Dell Inspiron 8000 - Manual (Page 45)

Solving Problems 45
type your user name and password in the appropriate fields, and then
click OK.
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 page 42).
19 Reenable your virus protection software.
Reinstalling Windows 2000
1 Insert the Operating System CD into the CD or DVD drive.
2 Shut down the computer (see page 16).
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 filing system that you want
Windows 2000 to use, and then press .
9 Press again to restart your computer.
10 Click Next when the Welcome to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard
window appears.
11 When the Regional Settings window appears, select the settings for
your locale, and then click Next.