Ok I have a 98 Dell and it wont do anything... when i start it up, it gets to the Dell screen and then it goes to a black screen w/ a little flashing bar in the top left corner. It doesnt respond to anything u press on the keybord except to restart it...Before, i tried to delete everything on the c drive using the boot disk... and it gave me troubles... i cant remeber what it said be cause now the boot disk doesnt do anything. And so my dad tried to fix it by putting every floppy disk in and doing watever to see if it worked. And I think its really screwed up now... how do i get it to even get to the command prompt? or install an operating system(preferably 98)? This is like a mess around w/ computer and i really dont care about it, I just want it working again.
any advice will help. Thanks.. oh and could u like completly explane stuff becaus im only some what computer savy. thanks again.
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oh and when I hold CTRL down to open the windows 98 startup menu... it says ERROR 0210:Stuck Key 03DT. press <ESC> to resume or <DEL> for setup. when I press esc to resume it goes to that black screen w/ that blinking bar... and doesnt do anything...
Dell Desktop or Laptop?
What is the exact model (number) of the Dell Machine? SERVICE TAG number?
Starting with your latest posted development, you tap the F8 key to get to the Windows 98 Startup Menu.
Can you get the menu this way and start in SAFE MODE?
What is the exact model (number) of the Dell Machine? SERVICE TAG number?
Starting with your latest posted development, you tap the F8 key to get to the Windows 98 Startup Menu.
Can you get the menu this way and start in SAFE MODE?
QUOTE(Dan Penny @ Jun 1 2008, 10:57 PM) 
Dell Desktop or Laptop?
What is the exact model (number) of the Dell Machine? SERVICE TAG number?
Starting with your latest posted development, you tap the F8 key to get to the Windows 98 Startup Menu.
Can you get the menu this way and start in SAFE MODE?
It is a Dell Dimension XPS R450.. i think thats wat u mean.
and no when i tap f8 it doesnt give me the start up menu.
SERVICE TAG Number?
I can't get very far into the Dell site without it, as it's a old machine.
I can't get very far into the Dell site without it, as it's a old machine.
where would it be located at?
How to locate your Service Tag;
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/glo...amp;~mode=popup
Or,
java script:winopen('/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=ca&docid=DAD1AFE6F90145549F7AA300E6671E47&l=en&s=gen','popup800x600',& #39;WIDTH=800,HEIGHT=600,RESIZABLE=YES,SCROLLBARS=YES,TOOLBAR=YES,STATUS=YES,MEN
U=YES,LEFT=0,TOP=20');
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/glo...amp;~mode=popup
Or,
java script:winopen('/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=ca&docid=DAD1AFE6F90145549F7AA300E6671E47&l=en&s=gen','popup800x600',& #39;WIDTH=800,HEIGHT=600,RESIZABLE=YES,SCROLLBARS=YES,TOOLBAR=YES,STATUS=YES,MEN
U=YES,LEFT=0,TOP=20');
ok then I think its "HBT4X".
great name by the way
Sorry, this one "slipped through the cracks".
If you haven't found the problem resolution yet, and you're still around;
Do you have the Dell 98 CD, or, a retail Win 98 CD?
This http://support.dell.com/support/topics/glo...=gen&~tab=2 didn't give me much information, nor did the troubleshooting steps on the Dell site. The above states there is a floppy drive on the machine. Is this correct?
If you haven't found the problem resolution yet, and you're still around;
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and no when i tap f8 it doesnt give me the start up menu.
Is your keyboard a- PS2
- USB
- wireless
Do you have the Dell 98 CD, or, a retail Win 98 CD?
This http://support.dell.com/support/topics/glo...=gen&~tab=2 didn't give me much information, nor did the troubleshooting steps on the Dell site. The above states there is a floppy drive on the machine. Is this correct?
for some reason i can login as my username so i made another... the keyboard is not wireless, usb, or ps2. I have the Dell 98 CD, and yes there is a floppy disk drive.
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the keyboard is not wireless, usb, or ps2
Well then what type is it?QUOTE
when i start it up, it gets to the Dell screen and then it goes to a black screen w/ a little flashing bar in the top left corner.
Then QUOTE
for some reason i can login as my username so i made another...
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