BIOS QUESTION?

[L1ange bleu]

I have a Dell Latitude Cpi400R which was working fine with Windows98...I tried
to update to WindowsME and after it loaded everything and the computer was set
to re-start, it just shut down...when I turned on again, the Windows98 logo
shows up and then the following:
C:\>
"This version of Windows runs only on MS-DOS 8.0"
C:\>
and no indication of Windows ME at all.
I don't know the right commands to make it work, thou, I could use a Windows98
Startup disk but this thing does not have a diskette driver.
I will apreciate for anyone giving me some ideas at to what to do to get this
thing working...I went to Dell Support, but they bounced me around to a site
that didn't help me a bit.

Alphie

 

[Bradly McConnell]

Try booting with either the ME cd or the 98 cd - not sure if ME has a repair
function or not, but that may allow you to fix it if it does.

"L1ange bleu" <l1angebleu@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031020230828.12813.00000724@mb-m10.aol.com...

I have a Dell Latitude Cpi400R which was working fine with Windows98...I
tried
to update to WindowsME and after it loaded everything and the computer was
set
to re-start, it just shut down...when I turned on again, the Windows98
logo
shows up and then the following:
C:\
"This version of Windows runs only on MS-DOS 8.0"
C:\
and no indication of Windows ME at all.
I don't know the right commands to make it work, thou, I could use a
Windows98
Startup disk but this thing does not have a diskette driver.
I will apreciate for anyone giving me some ideas at to what to do to get
this
thing working...I went to Dell Support, but they bounced me around to a
site
that didn't help me a bit.

Alphie

 

[Fred]

ME is not a good choice, most go to 2000 or XP after 98
but as the last said try booting on 98 CD to try to use repair option. I
think the BIOS version is not the problem.
At the c: prompt, try typeing ver to see what you do have
"L1ange bleu" <l1angebleu@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031020230828.12813.00000724@mb-m10.aol.com...

I have a Dell Latitude Cpi400R which was working fine with Windows98...I
tried
to update to WindowsME and after it loaded everything and the computer was
set
to re-start, it just shut down...when I turned on again, the Windows98
logo
shows up and then the following:
C:\
"This version of Windows runs only on MS-DOS 8.0"
C:\
and no indication of Windows ME at all.
I don't know the right commands to make it work, thou, I could use a
Windows98
Startup disk but this thing does not have a diskette driver.
I will apreciate for anyone giving me some ideas at to what to do to get
this
thing working...I went to Dell Support, but they bounced me around to a
site
that didn't help me a bit.

Alphie

 

[Chaos Master]

In article <20031020230828.12813.00000724@mb-m10.aol.com>,
l1angebleu@aol.com says...

C:\
"This version of Windows runs only on MS-DOS 8.0"
C:\

If you type 'win', what happens? Can you get into safe mode?

I don't know the right commands to make it work, thou, I could use a Windows98
Startup disk but this thing does not have a diskette driver.

Create one in any working Win98 PC.

I will apreciate for anyone giving me some ideas at to what to do to get this
thing working...I went to Dell Support, but they bounced me around to a site
that didn't help me a bit.

You could try reinstalling Windows ME over your current installation.

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