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  1. oseney

    Error code 0x80070002

    I get this error code, with text "... checking license ..." on starting XP Professional on a Dell laptop. I'm aware of the MS workaround which involves editing the registry in SAFE mode. Unfortunately, F8 to enter safe mode at boot does not work. So my question is - why doesn't F8 work as usual?
  2. oseney

    XP install

    Tks - I'll try that.
  3. oseney

    XP install

    Don't run at all under DOS
  4. oseney

    XP install

    For some reason, an XP install CDROM wouldn't boot on a new system. Obviously, I got a new one to replace it. But it got me thinking - was there any way I could have started SETUP from the un-bootable disk, given that it won't run under DOS? This cut out the obvious route of first booting up...
  5. oseney

    No Boot on Dell laptop

    Thanks bcastner. Your site is v good. My Latitude LS is not quite the same as the L400 you cover and doesn't seem to have the 8 pin CMOS chip on the back of the mobo. Also, the chip you arrow as CMOS sems to be a flash programmable EEPROM, so would be unaffected by the presence of the battery -...
  6. oseney

    Diagnosing a stop error

    Sounds like the HD is dodgy. Try attaching it as a second drive on another computer and then testing it with scandisk. Alternatively boot from a floppy or the original CD ROM and again test with scandisk or an alternative diagnostic tool like Norton System Works.
  7. oseney

    No Boot on Dell laptop

    My Dell Latitude LS500 P3 laptop has suddenly stopped booting. No POST. Nothing on screen. Only the fan and HD run. 3 LEDs blink once - then nothing. I've got it apart and disconnected everything. No keyboard, HD, memory. Still no good. Put memory back - no good. The memory is checked on another...

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