System boot from floppy disks

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Adriana

Hello,

I got an error on my computer the other day
saying "verifying DMI pool data...disk boot failure insert
system disk...". So, i went to the ms website and
downloaded the necessary stuff for windows XP on 6
floppy's. Then, i put in floppy#1 and started the
computer. However, now, instead of giving me this error
message, it just keeps restarting itself.

Now, my computer came with windows ME, and I upgraded to
windows XP on my own. So, should I have downloaded the
set-up for Windows ME instead? If that doesn't matter,
than does anyone know how I can fix this problem?

Thanks so much.
 
Adriana said:
I got an error on my computer the other day
saying "verifying DMI pool data...disk boot failure insert
system disk...". So, i went to the ms website and
downloaded the necessary stuff for windows XP on 6
floppy's. Then, i put in floppy#1 and started the
computer. However, now, instead of giving me this error
message, it just keeps restarting itself.
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Adriana,

when, under what circumstances, did you get that error message?

Perhaps all you need is a boot diskette that circumvents the
boot sector. Instructions are on
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxBootDiskette.htm.
Now, my computer came with windows ME, and I upgraded to
windows XP on my own. So, should I have downloaded the
set-up for Windows ME instead?
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No. ME is gone for good. Now it's XP that you want to get back
up.

Hans-Georg
 
Hey,
This just happened when I tried to turn it on one day.
Nothing in the computer was changed. I was told that it
happened once before, but after a day or so when they
tried turning it on, it worked.

Thanks for your help.
 
Adriana said:
This just happened when I tried to turn it on one day.
Nothing in the computer was changed. I was told that it
happened once before, but after a day or so when they
tried turning it on, it worked.
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Adriana,

don't we hate sporadic errors? But with tools to locate errors
improving, it's the sporadic errors, particularly those that
happen only very occasionally, that will keep angering us.

I hope your error will only appear so rarely that it's not a
problem.

I don't think the off-time matters. If the error reappears, you
could try shutting down and restarting everything, at least for
a test.

Hans-Georg
 
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