Invalid boot diskette

[jimc]

Hi --
NOt having any luck finding an answer for this. One night
I turned on my Dell and up popped this message in DOs
mode: "Invalid boot diskette" -- Insert boot diskette
into A:"

I've tried using my XP upgrade disk, but I get caught in
a loop saying Can't find original operating system (I
upgraded from ME to XP Pro last January), but when I
insert the ME CD, it doesn't work.

Now what ? Thanks.

 

[Joseph Conway [MSFT]]

Do you happen to have a floppy in the drive? Have you tried pulling it out
and booting the machine normally?

 

[Steve]

Check your bios and see if the floppy is the only boot device. Then check
that your hd is still getting recognized.