Jake
December 5th 03, 12:06 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>I just installed WinXP Home (Clean Install) on my Dell
>Dimension P3 Desktop...
>Now, whenver I try to power on the computer, I get the
>following message: "Invalid Boot Diskette..insert Boot
>diskette in A:" (there are NO disks in the A: drive or
>the D: drive)
>
>The system will not proceed to boot into XP until I hit
>Control/Alt/Delete...and then the startup is fairly
>slow...(tapping esc,delete,alt,enter or anything else
>just causes the error message to repeat...
>
>Why is this happening and how can I fix it? It was
>suggested that I create a boot disk...how is that done?
I
>am pretty new at this stuff, and I'm totally frustrated
>and confused....can anybody help???
>
>.
>Most of your questions can probably be answered at the
below website: Repair XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
>I just installed WinXP Home (Clean Install) on my Dell
>Dimension P3 Desktop...
>Now, whenver I try to power on the computer, I get the
>following message: "Invalid Boot Diskette..insert Boot
>diskette in A:" (there are NO disks in the A: drive or
>the D: drive)
>
>The system will not proceed to boot into XP until I hit
>Control/Alt/Delete...and then the startup is fairly
>slow...(tapping esc,delete,alt,enter or anything else
>just causes the error message to repeat...
>
>Why is this happening and how can I fix it? It was
>suggested that I create a boot disk...how is that done?
I
>am pretty new at this stuff, and I'm totally frustrated
>and confused....can anybody help???
>
>.
>Most of your questions can probably be answered at the
below website: Repair XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm