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Help!!! I notified Dell and was given instructions on how to delete
partitions and work in dos mode to format my drive. I use to run Windows 98
SE, but for the last three years I have had Windows XP. I got a virus and
the rest is all downhill from there. I wanted to restore my PC to factory
condition and reinstall Windows XP. I did what needed to be done in dos, but
now when my PC starts up it goes to a black screen that says, "Invalid Boot
Diskette- Insert Boot Diskette in A:", but the problem is, I did not make a
back up disc on floppy like I was suppose to. Someone told me to try and
remove the battery from the motherboard and then turn the PC on and it should
boot from my Windows XP CD, but it won't. My Cd-Rom is set up to be my first
boot device so that is not the problem. Does anyone have any suggestions on
how I can fix my PC to get rid of the Invalid Boot Diskette error and to a
regular screen on my PC???? Thank you!!!
partitions and work in dos mode to format my drive. I use to run Windows 98
SE, but for the last three years I have had Windows XP. I got a virus and
the rest is all downhill from there. I wanted to restore my PC to factory
condition and reinstall Windows XP. I did what needed to be done in dos, but
now when my PC starts up it goes to a black screen that says, "Invalid Boot
Diskette- Insert Boot Diskette in A:", but the problem is, I did not make a
back up disc on floppy like I was suppose to. Someone told me to try and
remove the battery from the motherboard and then turn the PC on and it should
boot from my Windows XP CD, but it won't. My Cd-Rom is set up to be my first
boot device so that is not the problem. Does anyone have any suggestions on
how I can fix my PC to get rid of the Invalid Boot Diskette error and to a
regular screen on my PC???? Thank you!!!