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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?

Tks - I'll try that.

Don't run at all under DOS

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...

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 -...

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.

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...