinstalling the
Windows 2000 operating system. The options can potentially overwrite files
installed by Dell and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive.
Therefore, Dell does not recommend that you reinstall your operating system
unless instructed to do so by a Dell technical support representative.
1 Insert the Operating System CD into the CD or DVD drive.
2 Shut down the computer (see page24).
3 Turn on the computer.
4 Press any key when the
Press any key to boot from CD
message
appears on the screen.
5 When the Windows 2000 Setup window appears, ensure that the To
setup Win2000 now, press ENTER option is highlighted. Then press
.
6 Read the information in the License Agreement window, and then
press to continue.
7 When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window appears, press
the arrow keys to select the Windows 2000 partition option that you
want. To continue, press the key specified in the partition option that
you chose.
8 When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window reappears, press
the arrow keys to select the type of file system that you want Windows
2000 to use, and then press .
9 Press again to restart your computer.